Landlord register cost: the £65 fee explained

Registering on England's landlord register (the "Register your rental property" service, or PRS Database) costs £65 for each property you let, every year. There's no separate charge for registering yourself as a landlord: the fee is per property.

What you'll pay

• 1 let property: £65 a year.
• 2 properties: £130 a year.
• 3 properties: £195 a year.
• 5 properties: £325 a year.
• 10 properties: £650 a year.

When you pay

You pay for each property you register, then renew every year. If you have more than one property, they all renew on the same date: the anniversary of the day you registered your first property.

A property you add part-way through the year pays a reduced (pro-rata) fee for its first year, so it lines up with your renewal date. During the regional rollout the government has also said fees will be adjusted so that landlords in the first regions don't pay more than those who register later.

Is the fee tax deductible?

It should be an allowable expense against your rental income, like other costs of running a let property. Check with your accountant if you're unsure how it applies to you.

The fee isn't the only cost

To register you need a current gas safety record (where there's gas), a valid electrical safety report and an Energy Performance Certificate. If any of those has lapsed, getting it done is usually the bigger cost, and the one that takes time to book. Check them now rather than in the week your window closes.