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 layer most PM tools skip: SA105-shaped Tax Pack, MTD quarterly updates sent to HMRC, 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 MTD Go plan for three units, which charges £5 for each MTD submission, and a Pro plan at £15/mo +VAT plus £1.20 +VAT for each unit after three (£12/mo and £1.00 a unit billed yearly), so the cost scales with your door count. LetCompliance is priced by portfolio size, not by door: £7.99/mo for one property and £14.99/mo for up to three, 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, a Section 24 personal-vs-limited-company calculator and a mileage log, and it sends your MTD quarterly updates for UK property income to HMRC on every paid plan from £7.99 a month (not the free plan or the trial). 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. Both are on HMRC’s list of recognised software, LetCompliance for UK property income.

Yes. LetCompliance has 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. Landlord Studio also supports HMOs, tracking properties by unit, and its compliance checklist keeps a dated record of documents served; notice generation is not listed on its UK pricing page.

No, and that is deliberate. Landlord Studio runs separate UK and US sites, and its help centre says it is available globally, with some features limited by country. 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 is property management software for landlords and letting agents, and 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 page above sets what Landlord Studio's own website says it does beside LetCompliance, and lists everything else LetCompliance does. 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 above. LetCompliance starts at £7.99 a month for one property, with a 3-day trial and no card.

LetCompliance ships an SA105-shaped Tax Pack, a Section 24 personal-vs-limited-company calculator, a capital-gains calculator and a mileage log, and it sends Making Tax Digital quarterly updates for UK property income to HMRC on every paid plan from £7.99 a month (not the free plan or the trial). It is recognised by HMRC for UK property income, and if your return needs self-employment, savings or dividend income you finalise the year with software that can add it, or with your accountant.

They are written by LetCompliance, which says so plainly. The Landlord Studio column shows only what Landlord Studio's own website says, with the date it was read, and every page names where Landlord Studio is the better choice and the one thing LetCompliance does not do (Open Banking bank-feed reconciliation). Providers change their plans and prices without notice, so check theirs before you buy.