West Midlands · Renters' Rights Act 2025

Birmingham: landlord register deadline and licensing

Landlords letting property in Birmingham must register on the national PRS database by 14 March 2027. Birmingham has selective licensing and additional HMO licensing.

PRS database registration

Registration opens15 December 2026
Deadline14 March 2027
Fee£65 per property / year
Maximum fine£7,000

The deadline depends on where the property is, not where you live. Rollout source

Council licensing in Birmingham

In forceSelective licensing

Every privately rented home in the area (not already licensed as an HMO) needs a licence.

Where: These wards: Acocks Green, Alum Rock, Aston, Balsall Heath West, Birchfield, Bordesley Green, Bordesley & Highgate, Bournbrook & Selly Park, Edgbaston, Gravelly Hill, Handsworth, Heartlands, Holyhead, Ladywood, Lozells, North Edgbaston, Small Heath, Soho & Jewellery Quarter, South Yardley, Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East, Sparkhill, Stockland Green, Tyseley & Hay Mills, Ward End, Yardley West & Stechford.

Dates: 5 June 2023 to 4 June 2028

Fee: £700 per licence

Two ward names (Balsall Heath West; Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East) mapped from the council's shortened list. Use the council's ward checker to confirm.

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In forceAdditional HMO licensing

Smaller HMOs need a licence: 3 or 4 people from 2 or more households sharing a kitchen, bathroom or toilet.

Where: The whole council area.

Dates: 2023

City-wide additional HMO licensing came in alongside selective licensing in 2023. Exact end date and fee to be confirmed from the council.

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Check a specific property

Licensing often covers only some wards or streets. Enter the postcode to see what applies.

Common questions

When do landlords in Birmingham need to register on the PRS database?

Birmingham is in the West Midlands region. Registration opens on 15 December 2026 and the deadline is 14 March 2027. You can register earlier than your region's window. The fee is £65 per property per year.

Do I need a licence to rent out property in Birmingham?

Birmingham has selective licensing and additional HMO licensing. Whether your property is covered depends on its ward or street, so enter its postcode in the checker. Larger HMOs need a mandatory licence everywhere.

What happens if I don't register?

Councils can fine landlords up to £7,000 for failing to register, rising to £40,000 for repeated breaches. Without an active registration, courts generally cannot make a possession order in your favour.

What information do I need to register?

Your contact details, the property address and type, number of bedrooms, tenancy and rent details, and safety information including the gas safety record, electrical safety report (EICR) and EPC.

Other West Midlands councils

CoventryWalsallSandwellWolverhamptonTelford and WrekinStoke-on-TrentEast StaffordshireWorcesterWarwickTamworthSolihullDudleyHerefordshireShropshireCannock ChaseLichfieldNewcastle-under-LymeSouth StaffordshireStaffordStaffordshire MoorlandsNorth WarwickshireNuneaton and BedworthRugbyStratford-on-AvonBromsgroveMalvern HillsRedditchWychavonWyre Forest

Checked 15 October 2026.