Postcode Licensing Checker
Postcode Licensing Checker
Postcode in, licensing answer out: selective, additional and HMO schemes for the council, with the official checks alongside.
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Hand-built by the LetCompliance team for the questions that silently cost landlords thousands: yield, deposit deadlines, Section 21 dates, stamp duty, RRA notice periods and more. No email gate. No card.
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New for 2026
The decision-point tools: renew a certificate, license an HMO, check arrears or Right to Rent, and register under the Renters’ Rights Act 2025.
Postcode in, licensing answer out: selective, additional and HMO schemes for the council, with the official checks alongside.
Open checkerThree certificates, three different cycles, one missed date is non-compliance. Get the next-due date for Gas Safety, EICR and EPC in one screen, then never track them by hand again.
Open checkerOperating an unlicensed HMO is a criminal offence with a Rent Repayment Order risk of up to 12 months' rent. Check in seconds whether mandatory, additional or selective licensing applies.
Open checkerThe mandatory rent arrears ground only works above a precise threshold, and the Renters' Rights Act 2025 raised it to 3 months. Check whether Ground 8 is met before you serve.
Open checkerGet the Right to Rent check method and the follow-up date right for every adult occupier. A missed follow-up loses your statutory excuse, this wizard pins the date.
Open checkerBand E lets you let today; band C is coming by 2030. Check where your EPC sits against both the current minimum and the proposed target in one screen.
Open checkerCharge one banned fee and you risk a £5,000 penalty and a repayment obligation. Check any charge against the Tenant Fees Act 2019 permitted-payments list in seconds.
Open checkerEach UK nation registers landlords differently, and England's new PRS Database is coming under the Renters' Rights Act 2025. Check what applies to your property in seconds.
Open checkerSection 21 is gone, so every eviction is a Section 8 ground with a court hearing. Estimate the realistic months from notice to vacant possession before you start.
Open checkerSince 1 May 2026 you cannot refuse a pet without a specific reasonable reason. Check whether your grounds hold up, and the 28-day clock you must answer within.
Open checkerEveryone knows the 2030 EPC C deadline; few know which grants actually pay for it. Match the live schemes, heat pump, council and insulation funding, to your property.
Open checkerRefinance shock, the EPC C bill and the Renters' Rights Act have landlords asking: keep or sell? Put the cash-flow side on one screen and get a clear lean.
Open checker36 tools across finance, compliance, tax, deposits and possession.
Postcode in, licensing answer out: selective, additional and HMO schemes for the council, with the official checks alongside.
Open calculatorFill the form, get a free PDF tenancy agreement in under a minute. AST pre-May 2026, Assured Periodic Tenancy after. Landlord, tenant, rent, deposit, bills, break clause. Upgrade for signable, audit-trailed, portfolio versions.
Open calculatorFill the form, get a free PDF rent-guarantee in under a minute. Guarantee Agreement before the tenancy, Deed of Guarantee after. Liability cap and s.16N death clause built in. Upgrade to send it to the guarantor to sign and store it against the tenancy.
Open calculatorGross yield is a vanity metric. See your real net return after mortgage, running costs and tax, the same numbers your portfolio dashboard runs on every property in LetCompliance.
Open calculatorSection 21 was abolished by the Renters' Rights Act 2025. The same prerequisites now gate most Section 8 grounds, miss one and the claim is blocked or weakened, costing you months.
Open calculator30 calendar days from receipt, not the tenancy start. Miss it and courts can award tenants 1–3× the deposit and it blocks most Section 8 possession grounds.
Open calculatorSDLT on buy-to-let is complex. Residential rates + 5% additional-property surcharge + 2% non-resident surcharge. Get the exact bill before you offer.
Open calculatorEvery UK BTL lender stress-tests your rent at 5.5%–7% with ICR of 125% (basic-rate) or 145% (higher-rate). See the maximum loan your rent supports.
Open calculatorSelling a BTL? CGT rates changed in April 2024 and the allowance is now just £3,000. Plus you have 60 days from completion to report and pay. Run the numbers before you accept an offer.
Open calculatorGross yield on purchase price flatters bad projects. See true all-in yield on total project cost and cash-on-cash after interest-only mortgage, management and bills.
Open calculatorHMO lenders stress per-room rent at 5.5%–8% with ICR up to 170% for higher-rate landlords. See the maximum loan your room income actually supports, before you offer.
