LetCompliance vs Landlord Studio

Largely, yes. LetCompliance runs the whole rental in one login: adverts, applications, viewings, rent collection by Direct Debit, compliance, notices and tax. The one thing we do not do is Open Banking bank-feed reconciliation (reading your existing bank transactions for bookkeeping), so if that is central to you, pair a finance tool for that part and run everything else here.

Yes. You can collect rent by Bacs Direct Debit through Stripe Connect, paid straight into your own bank account, with per-tenant opt-in (solo landlords). What we do not do is Open Banking bank-feed reconciliation (reading your existing bank transactions); pair a finance tool for that. We also add the tax-prep layer most PM tools skip: SA105-shaped Tax Pack, MTD-dated quarterly summary, Section 24 calculator and mileage log.

Yes. You can import property addresses and upload existing Gas/EICR/EPC certificates. Our setup guide lists the CSV format.

Both are affordable but priced differently. Landlord Studio has a free GO tier and a Pro plan around £9.50/mo plus a per-unit add-on, so the cost scales with your door count. LetCompliance is a flat £14.99/mo (free for your first property) with the compliance, legal and tax layer included rather than added on. For one or two doors Landlord Studio can look cheaper; LetCompliance usually wins on value once you need Section 8/13 notices, a compliance score and SA105 tax prep in the same tool.

For UK property tax, LetCompliance goes deeper: an SA105-shaped Tax Pack, MTD-dated quarterly summaries, a Section 24 personal-vs-limited-company calculator and a mileage log. Landlord Studio offers UK reports and Open Banking bookkeeping, which LetCompliance does not, so if automatic bank-feed reconciliation matters to you, pair a finance tool. Neither is HMRC-recognised for the direct press-submit step; both prepare the figures you or your accountant then file.

Yes. LetCompliance adds HMO room-level management, a Section 8 / 13 notice builder with the correct Schedule 2 grounds, and a 0-100 compliance score built around the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 — the legal and possession layer a finance-first tool like Landlord Studio does not cover.

No, and that is deliberate. Landlord Studio supports landlords across the UK, US, Australia and New Zealand. LetCompliance is built only for England, which is exactly why it can go deep on the Renters’ Rights Act 2025, Section 8/13, deposit rules and SA105 tax instead of generalising across countries. If you hold property in more than one country, Landlord Studio fits better.

It runs the whole let, not just compliance. In one login you advertise, take applications and viewings, reference tenants, e-sign the tenancy, collect rent by Direct Debit and chase arrears, track a 0-100 compliance score, draft Section 8 and Section 13 notices, manage HMO rooms, book done-for-you property services and prepare your SA105 tax. The compliance score is one feature among many, not the whole product.

The table above compares them feature by feature. For most UK landlords and small-to-mid agencies who want the whole tenancy in one place, LetCompliance covers more of the let; Landlord Studio is the better pick for the specific areas it leads on, which are called out honestly above. LetCompliance is free for your first property, then from £14.99/mo.

LetCompliance ships an SA105-shaped Tax Pack, a Section 24 personal-vs-limited-company calculator, MTD-dated quarterly summaries, a capital-gains calculator and a mileage log — the landlord tax layer most tools skip. It is not HMRC-recognised for the direct press-submit step, so above the £50,000 MTD threshold you pair it with a recognised filer or hand the pack to your accountant.

They are written by the LetCompliance team, and we say so plainly — but each one names where Landlord Studio is the better choice and the two things LetCompliance does not do (Open Banking bank-feed reconciliation and HMRC direct-submit filing). Pricing and feature rows are re-verified every quarter.