Landlord database: South East

Landlords in South East can register on the government's "Register your rental property" service from 15 March 2027 and must finish by 14 June 2027. South East is region 4 of 9 in the rollout.

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168 days

until registration opens (from 28 Sep 2026)

259 days

until the South East deadline, 14 June 2027

£65

per property per year (pro-rated during rollout)

What South East 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 South East, 8 of 64 councils run an additional or selective licensing scheme that is in force or approved, so check your council below before you register.

528,347 homes in the region have a latest EPC lodged as privately rented. Of those with a valid certificate, 214,072 are rated D or lower, which matters for the EPC C target for 2030.

Councils in South East

CouncilLicensing schemes in force/approvedPrivate-rented EPCsRated D–G
Adur None found* 2,32960% Licensing →
Arun Additional HMO 8,99758% Licensing →
Ashford None found* 5,66050% Licensing →
Basingstoke and Deane None found* 8,72144% Licensing →
Bracknell Forest None found* 5,28642% Licensing →
Brighton and Hove Additional HMOSelectiveSelective 31,73856% Licensing →
Buckinghamshire None found* 21,68156% Licensing →
Canterbury None found* 10,39151% Licensing →
Cherwell None found* 9,85746% Licensing →
Chichester None found* 7,58058% Licensing →
Crawley None found* 5,63442% Licensing →
Dartford None found* 5,88745% Licensing →
Dover None found* 6,53560% Licensing →
East Hampshire None found* 4,39659% Licensing →
Eastbourne None found* 9,66551% Licensing →
Eastleigh None found* 5,15242% Licensing →
Elmbridge None found* 7,68154% Licensing →
Epsom and Ewell None found* 3,63150% Licensing →
Fareham None found* 4,43246% Licensing →
Folkestone and Hythe None found* 7,02659% Licensing →
Gosport None found* 5,40546% Licensing →
Gravesham None found* 6,16358% Licensing →
Guildford None found* 8,03755% Licensing →
Hart None found* 3,55647% Licensing →
Hastings None found* 10,26056% Licensing →
Havant None found* 4,98350% Licensing →
Horsham None found* 5,36658% Licensing →
Isle of Wight None found* 7,56758% Licensing →
Lewes None found* 4,23957% Licensing →
Maidstone None found* 8,91950% Licensing →
Medway Additional HMOSelective 15,55258% Licensing →
Mid Sussex None found* 5,62556% Licensing →
Milton Keynes None found* 15,32640% Licensing →
Mole Valley None found* 4,04857% Licensing →
New Forest None found* 8,10859% Licensing →
Oxford Additional HMOSelective 15,49747% Licensing →
Portsmouth Additional HMO 20,20253% Licensing →
Reading Additional HMO 18,03952% Licensing →
Reigate and Banstead None found* 6,89046% Licensing →
Rother None found* 5,20564% Licensing →
Runnymede None found* 4,56654% Licensing →
Rushmoor None found* 5,31738% Licensing →
Sevenoaks None found* 4,21463% Licensing →
Slough None found* 12,08042% Licensing →
South Oxfordshire None found* 7,05058% Licensing →
Southampton Additional HMO 23,95647% Licensing →
Spelthorne None found* 5,47050% Licensing →
Surrey Heath None found* 3,50047% Licensing →
Swale None found* 8,22059% Licensing →
Tandridge None found* 5,17766% Licensing →
Test Valley None found* 5,40055% Licensing →
Thanet None found* 12,05860% Licensing →
Tonbridge and Malling None found* 4,77752% Licensing →
Tunbridge Wells None found* 6,54663% Licensing →
Vale of White Horse None found* 6,73253% Licensing →
Waverley None found* 4,79959% Licensing →
Wealden None found* 5,16962% Licensing →
West Berkshire None found* 9,06657% Licensing →
West Oxfordshire None found* 6,45855% Licensing →
Winchester None found* 6,43751% Licensing →
Windsor and Maidenhead None found* 9,38954% Licensing →
Woking Additional HMO 6,72842% Licensing →
Wokingham None found* 7,13651% Licensing →
Worthing None found* 6,83662% 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 June 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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Related guides

Postcode check →
Database deadline, licensing, EPC and more for one address.Landlord compliance checklist →
Certificates the database asks for.Gas safety certificate →
Annual check and records.

Sources

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