Landlord services guide
Landlord associations and what membership costs
Six associations open to private landlords, with the fee each publishes and what it says membership includes, read on its own site on 24 October 2026, and the company behind each on Companies House. Listed A to Z, not ranked. LetCompliance, the software that runs the let, is set out first and is not an association.
- Reviewed
- Editor
- Erdem Volkan
- Firms
- 6, A to Z
LetCompliance, the publisher’s own software
Runs the let beside every firm here
Landlord software for the whole let: adverts and applications, the tenancy and its signatures, rent and Direct Debit, arrears and the Section 8 notice, repairs, deposits, certificates and Making Tax Digital for UK property income.
From £7.99 a month for one property.
Of the associations here that publish a yearly price, membership for one landlord costs £85 (Eastern Landlords Association) to £125 (NRLA) a year, read on 24 October 2026. An association answers the question; LetCompliance runs the let and keeps the record that shows the answer was acted on: the notice served, the deposit protected, the information sheet sent. From £7.99 a month for one property.
LetCompliance, the publisher’s own software
What LetCompliance does beside your association
An association tells you what the rules ask. LetCompliance runs the let they apply to, and keeps the dated record of each step: the tenancy, the rent, the deposit, the notices and the certificates.
Notices drawn from the let
Section 8 (Form 3A) with each ground in the statute’s own words, the notice period for each and the arrears worked out for Ground 8, and Section 13 (Form 4A) with the earliest date the new rent can start.
On every paid plan, not in the trial
The tenancy agreement and the information sheet
A periodic (assured) tenancy agreement for lets from 1 May 2026, every landlord named, with a library of your own clauses; the Renters’ Rights Act information sheet served to each tenancy singly or in bulk, with the date recorded.
On every plan
Deposits and the Prescribed Information
Each deposit with its scheme, the 30-day protection deadline and the Prescribed Information as a PDF that names every landlord, with reminders before the deadline.
On every plan
Certificates on a reminder ladder
Gas safety, EICR and EPC dates for every property, with an email at 90, 30, 14, 7 and 1 days before each one runs out.
On every plan
Pet requests on the clock
Each request logged with its 28-day decision deadline and reminders as it gets close.
On every plan
The PRS Database register pack
A pack for each property with the items the draft regulations ask for, answered from the records, with the certificate files.
On every plan
What it does not do. LetCompliance is not an association: it has no advice line, runs no training courses and does not campaign. Its AI advisor answers questions about your own records and the rules, and is not legal advice.
LetCompliance publishes this guide and is landlord software. It is not one of the firms compared below and is not ranked against them.
Plans are one price for each size of portfolio, never a charge per property, a month: £7.99 for 1 property, £14.99 for up to 3, £19 for up to 10, £29 for up to 20 and £49 for any number. Every new landlord account starts with a 3-day trial and no card.
Listed A to Z, not ranked
Six landlord associations, A to Z
Fees and what membership includes, as each association’s own pages showed them on 24 October 2026.
