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Free calculators and checkers for UK landlords
Buying a property
Know the real cost before you complete.
Know the real cost before you complete.
Starting a tenancy
The first 30 days create most of the paperwork that decides disputes later.
The first 30 days create most of the paperwork that decides disputes later.
When must I protect my tenant’s deposit by?
Enter the date you received the deposit and see your 30-day protection deadline, what the prescribed information requires, and what missing it costs.
Deposit deadline calculator →
How much deposit can I legally charge?
Enter the monthly rent and see the maximum deposit the Tenant Fees Act lets you take: the 5-week cap, the £50,000 six-week threshold and the holding deposit limit.
Deposit cap calculator →
Which How to Rent guide version should I have served?
Enter your tenancy start date and see exactly which document you should have served: the right How to Rent guide version, or a written statement of terms for tenancies from 1 May 2026.
How to Rent checker →
Staying compliant
See your deadlines and gaps, and what missing them would cost.
See your deadlines and gaps, and what missing them would cost.
Which of my compliance deadlines are overdue or coming up?
Enter your certificate dates and see every legal requirement with its due date, which ones are overdue or due soon, and what missing each one costs. No sign-up.
Deadline checker →
When must I register my property on the PRS Database?
Enter a postcode and see when that property must be registered on the new PRS Database, the £65 annual fee, and the full list of information and certificates you will be asked for.
PRS Database checker →
Does my property need a landlord licence?
Enter a postcode and see which selective, additional HMO and mandatory HMO licensing schemes our records indicate apply, with dates, fees and the council source.
Licensing checker →
Is my rental business ready for the Renters’ Rights Act?
8 quick questions on Section 21, periodic tenancies, rent rules and more. See your gaps and what to fix first.
RRA readiness checker →
How much could an unlicensed property cost you?
Rent repayment order plus civil penalty, from your rent and how long you’ve been letting.
Licensing penalty →
Can you prove you’ve served every document the law requires?
Twelve yes/no questions and a gap report priced in pounds and possession risk.
Paperwork audit →
What could non-compliance cost me?
Tick what’s missing across gas, electrical, deposit, licensing and your other compliance obligations, and see the maximum penalties you could be exposed to.
Fine calculator →
Rent and possession
Change the rent or end a tenancy by the book.
Change the rent or end a tenancy by the book.
When can I next increase the rent?
Under the new rules rent can only rise once a year with two months’ notice. Enter your dates and see the earliest you can serve and apply an increase.
Rent increase calculator →
Which eviction ground applies to my situation?
Section 21 is gone. Describe your situation and see which possession grounds apply, the notice period, and the evidence you’ll need.
Section 8 grounds checker →
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