LetCompliance vs OpenRent
OpenRent is a tenant-finding and onboarding marketplace: portal listings (Rightmove / Zoopla), referencing, AST templates, deposit registration, rent collection. LetCompliance starts where OpenRent stops — the moment a tenancy goes live. We track Gas Safety, EICR, EPC, deposit prescribed information, Right to Rent, fire safety and HMO licensing on a 0-100 score, generate Section 8 / Form 6A / Section 13 / Awaab’s Law / pet-request workflows, and ship a Section 24 + SA105 + MTD ITSA tax toolkit. The vast majority of OpenRent landlords run both products in parallel.
OpenRent’s Rent Now bundle handles payment plumbing.
Choose LetCompliance when
- Your tenancy is already live and the legal compliance clock is ticking.
- You need court-ready Section 8 / Form 6A drafting and an audit-logged compliance pack.
- You want a Section 24 + SA105 + MTD ITSA tax toolkit alongside compliance.
- You want a 0-100 score per property to know at a glance where the legal risk is.
Choose OpenRent when
- You are still finding a tenant and need a Rightmove / Zoopla listing fast.
- You want bundled referencing, e-sign and rent collection in a single transaction.
- You only own one property and want pay-per-use rather than subscription.
FAQs
Can I use OpenRent for tenant-finding and LetCompliance for the rest?
Yes — this is the most common pairing. Use OpenRent to advertise, reference and onboard, then add the property in LetCompliance the day the tenancy starts. Our setup imports the address, deposit reference and tenancy dates from a CSV, and AI expiry detection pre-fills Gas / EICR / EPC dates on the certificates you upload.
Does LetCompliance advertise properties on Rightmove?
No. We are deliberately not a marketplace. OpenRent, Rightmove direct or a high-street agent are the right tools for tenant-finding; we handle the legal layer that runs for the next 5+ years.
Does OpenRent generate a Section 8?
OpenRent provides a basic Section 21 / 8 letter template inside Rent Now. LetCompliance ships a full Section 8 drafter (all grounds with particulars), Form 6A generator, Section 13 rent-increase notice and a court-ready evidence pack with audit-logged tenant delivery — the package most contested possessions need.
What about deposit protection?
OpenRent registers deposits directly with DPS as part of Rent Now. LetCompliance complements this by generating the Prescribed Information PDF, audit-logging tenant delivery and tracking the 30-day window so a missed PI cannot block a future Section 8.
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