Editorial round-up · 2026

Best letting agent software (UK, 2026)

Letting-agent software has to do more than landlord software: tenant referencing and e-sign on the front end, multi-branch portfolios in the middle, compliance audit and redress-scheme evidence at the back. We tested four platforms with a fictitious 80-tenancy book across two branches and ranked them on agent-specific workflow first.

Last reviewed:19 April 2026Editor: Erdem Volkan

How we picked

We ran each platform against an 80-tenancy book split across two branches (Manchester city centre, 30 units; Salford suburbs, 50 units) for 28 days. Scoring axes: (a) tenant referencing integration, (b) e-signed AST flow, (c) deposit registration in TDS / DPS / MyDeposits, (d) multi-branch user permissions, (e) compliance audit (Gas / EICR / EPC / Right to Rent / Prescribed Information), (f) redress-scheme evidence pack (Property Redress Scheme and TPO complaint defence). 0–100 normalised; agent workflow weighted 60%, compliance 40%.

Top picks

1Best overall (pre-tenancy)

Goodlord

Pre-tenancy: referencing, e-sign, onboarding.

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2Best for live-tenancy ops

Arthur

PM suite with multi-branch agency model.

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3Best for compliance audit & redress evidence

LetCompliance

Compliance audit + Section 8 + redress evidence.

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At a glance

Feature	Goodlord	Arthur	LetCompliance	Landlord Vision
Tenant referencing
E-signed AST		Basic	PDF generator	Basic
Multi-branch user permissions				Basic
Audit log of tenant document delivery (redress-scheme grade)
Section 8 / Form 6A drafter
Awaab’s Law SLA engine
MTD ITSA filing (HMRC-recognised)
Pricing starts at (2026)	Quote	£70/mo	£14.99/mo	£7.99/mo

The full ranking

1 Best overall (pre-tenancy)

Goodlord

Pre-tenancy: referencing, e-sign, onboarding.

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Goodlord is the dominant pre-tenancy agent stack: referencing, e-sign, insurance and onboarding sit inside one polished flow used by hundreds of UK agents. It is not a complete post-tenancy compliance tracker (the live-tenancy reminder set is partial), so most agencies pair Goodlord with another product. As pre-tenancy infrastructure, it is the category leader and earns rank 1.

Strengths

Best-in-class referencing, e-sign and onboarding.
Insurance and rent-protection ancillaries.
Multi-branch agency model.

Gaps

Live-tenancy compliance reminders are partial.
No Section 8 / Form 6A drafter or Awaab’s Law engine.
Tied to the specific ancillary products it sells.

Pricing: Quote-based by branch.
Best for: High-street and online agents whose primary pain is pre-tenancy throughput.

Read the full LetCompliance vs Goodlord comparison

2 Best for live-tenancy ops

Arthur

PM suite with multi-branch agency model.

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Once a tenant is in, Arthur is the deepest ops product on this list — rent collection, maintenance with supplier quotes, tenant portal, statements and accounts, with multi-branch user permissions and SSO. Compliance reminders are present but the legal drafting layer is not, so agencies that lose contested possessions because of a missed Prescribed Information typically still need a compliance specialist alongside Arthur.

Strengths

Mature live-tenancy PM suite.
Multi-branch user permissions and SSO.
Quote-based maintenance with supplier marketplace.

Gaps

No Form 6A / Section 8 drafter.
No audit log of tenant document delivery.
Pricing not aimed at small or self-employed agents.

Pricing: From £70/mo Standard (50 units, 2026).
Best for: Mid-size agencies running rent, maintenance and accounts in one tool.

Read the full LetCompliance vs Arthur comparison

3 Best for compliance audit & redress evidence

LetCompliance

Compliance audit + Section 8 + redress evidence.

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LetCompliance does not ship referencing or e-sign and does not collect rent — we deliberately stay out of those lanes. What we add to a Goodlord / Arthur stack is the legal evidence layer: a 0–100 compliance score per property, full Section 8 / Form 6A / Section 13 drafting, audit-logged tenant document delivery (essential for Property Redress Scheme / TPO complaint defence), Awaab’s Law SLA engine and the RRA 2025 Information Sheet workflow. Many agencies run us alongside Goodlord, with LetCompliance taking over the moment the AST goes live.

Strengths

0–100 compliance score per property across the agency book.
Audit-logged tenant document delivery for redress-scheme defence.
Section 8 / Form 6A / Section 13 drafter.
Multi-branch agency workspaces.

Gaps

No referencing or e-sign (deliberately).
No rent collection or Open Banking feed.

Pricing: £14.99/mo per portfolio (multi-branch on Pro, 2026).
Best for: Agencies that want a single source of truth for compliance evidence across branches.

4 Best for client accounting + MTD ITSA

Landlord Vision

Accounting-first PM with multi-portfolio support.

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Landlord Vision is rarely the only product an agency runs, but for client accounting and MTD ITSA quarterly submission across a managed portfolio, it earns its place. Agent-specific workflow (referencing, multi-branch user permissions) is lighter than Goodlord or Arthur. We rank it #4 here on agent-fit, but #1 on a tax-software round-up.

Strengths

HMRC-recognised MTD ITSA across managed portfolios.
Open Banking reconciliation.

Gaps

No referencing or e-sign.
Multi-branch model lighter than Goodlord or Arthur.

Pricing: From £7.99/mo Starter (4 tenancies, +VAT, 2026).
Best for: Agencies handling client accounting and MTD ITSA in-house.

Read the full LetCompliance vs Landlord Vision comparison

FAQs

What software do most UK letting agents use?

The most common stack in 2026 is Goodlord (pre-tenancy) + Arthur or Reapit (live-tenancy ops) + a compliance tool (LetCompliance) for the legal evidence layer. Smaller agents often skip Reapit and use Goodlord + LetCompliance only.

Why does compliance evidence matter for an agency more than for a landlord?

Agents are members of a redress scheme (Property Redress Scheme or The Property Ombudsman) and complaints can be lodged by tenants, landlords or third parties. The defence almost always turns on documentary evidence — was Prescribed Information served, was the Gas Safety record provided to the tenant before move-in, was Right to Rent checked. Audit-logged tenant document delivery is the highest-value feature on this list for agency users.

Does any of this software handle Client Money Protection (CMP)?

CMP is a regulatory scheme, not a software feature. None of these tools enrol you in Client Money Protect, money shield or RICS — you do that directly with the scheme. What software does is hold the audit trail (rent receipts, statements, deposit registration confirmations) the scheme will ask for if a complaint is investigated.

Can a self-employed letting agent use LetCompliance?

Yes. The multi-branch model collapses to single-portfolio and the Pro plan supports add-on team members. It is a sensible pairing for a self-employed agent already on Goodlord for referencing.

How often do you re-test these agent products?

Quarterly. Last verified 2026-04-19. Pricing tiers and Goodlord ancillary product set in particular shift frequently.

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