Research · England
Landlord Compliance Software Compared: Market Analysis 2026
Eight categories of product compete for landlord attention in England. This analysis maps the competitive field, compares positioning and pricing, and explains where LettingsLedger sits in the market and why. Derived from public product information as at April 2026. Not legal advice.
The competitive field01
Eight categories of product compete for the landlord's attention. The analysis below reflects LettingsLedger's interpretation of publicly available product information at the time of review (April 2026). LettingsLedger is positioned in a distinct category focused on compliance evidence governance. This function was not publicly evidenced in the products reviewed here.
LetCompliance
Certificate tracker · Closest category comparison
£14.99–£49 / month
Primarily a deadline-tracking and document vault platform. Publicly confirms certificate tracking, WhatsApp and email reminders, a 0–100 compliance score, tenant portal, and letting agent portal. Right to Rent and deposit tracking are also referenced. What was not evidenced in public materials at time of review: a SHA-256 hashed, tamper-evident evidence pack; an append-only audit trail; legislation-mapped obligation depth across all 28 statutory tasks; or event workflows for the processes RRA 2025 made legally consequential. From £180/year at the entry tier versus £79/year for LettingsLedger Standard.
Latch
All-in-one property management · AI platform
Free – ~£20 / month
A capable operations platform, rent tracking, accounting, MTD, and broader property workflow. Compliance is a feature within a larger product. At time of review, public materials did not evidence a SHA-256 hashed evidence pack, an append-only tamper-evident audit trail, legislation-mapped obligation depth, or RRA 2025 event workflows. Typically used alongside a compliance evidence platform rather than as a substitute for one.
August
Self-managing landlord app · UX-first
~£5 / property / month
Clean, intuitive product for self-managing landlords with a strong tenant experience. Publicly describes gas safety and deposit protection guidance within a checklist-led compliance approach. Public materials emphasise checklist guidance and reminders rather than legislation-mapped obligation depth or a structured, exportable evidence governance record. Complementary for landlords who want an operational app alongside a compliance evidence platform.
Landlord Vision
Accounting / tax focus · MTD leader
£15–25 / month
Strong accounting and portfolio management platform with compliance reminder and document features. Publicly describes certificate tracking, legal document management, and automated compliance tools alongside MTD, Section 24 planning, and financial reporting. Public emphasis is on property finance and portfolio management. At time of review, a SHA-256 hashed evidence pack or legislation-mapped obligation depth were not evidenced in public materials. Often used alongside a dedicated compliance evidence platform rather than as a substitute for one.
Arthur Online
Letting agent platform · Closest to full overlap
From £70 / month
One of the most feature-complete property management platforms reviewed. Arthur publicly confirms compliance tracking, workflow management, document management, tenant communications, and audit trails, a meaningful capability set. At time of review, public materials did not evidence legislation-mapped obligation depth comparable to LettingsLedger's 28-task approach, a SHA-256 hashed tamper-evident evidence pack, a timestamped compliance declaration, or named RRA 2025 event-workflow sets (pet request deadline tracking, Prescribed Information service confirmation, Section 13 cover letter generation). Entry price of £840/year targets letting agencies rather than self-managing landlords. Where an agency already uses Arthur, LettingsLedger's compliance evidence layer is designed to sit alongside it.
Goodlord
Tenancy workflow · Agent-facing
Per tenancy / agent subscription
Publicly positioned primarily around tenancy progression and onboarding, referencing, deposit registration, right to rent, utility switching, and rent guarantee insurance. Also publishes landlord guidance content including RRA 2025 material. At time of review, public product materials did not evidence ongoing certificate compliance tracking, a SHA-256 hashed compliance evidence pack, or event workflows for ongoing landlord obligations. Different primary purpose: Goodlord's stated focus is tenancy progression; LettingsLedger's is ongoing compliance evidence governance.
