Best landlord compliance software (UK, 2026)

LetCompliance is the only tool we tested that ships every contested-possession artefact in one place: Form 6A, Section 8 drafter with grounds and particulars, Section 13 rent-increase notice, Prescribed Information PDF, Right to Rent share-code wizard, Ground 8 arrears auto-calculator, Awaab’s Law SLA engine and the RRA 2025 Information Sheet workflow. The 0–100 compliance score per property and the audit log of tenant document delivery are the two features that consistently hold up under FTT scrutiny. It is #1 here because compliance is its single design purpose; on a property-management or finance round-up it would slide down the list.

Pricing

£14.99/mo from 2 properties (2026).

Best for

Self-managing landlords and small agencies whose primary risk is a missed deadline or a blocked Section 8.

Arthur is a complete property-management suite — rent collection, maintenance, accounts, tenant portal — with credible certificate-renewal reminders bolted in. It does not publish a single compliance score and does not ship a Section 8 drafter or a Form 6A generator, so the legal evidence layer ends up in a separate folder. For a landlord or agent who values "everything in one product" over "deepest possible compliance tooling", Arthur is genuinely strong, and earns rank 2.

Pricing

From £70/mo (Standard tier, 50 units, 2026).

Best for

Mid-size agencies that want one product for rent, maintenance, accounts and reminders.

Landlord Studio is broader than Arthur (UK + US + AU + NZ) and ships a generous free GO tier. UK compliance reminders work, but the legal drafting tools UK landlords actually need post-Section-21 (Form 6A, Section 8 with grounds, Section 13) are not present. For a landlord starting out who wants free rent tracking and basic certificate reminders, GO is the easy entry point — but the upgrade ceiling on UK-specific compliance is low.

Pricing

Free GO; Pro ≈£9.50/mo + per-unit (2026).

Best for

Solo landlords starting on a free tier who can upgrade later.

Landlord Vision is HMRC-recognised for MTD ITSA quarterly submission and pairs Open Banking reconciliation with a credible compliance reminder set. The compliance layer is competent but not deep: there is no Form 6A generator, no Section 8 drafter with grounds, and no Awaab’s Law engine. We rank it #4 on this compliance-specific list, but it would jump to #1 on the tax-software round-up.

Pricing

From £7.99/mo Starter (4 tenancies, +VAT, 2026).

Best for

Landlords who want filing-grade accounting first and competent compliance second.

Latch is the newest entrant we tested and has the cleanest onboarding flow. Compliance scoring is dashboard-only (no per-property 0–100 score), Right to Rent is a basic checklist rather than a share-code wizard, and there is no Form 6A or Section 8 drafter. For a first-time landlord with one property who values UI clarity over deep court-ready tooling, Latch is a fair entry point.

Pricing

Varies — see uselatch.co.uk.

Best for

First-time landlords who want a clean UI and basic compliance reminders.

Property Hawk is one of the longest-running free UK landlord platforms, supported by ads and partner referrals. It ships basic tenancy creation, rent statements and certificate-date storage. There is no Section 8 / Form 6A drafter, no Awaab’s Law engine, no RRA 2025 Information Sheet workflow and no MTD ITSA quarterly summary — meaning the post-1-May-2026 toolkit is missing. Free is a real advantage, but the trade-off is the price of one missed EICR (£30k civil penalty) or one blocked Section 8 claim.

Pricing

Free (ad / partner-supported).

Best for

Single-property landlords with low risk tolerance for software fees.

The ONS puts at least two thirds of UK landlords on a spreadsheet. It is free, familiar and works — until a missed EICR by one day, a typo in a deposit date or a forgotten Prescribed Information packet sinks a Section 8 claim in 2026. We include it as the honest baseline rather than to disparage it: if you own one property, love Excel and have low risk tolerance for software fees, it is a defensible choice. For two or more properties post-Section-21 abolition, the maths stops working.

Pricing

Free.

Best for

Single-property landlords comfortable with manual diary discipline.