Free briefing for Operations and Property Management Directors

Every let home in England is about to get a public compliance record.

From 15 December 2026, the new landlord register opens region by region. For a 10,000-door portfolio, that's 10,000 records to submit, renew every year and defend in front of five different regulators. This 18-page briefing shows you what's coming, what it costs, and how to be ready before your window opens.

  • Every date that matters, from now to 2035
  • The register arithmetic for a 10,000-door portfolio
  • A 90-day plan you can start this quarter
Two minutes on why the register changes how you run compliance.
18 pages · free to read

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A briefing built for the boardroom

What's inside

Dates, operating arithmetic and a plan your team can put to work.

01

The calendar

Seven dated changes, from the register in December 2026 to the Decent Homes Standard in 2035.

02

The arithmetic

What 10,000 doors means in records, data points, weekly workload and fees.

03

The evidence test

Why Section 8 claims and deposit disputes are now won or lost on your inspection reports.

04

The exposure

How agent licensing and the new Ombudsman move risk from the landlord's name to yours.

05

The plan

A 90-day plan with owners, gates and a 15-question board self-assessment.

A briefing in hard numbers

Three numbers for your next board pack

10,000

records to submit and renew every year, each with 13 categories of data

~770

registrations a week if your portfolio sits in London

£650,000

a year in register fees across a 10,000-door portfolio

Based on a 10,000-door portfolio and the government's published register rules, as at November 2026.

For the people accountable

Written for the people who'll be asked about this first

If you run operations or property management for a letting agency, build-to-rent operator or portfolio landlord with thousands of homes in England, this is for you. When your board, a landlord or a council officer asks whether you're ready, this briefing gives you the answer and the plan.

When you've read it

Now run your own numbers.

The Portfolio Readiness Report takes about five minutes. Enter a few figures you already know and get a board-ready report on your register exposure, your cost of evidence, and a 90-day plan dated to your own regional windows. No data upload.

Build my Portfolio Readiness Report

Before you begin

Questions people ask

Is it really free?

Yes. You enter your name, company and email, and the report opens straight away.

Do I need to share any portfolio data?

No. The briefing is a ready-made report. The Portfolio Readiness Report is optional, and it only uses figures you choose to enter.

How current is it?

Figures are correct as at 3 November 2026. Register details come from draft regulations and government statements, and some may change before launch. We'll update the briefing when they do.

Is this legal advice?

No. It's a practical briefing for operators, with every source listed at the back. Take legal advice on your own position.

Who are Inspect360?

A UK platform built for professionally managed rental portfolios. We bring inspections, compliance, evidence and maintenance into one record per property, alongside the CRM you already run.