Landlord database North West: register by August 2027

229 days

until registration opens (from 28 Sep 2026)

320 days

until the North West deadline, 14 August 2027

£65

per property per year (pro-rated during rollout)

What North West landlords need ready

The database asks for your details, each property's details, the tenancy and rent, your gas safety, electrical (EICR) and EPC certificates, and any HMO or other licence. In North West, 9 of 35 councils run an additional or selective licensing scheme that is in force or approved, so check your council below before you register.

442,869 homes in the region have a latest EPC lodged as privately rented. Of those with a valid certificate, 172,656 are rated D or lower, which matters for the EPC C target for 2030.

Councils in North West

Council	Licensing schemes in force/approved	Private-rented EPCs	Rated D–G
Blackburn with Darwen	None found*	8,152	62%	Licensing →
Blackpool	Selective	18,390	60%	Licensing →
Bolton	Additional HMO	16,594	50%	Licensing →
Burnley	SelectiveSelective	8,439	60%	Licensing →
Bury	None found*	10,791	56%	Licensing →
Cheshire East	None found*	19,026	59%	Licensing →
Cheshire West and Chester	None found*	16,633	57%	Licensing →
Chorley	None found*	4,729	50%	Licensing →
Cumberland	None found*	9,544	69%	Licensing →
Fylde	None found*	4,705	63%	Licensing →
Halton	None found*	5,469	49%	Licensing →
Hyndburn	None found*	6,295	66%	Licensing →
Knowsley	None found*	5,770	45%	Licensing →
Lancaster	None found*	9,987	63%	Licensing →
Liverpool	Selective	43,652	49%	Licensing →
Manchester	SelectiveSelectiveSelective	57,434	44%	Licensing →
Oldham	Selective	11,129	57%	Licensing →
Pendle	None found*	6,314	70%	Licensing →
Preston	None found*	9,465	55%	Licensing →
Ribble Valley	None found*	2,539	72%	Licensing →
Rochdale	Additional HMO	10,336	53%	Licensing →
Rossendale	None found*	3,197	64%	Licensing →
Salford	Additional HMOSelectiveSelective	22,145	38%	Licensing →
Sefton	Additional HMOSelective	15,301	56%	Licensing →
South Ribble	None found*	3,996	55%	Licensing →
St. Helens	None found*	8,157	57%	Licensing →
Stockport	None found*	11,479	63%	Licensing →
Tameside	None found*	11,198	52%	Licensing →
Trafford	None found*	11,568	54%	Licensing →
Warrington	None found*	10,078	45%	Licensing →
West Lancashire	None found*	3,205	58%	Licensing →
Westmorland and Furness	None found*	13,464	71%	Licensing →
Wigan	None found*	16,110	53%	Licensing →
Wirral	None found*	21,123	61%	Licensing →
Wyre	None found*	6,455	64%	Licensing →

* We found no additional or selective scheme on the council's site as of 28 Sep 2026. Mandatory HMO licensing still applies to properties let to 5 or more people from 2 or more households; confirm with the council. "Rated D–G": share of the latest privately rented EPCs below band C (MHCLG EPC data, our analysis).

Deadlines and penalties

Register each property by 14 August 2027 and renew every year.
Not registering can lead to a civil penalty of up to £7,000, or up to £40,000 or prosecution for serious or repeat breaches.
While you are in breach you cannot get a possession order, except on grounds 7A or 14 (GOV.UK guide).

Full guide: register your rental property. Other duties: Renters' Rights Act checklist.

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Sources

Last checked 28 Sep 2026. Information, not legal advice. Official pages change; follow the source link before you act.

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