Landlord database: Yorkshire and The Humber

Landlords in Yorkshire and The Humber can register on the government's "Register your rental property" service from 15 April 2027 and must finish by 14 July 2027. Yorkshire and The Humber is region 5 of 9 in the rollout.

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199 days

until registration opens (from 28 Sep 2026)

289 days

until the Yorkshire and The Humber deadline, 14 July 2027

£65

per property per year (pro-rated during rollout)

What Yorkshire and The Humber 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 Yorkshire and The Humber, 7 of 15 councils run an additional or selective licensing scheme that is in force or approved, so check your council below before you register.

331,428 homes in the region have a latest EPC lodged as privately rented. Of those with a valid certificate, 148,198 are rated D or lower, which matters for the EPC C target for 2030.

Councils in Yorkshire and The Humber

CouncilLicensing schemes in force/approvedPrivate-rented EPCsRated D–G
Barnsley None found* 12,03457% Licensing →
Bradford None found* 30,82764% Licensing →
Calderdale None found* 12,38266% Licensing →
Doncaster Selective 18,01361% Licensing →
East Riding of Yorkshire None found* 18,76162% Licensing →
Kingston upon Hull, City of None found* 22,97157% Licensing →
Kirklees None found* 22,13663% Licensing →
Leeds Selective 59,74154% Licensing →
North East Lincolnshire Selective 12,17964% Licensing →
North Lincolnshire Selective 8,82159% Licensing →
North Yorkshire SelectiveSelective 36,71268% Licensing →
Rotherham Selective 12,65957% Licensing →
Sheffield None found* 32,86753% Licensing →
Wakefield None found* 16,14157% Licensing →
York Additional HMO 15,18452% 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 July 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.

Previous region: South East (opens 15 March 2027). Next region: North West (opens 15 May 2027).

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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.