Private landlord registration fees: FOI release

Information requested

Annual landlord registration fees by year since the establishment of the Landlord Register.

Response

Mandatory private landlord registration was implemented in April 2006. Between April 2006 and March 2019 the following landlord registration fees applied:

Principal application fee: £55.00
Property fee: £11.00
Late application fee: £110.00

Following a public consultation, the fees for landlord registration are to increase each year in line with the Consumer Price Index. Details of the consultation and the considerations given to the fee levels can be found here:

https://www.gov.scot/publications/private-landlord-registration-prescribed-information-fees-regulationsbusiness-regulatory-impact-assessment/

The fees for the period between April 2019 and March 2025 can be found in the following table:

Financial Year	Principal Fee	Property Fee	Late Application Fee	Fee (per Local Authority) for two or more applications with different Local Authorities
April 2019 to March 2020	£65.00	£15.00	£130.00	£32.50
April 2020 to March 2021	£66.00	£15.00	£132.00	£33.00
April 2021 to March 2022	£67.00	£15.00	£133.00	£33.50
April 2022 to March 2023	£68.00	£16.00	£137.00	£34.00
April 2023 to March 2024	£75.00	£17.00	£149.00	£37.50
April 2024 to March 2025	£80.00	£18.00	£160.00	£40.00

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