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Landlord compliance guides
Use this guides hub to move from broad licensing questions into more specific due diligence, council research, and wider compliance tasks.
Useful starting points
Licensing basics
Start here if the main question is whether a property, HMO, or council area needs a licence.
What is selective licensing?
How selective licensing works, which councils have schemes, fees, penalties, and how to check if your property is affected.
HMO licensing explained
Mandatory and additional HMO licensing rules in England. Who needs a licence, what counts as an HMO, and the penalties for non-compliance.
What is additional licensing?
How additional HMO licensing schemes work, which councils have them, and how they differ from mandatory HMO licensing.
Types of landlord licensing compared
Compare mandatory HMO licensing, selective licensing, and additional licensing side by side. Understand which type may apply to your property in England.
How to check if your landlord has a licence
A step-by-step guide for tenants to check whether their landlord holds the correct property licence in England, and what to do if they do not.
Due diligence and research
Useful when you are buying, refinancing, inheriting, or comparing areas before letting.
Landlord licensing due diligence
A practical due diligence route for buyers, landlords, and investors checking licensing exposure before exchange, letting, or refinance.
Article 4 and licensing
How planning controls and landlord licensing can overlap, and why HMO buyers often need to check both.
Licensing fees and exemptions
What councils usually charge, where discounts can appear, and why fee summaries still need checking against live council wording.
Public licensing registers explained
What a council's public licensing register is, the different ways councils publish them, how to search by address, what they include, and their limits when checking if a property is licensed.
Wider landlord compliance
Use these guides alongside licensing checks for safety certificates and ongoing legal duties.
Landlord compliance checklist
A plain-English checklist of the main legal requirements for private landlords in England, from safety certificates to deposit protection.
EPC requirements for landlords
Minimum energy efficiency standards, when you need an EPC, the current minimum rating, and upcoming changes landlords should prepare for.
Gas safety certificates for landlords
Annual gas safety check requirements, what the CP12 certificate covers, penalties for non-compliance, and how to find a Gas Safe engineer.
EICR requirements for landlords
Electrical Installation Condition Reports - when you need one, how often, what happens if it fails, and the regulations behind it.
Prefer a checker-focused starting point?
These pages are built for narrower search intents where you already know the type of licensing question you are trying to answer.
HMO licence checker
Start here for HMO licence checks: when a property may need a licence, how mandatory, additional, and selective rules fit together, and what to verify with the council.
HMO checker
Answer occupancy and household questions to see whether a property is likely to be treated as an HMO, then move into the postcode checker or council page.
Selective licence checker
Check how council selective licensing schemes can affect standard rented houses and flats in designated areas.
Additional licence checker
Review when smaller HMOs may need a local additional licence, and how council rules can vary by area.
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.
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Property Licensing Check
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- Best for buyers in conveyancing, landlords letting a new property, and agents needing a written position they can put on file.
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- PDF report by email, usually within a few minutes
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Licensing Due Diligence Report
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- Best for buyers, investors, agents, landlords refinancing, and conveyancers handling material decisions.
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- Automated due diligence report with stronger risk framing
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Alerts and monitoring
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- Best for landlords and smaller investors who want ongoing updates without building their own tracking process.
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- Monthly monitoring and change alerts
- Good fit for portfolio users
- Sometimes
Pro and portfolio monitoring
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- 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
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.