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Licensing Due Diligence Report

This is the more serious decision-support product for situations where a concise summary is not enough and you want a clearer view of route risk, uncertainty, and next actions.

£79PDF by email, usually within a few minutesRisk-focused overviewInformation service, not legal advice
£79Delivered in minutesPay securely via Stripe

Request your report

Tell us the property details below and pay through Stripe. Your report is generated automatically and arrives by email with the branded PDF attached and a secure 30-day download link.

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What this report is, and is not

  • It summarises what public council sources showed at the time the report was generated.
  • It is an information and research service, not legal advice. We do not state that a property is or is not compliant.
  • You should still confirm the position with the relevant council before relying on the report for legal, financial or transactional decisions.

Payments are processed by Stripe. We never see your card details.

What you receive

  • A branded PDF attached to your email.
  • A secure download link valid for 30 days.
  • An executive summary, a risk register, an evidence-gap checklist, and a sequenced action plan tailored to your stated decision context.
  • The full route-by-route licensing assessment the report is built from, so you can sanity-check the overlay against the underlying facts.
  • A reference number you can quote to solicitor, lender, or council.

Scope guarantee

If your case is outside the scope of what the report can usefully cover, we will let you know and process a full refund. You will never be charged for a report we cannot deliver.

Is the property a shared house?

If you are looking at an HMO, the free HMO licence checker is a useful first step before ordering a report.

Best for

Best for buyers, investors, agents, landlords refinancing, and conveyancers handling material decisions.

  • Buy-to-let buyers before a more material commitment.
  • Landlords refinancing or changing use where the consequence of being wrong is larger.
  • Letting agents or investors assessing instructions with more than one possible licensing route.

What is covered

  • Route-by-route licensing analysis
  • Risk-focused interpretation rather than summary signposting alone
  • More structured uncertainty framing
  • Source-backed next actions for higher-stakes decisions

Executive-summary style outputs

  • Executive-style summary
  • Risk and uncertainty note
  • Action-oriented due diligence support

Risk and uncertainty framing

  • Which routes look most relevant and why.
  • Which facts still depend on boundary, occupancy, or intended-use confirmation.
  • What still needs proving before a buyer, agent, or landlord should rely on the position.

What makes it different from the £29 review

  • More decision-oriented than the £29 review
  • More risk-focused and better suited to higher-stakes files
  • Built for due diligence rather than a quick written summary

Example use cases

Buy-to-let buyer

Useful when you want a clearer picture of licensing exposure before exchange or a final offer decision.

Landlord refinancing

Useful when licensing risk could affect lender questions, timing, or works planning.

Investor comparing areas

Useful when you want a more structured view of route risk, costs, and evidence gaps across candidate areas.

Letting agent assessing a new instruction

Useful when a property may have more than one possible licensing route and you need a clearer risk-focused note for the file.

Frequently asked questions

How is this different from the £29 review?

The premium report is designed for a more material decision. It goes beyond a concise summary and focuses more clearly on risk, uncertainty, and decision-oriented interpretation.

Who is it designed for?

It is aimed at buyers, investors, agents, landlords refinancing, and conveyancers who need a stronger due diligence note before committing more time or money.

How quickly is the report delivered?

Usually within a few minutes of payment. The report is generated automatically and emailed to you with a branded PDF attached and a secure 30-day download link.

Is the report written by a person?

The underlying licensing assessment is a deterministic engine that reads structured council data. The executive summary, risk register, and action plan on top of it are generated automatically by an AI model from that same structured input. The report's disclaimer makes this explicit, and the route-by-route detail section shows the underlying assessment the AI sections are built from.

Compare the main options

Use this to decide whether the free tools are enough, whether a one-off review is worth it, or whether ongoing monitoring is the better fit.

Property Licensing Check

Live now

£29
Best for
Best for buyers in conveyancing, landlords letting a new property, and agents needing a written position they can put on file.
Delivery
PDF report by email, usually within a few minutes
Good fit for portfolio users
Not usually
Continue to secure payment

Licensing Due Diligence Report

Live now

£79
Best for
Best for buyers, investors, agents, landlords refinancing, and conveyancers handling material decisions.
Delivery
Automated due diligence report with stronger risk framing
Good fit for portfolio users
Sometimes
Request the report

Alerts and monitoring

Coming soon

£12.99/month
Best for
Best for landlords and smaller investors who want ongoing updates without building their own tracking process.
Delivery
Monthly monitoring and change alerts
Good fit for portfolio users
Sometimes
See alerts and monitoring

Pro and portfolio monitoring

Coming soon

£29/month
Best for
Best for serious investors, agents, and portfolio landlords who need broader recurring coverage and member-style benefits.
Delivery
Portfolio-oriented monthly monitoring
Good fit for portfolio users
Yes
See pro monitoring

These products are designed to help you assess the position more clearly. They do not replace official council confirmation or professional advice where that is needed.

This tool provides general information about landlord licensing schemes in England. Results are based on publicly available data and may not reflect recent changes. This is not legal advice. Always verify licensing requirements directly with your local council before making decisions.

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