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Landlord database registration in the East Midlands: deadline 14 May 2027

Written by GenZAgents, reviewed 28 October 2026. Sources below.

If your rental is in the East Midlands, you must register it on the government's Register your rental property service (the landlord database, or PRS Database) by 14 May 2027. The requirement for the East Midlands starts on 15 February 2027; the service opens to every landlord in England on 15 December 2026, so you can register earlier. The region goes by the property's address, not yours. The East Midlands covers Nottingham, Leicester, Derby, Northampton, Lincoln, Chesterfield and Loughborough.

Councils in the East Midlands and their licensing schemes

The East Midlands has 35 local councils that act as the local housing authority (ONS, May 2026). The registration service asks whether each property needs an HMO, additional or selective licence, and for the licence numbers (draft Schedule 3, paragraph 10), so check your council first. Mandatory HMO licensing applies everywhere; these schemes are on top.

On 28 October 2026 we found 7 councils in the East Midlands with selective licensing and 3 with additional HMO licensing, in force or designated to start.

Ashfield

• Selective licensing (in force): Parts: Stanton Hill and Sutton Central (New Cross), until 25 July 2027. Council page

Charnwood

• Selective licensing (in force): Parts: Loughborough Hastings and Loughborough Lemyngton (pre-2023 ward boundaries), until 31 March 2028. Council page
• Additional HMO licensing (in force): Whole borough, until 31 March 2028. Council page

Gedling

• Selective licensing (in force): Parts: Netherfield ward (Phase 1a); prescribed areas of Carlton Hill, Colwick, Daybrook and Newstead Village (Phase 2). Council page

Leicester

• Selective licensing (in force): Parts: Braunstone Park and Rowley Fields, Fosse, Westcotes, Stoneygate, Saffron. Council page

Mansfield

• Selective licensing (in force): Parts: streets in Central, West Bank, Wainwright, Market Warsop, Eakring, Rock Hill and Bancroft wards (5 areas), until 12 September 2030. Council page

Nottingham

• Selective licensing (in force): Parts: some or all of Aspley, Basford, Berridge, Bulwell, Bulwell Forest, Castle, Dales, Hyson Green & Arboretum, Leen Valley, Lenton & Wollaton East, Mapperley, Meadows, Radford, Sherwood, St Anns wards, until 30 November 2028. Council page
• Additional HMO licensing (in force): Whole city, until 31 December 2028. Council page

Oadby and Wigston

• Selective licensing (in force): Parts: part of Wigston and South Wigston. Council page

West Northamptonshire

• Additional HMO licensing (in force): Parts: areas of Northampton (incl. the 2020-2025 scheme area) and Daventry. Council page

No selective or additional scheme found on the council's own website: Amber Valley, Bassetlaw, Blaby, Broxtowe, Chesterfield, Derby, Derbyshire Dales, Erewash, Harborough, High Peak, Hinckley and Bosworth, Lincoln, Melton, Newark and Sherwood, North Kesteven, North Northamptonshire, North West Leicestershire, Rushcliffe, Rutland, South Derbyshire, South Kesteven and West Lindsey. That is not a guarantee: a council can start a scheme at any time, so check before you let.

Not verified: we could not confirm the schemes for Bolsover, Boston, East Lindsey, North East Derbyshire and South Holland from the council's own website, so we list nothing for them here. Check with the council.

Before 14 May 2027

£65 a property a year (fee). Upload the gas safety record, EICR and EPC (full list) within 28 days or the entry becomes inactive (draft reg 11(2)(a)); renew anything that lapses before 14 May 2027 first. Up to £7,000 if you miss it (penalties).

Questions

When do landlords in the East Midlands have to register?

The requirement starts on 15 February 2027 and the deadline is 14 May 2027. The service opens to every landlord in England on 15 December 2026, so you can register earlier.

Which councils in the East Midlands have selective licensing?

As of 28 October 2026: Ashfield, Charnwood, Gedling, Leicester, Mansfield, Nottingham and Oadby and Wigston. Most schemes cover only some wards, so check the council's map for your street.

Which councils in the East Midlands have additional HMO licensing?

As of 28 October 2026: Charnwood, Nottingham and West Northamptonshire.

Related guides

Other regions · What you need · Gas · EICR · EPC

Sources

• Get ready to register: Register your rental property (official guidance)
• Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 (legislation.gov.uk; not yet made)
• ONS Open Geography Portal: ward to local authority to region lookup (May 2026)
• Draft Schedule 3, Part 2: what the service asks, including licences

Dates: official guidance and the draft regulations, which Parliament has not yet approved (status). Fee: official guidance. Councils and schemes: read on each council's own website on 28 October 2026. Not legal advice. Last checked 28 October 2026.