Landlords with property in Yorkshire and the Humber are fifth in line for the new landlord register, Register your rental property. Registration opens on 15 April 2027, and your deadline is 14 July 2027.
It costs £65 per property per year, and you don't have to wait: you can register any property from 15 December 2026. Our guide to the landlord register explains what you'll need and the penalties for missing the deadline.
Key dates
- Registration opens: 15 April 2027
- Deadline: 14 July 2027
- After the deadline: councils can start enforcing. Letting or marketing an unregistered property is a breach, and courts can't grant most possession orders until you register.
Which areas are covered
The region covers West, South and North Yorkshire and the East Riding, including Leeds, Sheffield, Bradford, York, Wakefield, Doncaster and Hull, plus North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire.
Your deadline follows the property, not you. If you live in Manchester and let a house in Leeds, that house is due by 14 July 2027, a month before your North West deadline.
Local licensing
The register asks whether your property needs a licence. Leeds started a new selective licensing scheme on 9 February 2026, covering around 12,500 homes in parts of Armley, Beeston and Holbeck, Burmantofts and Richmond Hill, Gipton and Harehills, Hunslet and Riverside, and Farnley and Wortley. Sheffield has no selective or additional scheme in force at the moment. Our fees guides for Leeds and Sheffield cover the local rules. Elsewhere, check your council's website.
Your letting agent can't register for you
You have to start and finish the registration yourself. Your agent can supply property details, but the duty and the fines stay with you. If your certificates and tenancy records only live in your agent's system, ask for copies now. If you're switching agent, they're all on our handover checklist.
What to do before 15 April
- Put 15 April and 14 July 2027 in your diary.
- Check your gas safety, electrical and EPC certificates are in date.
- Ask your agent for copies of your tenancy details and certificates.
- Check with your council whether your property needs a licence.
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This guide covers England and is general information, not legal advice.