Kamma
Licensing & portfolio compliance monitoring · Agent and lender tool
B2B / enquire
Kamma's current public positioning covers licensing compliance monitoring, portfolio-level alerts, EPC analytics, 24/7 monitoring, integrations, and auditable reports, a broader offer than EPC analytics alone. Primarily serves letting agents and lenders managing portfolios rather than individual self-managing landlords. At time of review, public materials did not evidence the individual-landlord statutory obligation depth (28 tasks mapped to legislation), a SHA-256 hashed evidence pack, or RRA 2025 event workflows that characterise LettingsLedger's approach. Different primary audience and purpose.
← LettingsLedger
LettingsLedger
Compliance evidence platform · Unique position
£49 one-off / £79–£299 / year
"We don't do the work, we govern the proof the work was done." A distinctly positioned platform that produces a timestamped, hashed, tamper-evident compliance evidence pack with statutory obligation depth, event workflows, and a three-party architecture.
Feature-by-feature comparison02
Every feature that matters to a landlord choosing a compliance tool, mapped against the main competitors. Arthur Online is included because it is among the most feature-complete platforms in the market, and the comparison is the most honest one to make.
| About this comparison: Feature availability is based on publicly available information at the time of writing (April 2026) and may vary by plan, configuration, or product updates since publication. This comparison reflects LettingsLedger's interpretation of the market. Where a feature is marked "–" it was not evidenced publicly at time of review; it does not necessarily mean the feature does not exist. This page is part of LettingsLedger's research and product positioning, it should be read as such. See full disclaimer. | ||||||
| LetCompliance | Latch | August | Landlord Vision | Arthur Online | LettingsLedger | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compliance tracking | ||||||
| Certificate date tracking (Gas / EICR / EPC) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Basic | ✓ | ✓ |
| Advance reminders (email / WhatsApp / calendar) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Compliance score / dashboard per property | ✓ | Basic | ✓ | – | Basic | ✓ |
| Statutory obligation depth (mapped to legislation and official guidance) | – | – | – | – | – | ✓ Full depth |
| Inclusion checklist per task (evidence confirmation) | – | – | Basic | – | – | ✓ |
| Possession prerequisite tracking (Gas / EICR / Deposit) | – | – | – | – | – | ✓ |
| RRA 2025 event workflows (S13, pet request, disrepair) | – | – | – | – | – | ✓ 12 events |
| Pet request statutory deadline tracking | – | – | – | – | – | ✓ |
| Legislative change alerts with task re-opening | – | – | – | – | – | ✓ |
| Evidence and audit | ||||||
| Document upload and storage | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| SHA-256 hashed evidence pack (tamper-evident) | – | – | – | – | – | ✓ |
| Timestamped compliance declaration (landlord-only sign) | – | – | – | – | – | ✓ |
| Append-only audit trail (who did what and when) | – | – | – | – | Action log | ✓ |
| Evidence pack permanent (survives subscription cancellation) | – | – | – | – | – | ✓ |
| Document generation | ||||||
| AI-generated statutory compliance letters | – | Generic | – | – | – | ✓ Per task |
| Pet request approval / refusal letter (RRA 2025) | – | – | – | – | – | ✓ |
| Section 13 rent increase cover letter | – | – | – | – | – | ✓ |
| RRA Information Sheet cover letter | – | – | – | – | – | ✓ |
| Repair acknowledgement and inspection report | – | – | – | – | Maintenance | ✓ |
| Legionella risk assessment and compliance calendar | – | – | – | – | – | ✓ |
| Architecture and access | ||||||
| Letting agent portfolio view | Basic | – | – | – | ✓ Core product | ✓ |
| Agent delegated action (acts within landlord account) | – | – | – | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Agent attributed separately in audit trail | – | – | – | – | Partial | ✓ |
| Tenant proof view (certificate currency read-only) | – | Basic portal | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tenant event submission (repair, S13 challenge, pet) | – | – | Maintenance | – | ✓ Maintenance | ✓ |
| Practitioner commission model (25% purchase + renewal) | – | – | – | – | – | ✓ |
| HMO compliance module | – | – | – | Basic | ✓ | ✓ Pro |
| iCal export + Google Calendar integration | – | – | – | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operations (not our focus, listed for context) | ||||||
| Rent collection and accounting | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – |
| MTD / HMRC tax filing | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | – |
Features assessed from public sources, April 2026. ✓ = full feature confirmed. Part = limited or partial. – = not evidenced publicly at time of review; does not necessarily mean absent. Arthur Online is assessed at its entry tier for letting agents (from £70/month).