| Firm | What membership includes | Published fee (read 24 October 2026) | Who it is for | Company (Companies House) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Landlords Association (BLA) | Legal advice, eviction, mediation and enforcement support, rent debt collection, up-to-date tenancy agreements and leases, and landlord foundation courses and accreditation for members. |
Read on thebla.co.uk/membership-options | Residential and commercial landlords across England, Wales and Scotland, as its site says. | THEBLA.CO.UK LIMITED, 11017663 Incorporated 17 October 2017. |
| Eastern Landlords Association | A member helpline, solicitor telephone surgeries, monthly tax surgeries, and templates, documents and guides. |
Read on easternlandlords.org.uk/pricing-plans (read in a browser) | Landlords across England, as its site says. It also says it is an introducer appointed representative of Advisory Insurance Brokers Limited, FCA firm reference 313250 (FCA register). | EASTERN LANDLORDS ASSOCIATION, 03468194 Incorporated 19 November 1997. |
| EMPO (East Midlands Property Owners) | A 24/7 legal helpline, landlord documents and guides, webinars and legislative updates, and one course from its £25 range each membership year. |
Read on empo.co.uk/join and empo.co.uk | Landlords in Nottingham, Leicester, Lincoln and Derby since 1942, as its site says, and letting agents. | EAST MIDLANDS PROPERTY OWNERS LIMITED, 00374891 Incorporated 6 July 1942. Found on the register by name: the pages read give no company number. |
| Guild of Residential Landlords | Documents and forms, and its own online tools: a tenancy builder with digital signing, applications and referencing, inventories and inspections, and rent tracking and statements. |
Read on landlordsguild.com (read in a browser) | Landlords in England and Wales, as its site says. | THE GUILD OF RESIDENTIAL LANDLORDS LIMITED, 04219414 Incorporated 18 May 2001. Found on the register by name: the pages read give no company number. |
| iHowz | Resources for landlords, member offers and discounts, and a voice for landlords in the sector, as its site describes it. |
Read on ihowz.uk/join-now (read in a browser) | Landlords, singly, in pairs or as a company. | Incorporated 16 June 2009. The site gives this number; its footer says iHowz Ltd. |
| National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) | Over 30 advisers by phone and online six days a week, 130+ documents and guides, discounted training and accreditation, and its own property management software (Portfolio). |
Read on nrla.org.uk/joinus | Private landlords; the Business membership adds staff. | NATIONAL RESIDENTIAL LANDLORDS ASSOCIATION, 12187275 Incorporated 3 September 2019. Found on the register by name: the pages read give no company number. |
Before you choose
What to check
Who answers the phone
Ask whether the advice line is staffed by solicitors, by trained advisers or through a partner, and what hours it keeps. The associations here describe it differently.
Where it works
Housing law differs in England, Wales and Scotland. Check the association covers the nation your property is in, and that its documents do too.
What is bundled
Some memberships include training, documents, discounts or insurance introductions. Price the parts you will use, not the list.
How it renews
Most memberships run for a year and renew. Check the term before you join; one join page here does not state it.
Before you rely on this page
This page is not legal advice. It sets out what each association publishes, read on one day; fees and benefits change. An association’s helpline is the association’s own service, and the advice it gives is its own.
Some associations introduce members to insurance. Insurance is a regulated product: this page compares memberships, not policies, and recommends none. Buy cover through an FCA-authorised firm.
Method
How this page was put together
- Fees: each firm’s own pages, read on 24 October 2026, without making an account or asking for a quote. Pages that draw their prices in the browser were read in one. Every fee is given as the page gave it, with VAT as the page states it, and a fee a page does not publish is marked as not published.
- Registers: the Solicitors Regulation Authority, the Council for Licensed Conveyancers and the Financial Conduct Authority registers where a firm is regulated, Companies House for the company behind each firm, and Companies House’s published list of authorised agents (dated 21 October 2026), all read the same day. Where a firm’s pages give no company number, the company found on the register under the name it gives or trades as is shown, and the cell says so.
- Not ranked: the firms are listed A to Z. Nothing was bought or tried; this is a desk comparison of published pages and public registers. Any link that pays LetCompliance a fee is marked Sponsored; the links here go to the pages that were read.
- LetCompliance publishes this guide and makes landlord software. It is set out first because it is the publisher’s own product, and it is not compared with the firms.
FAQs
Questions landlords ask
How much does it cost to join a landlord association?
On the prices published on 24 October 2026, a year’s membership for one landlord is £85 at the Eastern Landlords Association, £89.95 at the British Landlords Association, £99 at EMPO and £125 at the NRLA. iHowz charges £85 for a single membership without stating the period, and the Guild starts from £13 a month paid quarterly.
Is it worth joining a landlord association?
It depends on what you will use. The main value is an advice line and documents written by people who follow the law; check that the association covers the nation your property is in, and compare what is bundled with what you need.
Is the NRLA the only landlord association?
No. The NRLA is the largest by its own account, but the British Landlords Association, the Guild of Residential Landlords and iHowz take members nationally, and regional associations such as the Eastern Landlords Association and EMPO serve landlords in their areas.
Does LetCompliance replace a landlord association?
No. LetCompliance is landlord software: it runs the let, prepares the notices and agreements from your records and keeps the dated record of each step. It has no advice line and does not campaign. An association answers the question; LetCompliance holds the evidence that you acted on the answer.
