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Landlord database registration in the North West: deadline 14 August 2027

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

If your rental is in the North West, you must register it on the government's Register your rental property service (the landlord database, or PRS Database) by 14 August 2027. The requirement for the North West starts on 15 May 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 North West covers Manchester, Liverpool, Salford, Preston, Bolton, Stockport, Warrington, Blackpool, Lancaster and Chester.

Councils in the North West and their licensing schemes

The North West 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 6 councils in the North West with selective licensing and 2 with additional HMO licensing, in force or designated to start.

Blackpool

• Selective licensing (in force): Parts: eight inner wards (Bloomfield, Brunswick, Claremont, Talbot, Tyldesley, Victoria, Warbreck, Waterloo), until 31 March 2030. Council page

Burnley

• Selective licensing (in force): Parts: Burnley Wood with Healey Wood, Leyland Road area (2022-2027); Trinity, Queensgate, Gannow, Daneshouse and Stoneyholme, Padiham (2025-2030). Council page

Oldham

• Selective licensing (in force): Parts: five areas within Alexandra, St Mary's, St James, Waterhead, Coldhurst, Werneth, Chadderton South, Hollinwood and Medlock Vale wards. Council page

Salford

• Selective licensing (in force): Parts: Eccles, Barton and Winton area (2022-2027); Broughton, Kersal and Broughton Park area (2026-2031). Council page
• Additional HMO licensing (starts 24 November 2026): Whole city, Section 257 HMOs (converted blocks of flats) only, until 24 November 2031. Council page

Sefton

• Selective licensing (in force): Parts of Bootle, until 29 February 2028. Council page
• Additional HMO licensing (in force): Parts of Seaforth, Waterloo, Brighton-le-Sands and Southport, until 29 February 2028. Council page

Wirral

• Selective licensing (in force): Parts: Bidston and St James West, Birkenhead West, Egremont North, Seacombe St Paul's (2024 scheme); six LSOA areas in parts of Birkenhead and Wallasey (2025 scheme). Council page

No selective or additional scheme found on the council's own website: Blackburn with Darwen, Bolton, Bury, Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, Chorley, Cumberland, Fylde, Halton, Hyndburn, Knowsley, Lancaster, Pendle, Preston, Ribble Valley, Rochdale, Rossendale, South Ribble, St Helens, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Warrington, West Lancashire, Westmorland and Furness, Wigan and Wyre. 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 Liverpool and Manchester from the council's own website, so we list nothing for them here. Check with the council.

Before 14 August 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 August 2027 first. Up to £7,000 if you miss it (penalties).

Questions

When do landlords in the North West have to register?

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

Which councils in the North West have selective licensing?

As of 28 October 2026: Blackpool, Burnley, Oldham, Salford, Sefton and Wirral. Most schemes cover only some wards, so check the council's map for your street.

Which councils in the North West have additional HMO licensing?

As of 28 October 2026: Salford and Sefton.

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.