The position no other product publicly occupies03
Every competitor sits in one of two camps. Neither camp owns the position LettingsLedger occupies.
What the other products do
Track certificate expiry dates. Send reminders. Store PDFs in a vault. Give a score. Some add rent collection, accounting, and MTD. Some have a tenant portal for payments. Based on the materials reviewed, we did not identify product documentation demonstrating governance of compliance evidence in the sense LettingsLedger defines it. A SHA-256 hashed, tamper-evident evidence pack with a landlord-signed timestamped declaration was not evidenced in the public materials reviewed. Legislation-mapped obligation depth across all 28 statutory tasks was not identified in the materials reviewed. The specific statutory documents RRA 2025 requires, pet request response letters, Section 13 cover letters, Prescribed Information service confirmation, were not evidenced as a named document-generation feature in the materials reviewed. Named event workflows for the processes RRA 2025 made legally consequential were not identified in public product materials. A three-party landlord/agent/tenant architecture where each party's actions are recorded separately in an append-only audit trail was not evidenced in the materials reviewed.
What LettingsLedger does
Governs the proof the work was done. 28 statutory tasks mapped to legislation and official guidance, not from industry checklists. Per-task inclusion checklists that confirm evidence before marking complete. AI-generated statutory documents tailored to the landlord's profile. A timestamped, SHA-256 hashed, tamper-evident evidence pack owned permanently by the landlord. A three-party architecture where agents act within the landlord's account under their own attributed identity. Event workflows for Section 13 notices, pet requests with statutory deadline tracking, disrepair complaints, and possession prerequisite verification. The full possession prerequisite chain, Gas, EICR, Deposit, checked and flagged until current.
Annual cost comparison04
Same landlord, single property, nearest-equivalent tier. Based on publicly available pricing at time of review (April 2026). LettingsLedger Standard is priced below the landlord-focused products reviewed here for comparable compliance functionality.
Why are we priced below market? The pricing is deliberately low because the channel strategy requires zero friction on the buy decision. An accountant or solicitor referring a client to a £79/year product faces no objection, it costs less than a single hour of their time. The 25% practitioner commission on purchase plus 25% on every annual renewal creates passive compounding income: ten landlords referred generates £197.50 in year one, plus the same amount compounding every renewal year indefinitely. Revenue compounds through the renewal base, not through maximising the initial sale. Pricing will increase as the product matures and reputation is established.
LettingsLedger pricing, the logic05
Four tiers with a clear upgrade path and a commission model that makes every practitioner a motivated distributor.
Solo Foundation
£49
one-off · evidence pack permanent
- 28 statutory tasks mapped to legislation
- Full guidance and inclusion checklists
- AI document generation
- Permanent evidence pack (yours forever)
- No live monitoring or reminders
- No event workflows
Solo Standard ★
£79
per year · £6.58/month
- Everything in Foundation
- Live certificate deadline engine
- RRA 2025 event workflows (12 events)
- Email + calendar reminders
- iCal export + Google Calendar OAuth
- Three-party landlord/agent/tenant
- Legislative change alerts
Portfolio Standard
£149
per year · up to 5 properties
- All of Solo Standard
- Per-property certificate engine
- Portfolio dashboard and cert hero
- Aggregate worst-case tracking
- +£30/yr per additional 5-property block
- Per-property evidence packs
Portfolio Pro
£299
per year · unlimited properties
- All of Portfolio Standard
- HMO module (8 additional tasks)
- Full 12-event suite
- Section 8 evidence builder
- Deposit dispute workflow
- Decent Homes inspection response
- Legislative alerts with task re-opening
Practitioner commission: 25% on purchase + 25% on every annual renewal, for the lifetime of each referred client. An accountant with 40 landlord clients who all move to Solo Standard earns £790 in year one and £790 every subsequent year those clients renew, without doing anything after the initial referral. A letting agent with a managed portfolio of 50 landlords on Portfolio Standard earns £1,862.50/year compounding indefinitely. The commission does not expire. It compounds with every renewal.
