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Free tools for UK landlords
Find the question you’re asking, get the answer in under two minutes. No sign-up, and every result can be saved as a PDF.
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 the new RRA Information Sheet.
How to Rent checker →
Staying compliant
Your deadlines, your gaps, and what missing them would cost.
Your deadlines, your 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 — what’s overdue, what’s due soon, and what missing it costs. No sign-up.
Deadline checker →
Does my property need a landlord licence?
Enter a postcode and see which licensing schemes our records indicate apply — selective, additional HMO and mandatory HMO — 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 →
What could non-compliance cost me?
Tick what’s missing across your compliance obligations and see the maximum penalties you could be exposed to — gas, electrical, deposit, licensing and more.
Fine calculator →
Rent and possession
Changing the rent or ending a tenancy — done by the book.
Changing the rent or ending a tenancy — done 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 a court will expect.
Section 8 grounds checker →
Weighing up your options? HouseFile vs spreadsheets · compliance tool vs full property management software
These tools give you the answer for one moment in time. HouseFile gives you the answer permanently — every document organised per property, expiry dates tracked, and timestamped proof your tenants received them.
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