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West Midlands Landlords: Everything You Need to Know Before 15 December 2026

The government's new property register opens for the West Midlands on 15 December 2026, with a deadline of 14 March 2027 to register every rental property you own in the region. Here's exactly what's changing, what you need to do, and how TLA can handle it for you.

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15 Dec 2026Registration opens for the West Midlands
14 Mar 2027Deadline to register each property
£65Government fee, per property
What's actually happening

A new national register for private landlords, rolling out region by region.

The UK government is introducing a mandatory "Register your rental property" service as part of its wider reform of the private rented sector. Every landlord letting a residential property in England will eventually need to register that property on the national database.

Rather than launching everywhere at once, the government is rolling this out region by region between December 2026 and November 2027. The West Midlands is one of the first regions in the country to open, with registration commencing on 15 December 2026 and a deadline to register of 14 March 2027.

Each property registered carries a £65 government fee. Missing your region's deadline carries real consequences for landlords, including for your ability to rely on certain possession grounds, so it's worth having this handled well before 14 March 2027, not left until the last week.

What you need to do

Four things to know before 15 December 2026.

Know your dates

Registration for the West Midlands opens 15 December 2026. You have until 14 March 2027 to register every rental property you own in the region.

Gather your property details

Have your property addresses and current tenancy details ready, so registration is quick once your window opens.

Register and pay the £65 fee

Register each property individually and pay the government fee, or let TLA do this for you as a Landlord Plus member.

Keep your proof of registration

Hold on to your registration confirmation for each property in case it's ever needed for a compliance check or possession claim.

How TLA helps West Midlands landlords

Guidance for everyone. Done for you on Landlord Plus.

You don't have to work this out from government pages on your own, and you don't have to do the filing yourself either, if you'd rather not.

Every membership

Clear guidance and reminders

Know exactly when your West Midlands window opens, what's needed, and when your 14 March 2027 deadline lands, without digging through government pages yourself.

Landlord Plus

TLA registers it for you

TLA files your registration on your behalf and pays the full £65 government fee, one property fully handled, no forms for you to complete.

Every membership

Everything else, covered too

The Renters' Rights Act, Making Tax Digital, 80+ compliant documents and legal support, all in the same membership as your registration guidance.

Membership options

Choose how much of your West Midlands registration TLA handles.

Every plan includes the full TLA ecosystem — documents, training, compliance tools and support. The difference is how much of your registration we handle for you.

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Landlord

£149per year
£25 towards your £65 West Midlands registration fee

Applied automatically at registration — not combinable with other offers, one per registration.

Compliance, sorted
  • Reminders for your 15 Dec 2026 window and 14 Mar 2027 deadline
  • 80+ RRA-ready documents, generated instantly
  • Registration guidance — what to prepare, what it costs
  • Making Tax Digital readiness guidance
  • Ongoing legal & compliance updates as the rules change
Support when you need it
  • Legal support & triage
  • Landlord SOS Hub for urgent issues
  • TLA Academy landlord training
Join now — £149/year Or pay quarterly — £59/3 months
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Landlord Plus

£199per year
TLA registers your West Midlands property & pays the full £65 fee — just £50 more than Landlord
Done for you
  • Registration filed for you as soon as your window opens on 15 Dec 2026
  • TLA pays the £65 government fee for that property
  • Priority registration slot ahead of the 14 Mar 2027 deadline
  • Registration status tracked in your Command Center
Everything in Landlord, plus
  • 80+ RRA-ready documents, generated instantly
  • Making Tax Digital readiness guidance
  • Legal support & priority triage
  • TLA Academy training & full Knowledge Base
Upgrade to Plus — £199/year

Landlord Premium

£299per year
TLA registers 2 West Midlands properties & pays £130 in fees — £100 more than Plus
Priority, done for you
  • Managed registration for 2 properties — filed before 14 Mar 2027
  • TLA pays £130 in government registration fees
  • Priority member support & priority legal triage
  • Annual portfolio & compliance review
Everything in Landlord & Plus
  • 80+ RRA-ready documents, generated instantly
  • Making Tax Digital readiness guidance
  • Landlord SOS Hub & full Knowledge Base
Go Premium — £299/year
West Midlands questions

Straight answers before your window opens.

Not yet, registration itself only opens on 15 December 2026. What's worth doing now is having your property and tenancy details ready, and joining TLA so you get a reminder the moment your window opens rather than finding out weeks in.
There are real consequences for landlords who miss their region's registration deadline, including for your ability to rely on certain possession grounds later. The safest approach is to register well before 14 March 2027, or let TLA handle it for you on Landlord Plus so there's no risk of it slipping.
Each property follows the commencement date and deadline for the region it's actually located in, not the region you live in. A West Midlands property follows the West Midlands dates above; a property elsewhere follows that region's own schedule.
It's a registration fee per property. On Landlord Plus, TLA pays this fee for you as part of managing the registration on your behalf.
Yes. Every TLA membership includes reminders as your region's registration window approaches, so 15 December 2026 doesn't catch you off guard.
Yes, you can upgrade your membership at any time. If you upgrade before your registration is filed, Landlord Plus's done-for-you filing and full fee payment will apply.

15 December 2026 will arrive whether you're ready or not.

Join TLA before your West Midlands window opens, and let Landlord Plus register your property and pay the £65 fee for you.

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