Differentiation scorecard06
Depth of differentiation across the eight dimensions that matter most to a landlord whose possession rights now depend on their compliance record.
LettingsLedger
Best evidenced in products reviewed
Competitor bars reflect what was publicly evidenced in product materials reviewed in April 2026, not an assertion of what each product lacks entirely.
Statutory obligation depth
28 tasks
Primarily date tracking
Evidence governance
SHA-256 + audit
Document storage evidenced
RRA 2025 event workflows
12 events
Not evidenced publicly
Document generation
28 documents
Generic letters evidenced
Architecture (parties served)
3 parties
1–2 parties (best case)
Annual cost (1 property, Standard)
£79/yr
£180/yr (lowest reviewed)
Frequently Asked Questions07
Every question a landlord, letting agent, accountant, or solicitor asks before purchasing or referring. Click any question to expand.
What it is
What exactly is LettingsLedger? ▾
LettingsLedger is a compliance evidence platform for UK private residential landlords. It guides you through 28 statutory obligations, derived from legislation and official GOV.UK guidance, and produces a permanent, tamper-evident evidence pack proving you completed them. It is not a property management platform, not a rent collection tool, and not an accounting product. It does one thing: governs the proof that your compliance work was done.
How is this different from a compliance checklist or spreadsheet? ▾
A checklist tells you what to do. LettingsLedger tells you what to do, helps you do it, generates the documents you need to prove it, and produces a timestamped, SHA-256 hashed, tamper-evident record that you did it. A spreadsheet has no verification layer, no proof of service, and no audit trail showing who did what and when. That is what the evidence pack provides.
How is this different from LetCompliance? ▾
LetCompliance is primarily a certificate deadline-tracking and document vault platform. It publicly confirms reminders, a 0–100 compliance score, tenant portal, agent portal, and Right to Rent tracking. At time of review, public materials did not evidence a SHA-256 hashed tamper-evident evidence pack, an append-only audit trail, legislation-mapped obligation depth across all 28 statutory tasks, or event workflows for the processes RRA 2025 made legally consequential. Those are the specific differences. LetCompliance starts at £180/year. LettingsLedger Standard is £79/year with those features included.
I already use Latch/August/Landlord Vision, do I need this too? ▾
Probably yes, because those products serve a different primary purpose. Latch and Landlord Vision are excellent for rent collection, accounting, and MTD. August has a good tenant app and compliance checklist. Based on public materials reviewed in April 2026, we did not identify product documentation demonstrating a SHA-256 hashed tamper-evident evidence pack, statutory response deadline tracking, named event workflows for Section 13 notices or disrepair complaints, or the document-generation scope LettingsLedger provides for RRA 2025 obligations in those products. They manage your property operations. LettingsLedger governs the proof your compliance obligations were met. The two are typically used alongside each other rather than as substitutes.
What is the core identity of the product in one sentence? ▾
"We don't do the work, we govern the proof the work was done." LettingsLedger is a compliance evidence governance platform, not a property operations platform. The three anchor words: Navigation, Prioritisation, Documentation.
Pricing and value
Why is Foundation a one-off payment instead of a subscription? ▾
Foundation is a compliance snapshot, you complete the 28 tasks once, upload your evidence, and receive a permanent evidence pack. There is no ongoing monitoring, no live deadline engine, and no reminders. A one-off payment is the correct model because there is no ongoing service to maintain. It also removes the subscription objection for cautious buyers and creates a natural upsell moment when they realise their gas cert is about to expire and there is no warning coming.
What do I get when I upgrade from Foundation to Standard? ▾
The live certificate deadline engine, tracks expiry dates and sends warnings at 60, 30, and 7 days before each certificate expires. All 12 compliance event workflows: Section 13 rent increase, pet request handling (pet request response deadline tracking), disrepair complaint logging, Section 8 evidence preparation, and more. Calendar integration including iCal download and Google Calendar OAuth. The three-party landlord/agent/tenant architecture. Legislative change alerts when a task is affected by new law.
