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LetCompliance vs Latch

Latch is a very new UK landlord platform that markets itself around compliance, MTD readiness and an AI assistant. We will be straight about the limits of this comparison: we could not verify its capabilities. Its site returns 403 to every crawler, its Capterra UK listing carries no reviews and names no Section 8, Section 13 or Right to Rent features, and its Trustpilot profile holds a couple of reviews — so everything anyone can say about the product traces back to Latch’s own marketing. That marketing is also worth reading carefully: its blog claims "over 15 years of UK market experience with a 4.7/5 Trustpilot rating", which its own Trustpilot profile does not support. So we grade Latch on nothing, in either direction. What we can tell you is what LetCompliance ships and you can check: a Section 8 drafter with the 14 grounds and Schedule 2 wording verbatim, a live Ground 8 arrears engine, Prescribed Information PDF, Right to Rent wizard, Awaab’s Law SLA engine, and a UK tax toolkit (SA105 Tax Pack, Section 24, MTD-dated quarterly summaries, mileage log). Judge us on that, and ask Latch for the same.

The bottom line

+37capabilities Latch
doesn't have

LetCompliance runs the whole let in one login — lettings, rent & arrears, e-sign, compliance, Section 8 / 13 notices and SA105 tax.

Latch still leads on its specialism — the honest breakdown is below.

Feature by feature

LetCompliance adds 37 things Latch lacks
Feature
LetCompliance
Latch
Advertise + take applications + book viewings
Waiting list / register-interest capture
Holding deposits (Tenant Fees Act 2019)
Tenant referencing (regulated UK credit check)
E-signed tenancy agreements
Move-in pack — statutory documents assembled
Rent tracking + automatic arrears chasing
Rent collection (Bacs Direct Debit)

We collect rent by Bacs Direct Debit via Stripe Connect, paid into your own account. We do not add Open Banking bank-feed reconciliation.

Tenant portal
Landlord / owner portal
Maintenance work orders + AI repair triage
Professional photography, inventory & inspections
Accompanied viewings & contractor sourcing
Tenant Risk Report + arrears-recovery service
Gas Safety / EICR / EPC tracking + reminders
AI expiry-date detection on uploaded certificates
0-100 compliance score per property
Dashboard only
SMS reminders
Right to Rent checks
Vendor-stated, unverified
Deposit protection deadline tracking
HMO room-level management
Pet request 28-day tracker (RRA 2025)
Section 8 notice builder (Schedule 2 grounds)
Section 13 rent-increase notice builder
Awaab’s Law damp-and-mould SLA engine
Renters Rights Act 2025 toolkit
Vendor-stated, unverified
PRS Database readiness tracker

Live today: per-property register-readiness checklist + status, ref and date. HMO-aware. Ready before the late-2026 rollout.

SA105-shaped Tax Pack
Section 24 personal-vs-Ltd calculator
MTD ITSA quarterly summary on HMRC dates
Capital gains tax calculator
Mileage log
Receipt / invoice scanning
Xero integration
Client accounting: statements + CMP reconciliation
Property valuation tracker (HM Land Registry HPI)
Insurance renewal tracker
Planned maintenance scheduler
Property key facts + key-date tracking
Multi-branch agency workspaces
Time to go live
Same-day self-serve
Pricing starts at (2026)
£14.99/mo (free for 1 property)
Varies, see their site

Choose LetCompliance when

  • Court-ready evidence, Section 8 drafting and a full RRA toolkit are why you are buying software.
  • You want Ground 8 arrears maths, Section 8 generation and Prescribed Information PDF in one place.
  • You value SMS reminders and the 0-100 compliance score as decision aids.

Choose Latch when

  • You are happy to evaluate a very new product on its own claims. We could not verify Latch independently, so if it appeals, ask for a live demo of the exact things you need — Section 8 drafting, Right to Rent, MTD — and watch them work before you commit. That is fair advice for any young product, ours included.
  • You want the newest interface in the category and are comfortable being an early customer.

FAQs

Is LetCompliance or Latch more UK-specific?

Both are UK-focused. LetCompliance ships more UK-specific legal tooling (Section 8 drafter, arrears" class="border-b border-dotted border-emerald-300/60 font-medium text-emerald-800 hover:border-emerald-500 hover:text-emerald-950" data-glossary-link="ground-8-serious-rent-arrears">Ground 8, Prescribed Information, Right to Rent wizard, Awaab SLA). We update this page quarterly as each product ships new features.

Do either of you do MTD filing?

Neither of us is a primary MTD ITSA filing tool. For MTD use Hammock, Landlord Vision or your accountant, and keep LetCompliance for compliance and court-ready evidence.

Can I migrate from Latch?

Yes. Export properties and certificates from Latch, then upload via our setup guide. Our AI expiry detection will pre-fill renewal dates on scanned PDFs.

Is LetCompliance really an all-in-one platform, or mainly a compliance tool?

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.

Which should a UK landlord choose — LetCompliance or Latch?

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; Latch 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.

Does LetCompliance handle Making Tax Digital and SA105 tax as well as Latch?

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.

Are these Latch comparisons independent and kept up to date?

They are written by the LetCompliance team, and we say so plainly — but each one names where Latch 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.

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