Open calculatorSection 24 doesn’t just take away your deduction, it can shove your rental profit into the higher-rate band even when your cash position is basic-rate. See the real number for your portfolio.
Open calculatorRental profit is taxed on top of your salary, so the marginal rate is what bites. Enter your numbers to see the real tax bill, the 20% mortgage-interest credit and what you actually keep.
Open calculatorThe headline 10–15% is never the real number. Add VAT, setup, inventory and renewal fees and the first-year cost is far higher. See your true all-in agent cost, then compare it to self-managing.
Open calculatorMost UK referencing fails on one rule: gross income of 30× the monthly rent. Check any applicant in seconds, and see the guarantor income needed when they fall short.
Open calculatorFour quarterly updates plus a Final Declaration. Miss one and HMRC starts the penalty point clock. Get every date for your tax year in one place.
Open calculatorGround 8 needs 4 weeks’ notice. Ground 1A needs 4 months and a 12-month tenancy. Ground 14 needs none. The Renters’ Rights Act made the rules longer, this tool keeps you valid.
Open calculatorA late deposit protection isn’t a slap on the wrist, the court can award the tenant up to 3× the deposit, per renewal. See your real exposure before they file.
Open calculatorA missed Awaab’s Law deadline turns a routine repair into an Ombudsman case, an Improvement Notice and a Rent Repayment Order. This timer keeps every milestone in one place.
Open calculatorAll privately rented homes need EPC C by 1 October 2030, with a £10,000 cost cap. See your retrofit bill before the deadline lands.
Open calculatorSection 21 abolished means Section 13 is the only lawful way to raise rent. Get the notice period, the earliest valid date and the tribunal-risk flag in one screen.
Open calculatorA 6-week void on a £1,500 BTL costs roughly £2,800 once council tax, bills and re-let fees are added. See the real number before you set the next asking rent.
Open calculator5 weeks’ rent under £50k annual, 6 weeks’ rent at or above £50k. Over the cap is a banned fee, returnable to the tenant, plus it blocks most Section 8 grounds. Get the exact lawful figure.
Open calculatorA break clause is only as good as the dates inside it. Get the earliest activation date, the notice service deadline and the move-out date in one screen, in seconds.
Open calculatorThree government-authorised schemes, six product variants, free custodial vs paid insured. 5 questions, one ranked recommendation. No email needed.
Open calculatorThree certificates, three different cycles, one missed date is non-compliance. Get the next-due date for Gas Safety, EICR and EPC in one screen, then never track them by hand again.
Open calculatorOperating an unlicensed HMO is a criminal offence with a Rent Repayment Order risk of up to 12 months' rent. Check in seconds whether mandatory, additional or selective licensing applies.
Open calculatorThe mandatory rent arrears ground only works above a precise threshold, and the Renters' Rights Act 2025 raised it to 3 months. Check whether Ground 8 is met before you serve.
Open calculatorSection 21 is gone, so every eviction is a Section 8 ground with a court hearing. Estimate the realistic months from notice to vacant possession before you start.
Open calculatorSince 1 May 2026 you cannot refuse a pet without a specific reasonable reason. Check whether your grounds hold up, and the 28-day clock you must answer within.
Open calculatorEveryone knows the 2030 EPC C deadline; few know which grants actually pay for it. Match the live schemes, heat pump, council and insulation funding, to your property.
Open calculatorRefinance shock, the EPC C bill and the Renters' Rights Act have landlords asking: keep or sell? Put the cash-flow side on one screen and get a clear lean.
Open calculatorGet the Right to Rent check method and the follow-up date right for every adult occupier. A missed follow-up loses your statutory excuse, this wizard pins the date.
Open calculatorBand E lets you let today; band C is coming by 2030. Check where your EPC sits against both the current minimum and the proposed target in one screen.
Open calculatorCharge one banned fee and you risk a £5,000 penalty and a repayment obligation. Check any charge against the Tenant Fees Act 2019 permitted-payments list in seconds.
Open calculatorEach UK nation registers landlords differently, and England's new PRS Database is coming under the Renters' Rights Act 2025. Check what applies to your property in seconds.
Open calculatorThese tools solve a problem in under 30 seconds. If they help and you decide LetCompliance could run your whole portfolio, great. If not, bookmark the page and come back any time. We track zero personal data on these calculators.