Why £79/year and not more? ▾
Two reasons. First, the channel strategy requires zero friction on the buy decision, an accountant or solicitor referring a client to a £79/year product faces no objection. Second, revenue compounds through renewals: £79 multiplied by a growing base of landlords, all renewing annually, builds a predictable recurring income. The price is not low because we lack confidence in the product. It is low because the market entry strategy requires it to be. Pricing will increase as the product matures and reputation is established.
Is the evidence pack really mine even if I cancel? ▾
Yes. The evidence pack, your timestamped, hashed compliance record, is yours permanently regardless of subscription status. You can export it at any time. If you cancel, you lose access to the live deadline engine, new event workflows, and document generation, but your historical evidence pack remains intact and downloadable. This is a deliberate trust mechanism: we do not hold your compliance history hostage behind a paywall.
What does Portfolio Pro cost per property at different portfolio sizes? ▾
At 5 properties: £59.80 per property per year. At 10 properties: £34.90 per property per year. At 20 properties: £22.45 per property per year. Unlimited properties at £299/year means the cost per property falls with every additional property. Compare to LetCompliance Unlimited at £588/year (at time of review), without a governed evidence pack or legislation-mapped obligation depth.
Is there a free trial? ▾
Foundation at £49 is effectively a try-before-you-commit option, complete the full 28-task programme and see what the evidence pack looks like before deciding whether to move to Standard. There is no time-limited free trial because the product's value is in the evidence it produces, not in a dashboard preview. If you have done the work and produced the evidence, that is worth paying for.
Renters' Rights Act 2025
Why does compliance matter more after 1 May 2026? ▾
Section 21 (no-fault eviction) can no longer be used from 1 May 2026. All possession claims now require a specific Section 8 ground. Courts may take account of the landlord's compliance record alongside the possession ground relied upon, where relevant to the facts of the case. A lapsed gas safety certificate, an unprotected deposit, or a missing EICR may affect the progress of proceedings. Before the RRA 2025, compliance gaps could be managed around with a Section 21 notice. Now every gap carries its own financial and legal consequence independent of possession. A landlord with a dated, organised record of their compliance activity is better placed to respond to any challenge than one who is not.
What is the RRA Information Sheet and when must it be served? ▾
The MHCLG-published government document explaining the changes introduced by the Renters' Rights Act 2025. It must be served on every existing tenant by 31 May 2026, and on new tenants at or before the tenancy start from 1 May 2026. Only the official government document satisfies the obligation, a landlord's own summary does not. LettingsLedger tracks this as Task 10 and generates the cover letter you send alongside it.
How does the pet request rule work and what happens if I miss the deadline? ▾
Under RRA 2025, when a tenant submits a written pet request, the landlord must respond in writing within the statutory period, ordinarily 28 days, or 7 days after receiving any further information requested. Failure to respond within the applicable period is treated as consent. LettingsLedger logs the request receipt date and tracks the statutory deadline, alerting before it expires. It also generates both response letters: approval with conditions (pet insurance requirement, carpet cleaning clause), and refusal with documented reasons (freeholder restriction, property unsuitable). Every step is timestamped in the audit trail.
Can I still use rent review clauses in my tenancy agreement after 1 May 2026? ▾
No. From 1 May 2026, rent review clauses in tenancy agreements are void as a matter of law. The only lawful method for increasing rent in the private rented sector is the Section 13 notice process, the prescribed government form, minimum 2 months' notice, at most once per 52-week period, effective date coinciding with the start of a rental period. LettingsLedger tracks this as Task 13 and generates the cover letter accompanying the prescribed form.
What is the PRS Database and when do I need to register? ▾
The national Private Rented Sector Database, required under Phase 2 of the Renters' Rights Act 2025. Expected to be mandatory from late 2026, rolled out by local authority area. Landlords not registered will lose access to certain Section 8 possession grounds including Ground 1 (moving in) and Ground 1A (selling). Not yet mandatory as of April 2026. LettingsLedger tracks this as Task 18 with a Phase 2 flag and helps you gather the required information now so registration is straightforward when the portal opens.
Does LettingsLedger cover Awaab's Law? ▾
Awaab's Law, which mandates statutory response timeframes for serious hazards including damp and mould, has been enacted for social housing (in force October 2025). The extension to the private rented sector is anticipated but the timeline is not confirmed as of April 2026. Task 14 (Repairs and Maintenance Record) carries an Awaab's Law flag and will update automatically when the PRS extension is confirmed, re-opening the task for review at that point.
Agent and accountant channel
I am a letting agent. How does LettingsLedger work for me? ▾
Two ways, depending on your relationship with each landlord. For properties you fully manage: a portfolio licence covers your entire managed book under one agent account. Every property is visible in a single dashboard, certificate status, open tasks, upcoming deadlines, compliance score, across all your managed clients. You act within each landlord's account under your firm's name, with every action permanently attributed to you in the audit trail. For landlords you place but don't actively manage: share your referral code at the point of the let. They pay for their own subscription. You earn 25% on what they pay at purchase and 25% on every annual renewal, for as long as they stay, with no cap and no ongoing work required. For most agencies, the referral income from let-only landlords offsets a meaningful part of the managed portfolio licence cost.
Could my landlord clients use LettingsLedger to manage their own compliance and drop me? ▾
This is the right question and the answer is no, by design. The platform's architecture prevents disintermediation. The landlord's account is the landlord's, but the agent acts within it under their own attributed identity, as a visible service provider. The compliance declaration can only be signed by the landlord personally, not the agent. The audit trail shows the agent's contribution permanently. A landlord who leaves the agent takes the account, but the agent's service record remains in it. LettingsLedger makes the agent more visible and more valuable, not less.
What can an agent actually do within a landlord's account? ▾
The agent links to a landlord's account via a unique agent code, the landlord enters this code in their account settings. Once linked, the agent sees the full compliance posture of that property: certificate currency, open tasks, task status, compliance score, and upcoming deadlines. The agent can upload evidence, log events, mark tasks complete, and use document generation, everything the landlord can do, except sign the compliance declaration and manage billing. Every action is attributed in the audit trail under the agent's firm name, not the landlord's. The landlord retains full oversight and can unlink the agent at any time.
I am an accountant. How does this relate to my landlord clients' tax obligations? ▾
Compliance and tax are adjacent but distinct. LettingsLedger handles the statutory compliance programme, the 28 obligations every landlord must meet regardless of their tax position. Your role is MTD, Section 24 planning, incorporation analysis, and self-assessment. We do not compete with that. What we share is the conversation moment: when a landlord comes to you about their rental income, they are also in the room where compliance questions arise. That is the referral opportunity. Ten minutes of your time pointing a landlord client to LettingsLedger earns you 25% of every pound they spend, every year they renew.
How does the commission model work in practice? ▾
For let-only referrals: each agent receives a unique referral code. When a landlord purchases through that code, the sale is attributed and 25% commission is recorded. When that landlord renews annually, 25% of the renewal is also attributed, with no time limit and no cap. A letting agent who refers 50 landlords to Portfolio Standard (£149/year) earns £1,862.50 in year one and the same amount every year those landlords renew, without any further action. For managed portfolio clients: the agent subscribes to a portfolio licence covering all their fully managed properties under one account, pricing available on request. For most agencies, referral commission from let-only landlords offsets a significant part of the managed portfolio cost. Commission statements are visible in the agent portal dashboard.
Does LettingsLedger provide legal advice? ▾
No. LettingsLedger is a compliance governance, workflow, and evidence platform. It is not a legal services provider and does not provide legal advice. Guidance is derived from UK legislation and official GOV.UK guidance, provided for informational purposes only. The three anchor words for what LettingsLedger does: Navigation, Prioritisation, Documentation. Never advice, determination, or certification. For specific legal situations, a possession claim, a dispute, an enforcement notice, a qualified solicitor should be consulted.
Practical use
How long does it take to complete the 28 tasks? ▾
For a landlord with a single property who has their certificates and documents to hand, the core tasks take approximately 90 minutes in total. The platform estimates time per task, ranging from 15 to 60 minutes. Some tasks, the Compliance Calendar, Legionella Risk Assessment, periodic inspection report, involve producing a document, which the AI generation engine can draft in under 5 minutes. Most landlords spread it over two or three sessions. The evidence pack is complete when all tasks are marked done with evidence uploaded.
What documents does the AI generate? ▾
One document per applicable task, derived from the landlord's own profile data and editable before it enters the evidence record. The full set includes: Gas Safety cover letter, EICR service letter, EPC service letter, alarm test record, Legionella risk assessment, fire safety check record, furniture fire safety inventory (furnished lets), fitness for habitation condition record, Prescribed Information cover letter, Right to Rent check record, How to Rent service email, RRA Information Sheet cover letter, periodic tenancy terms summary, landlord address for service notice, certificate service bundle email, Section 13 cover letter, repair request acknowledgement, pet request approval letter (with conditions), pet request refusal letter (with documented reasons), rental discrimination criteria record, rent in advance confirmation, HMO management compliance record, HMO licence application checklist, selective licensing check record, PRS registration preparation record, and compliance calendar. Tasks marked conditional (HMO, furnished lets) only generate documents where the assessment confirms they apply.
What happens if a certificate expires during an ongoing subscription? ▾
The deadline engine triggers advance warnings at the intervals you configure, default 60, 30, and 7 days before expiry. These are sent by email and optionally added to your Google Calendar or iCal. If a certificate lapses despite the warnings, the task reverts to incomplete, the compliance score drops, and a red urgent banner appears on the dashboard. The compliance declaration cannot be re-signed until the lapsed certificate is renewed and the task is completed again. The audit trail records the lapse, the warning history, and the eventual renewal, all preserved in the audit record.
Does LettingsLedger cover Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland? ▾
The current product covers England only under the assured tenancy framework. Scotland uses private residential tenancies under different legislation. Wales has Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016. Northern Ireland differs significantly. The platform is built with jurisdiction-switching in its engine, Scotland and Wales modules are on the product roadmap. Do not use the England content cross-border; the obligations, notice periods, and prescribed forms are materially different.
What is the compliance score and how is it calculated? ▾
The compliance score is a 0–100 weighted score across the 28 tasks. Not all tasks are weighted equally, possession prerequisites (Gas Safety, EICR, Deposit Protection) carry higher weight because their failure has the most immediate legal consequence. A lapsed gas certificate drops the score significantly more than an incomplete Compliance Calendar. Tasks marked N/A (e.g. HMO Licence for a non-HMO property) are excluded from the calculation. Below 60 is red, 60–79 is amber, 80 and above is green. The score label reads "Compliance score" with a tooltip explaining the weighting. The score updates in real time as tasks are completed and certificates renew.
Is my data secure? ▾
Evidence documents are stored encrypted on a dedicated Hetzner server. The compliance declaration is SHA-256 hashed at the moment of signing, any tampering with the underlying document changes the hash, making the tampering immediately detectable. Audit log entries are append-only and cannot be edited or deleted by any user including the platform operator. Access is protected by session-based authentication with CSRF protection on every form submission. The platform does not share landlord data with third parties and does not serve advertising.
What if the law changes after I have completed my evidence pack? ▾
On Standard and above, legislative change alerts are active. When a task is affected by new legislation or updated guidance, the task is automatically flagged for review and a notification explains what changed and what action is required. The alert includes the relevant statutory source. Completing the re-opened task updates the evidence pack. Current examples already monitored: Awaab's Law PRS extension (anticipated), EPC Band C minimum standard (proposed), PRS Database Phase 2 (late 2026), updated How to Rent guide (expected May 2026 following RRA 2025 implementation).
Does the compliance declaration have any legal weight? ▾
The declaration is a governance record, not a legal instrument. It does not constitute a compliance certificate, a legal opinion, or a warranty of compliance. What it does: creates a timestamped, tamper-evident record of the landlord's attestation at a specific date, with a SHA-256 hash that detects any subsequent tampering. This is more structured and verifiable than no record at all, it demonstrates active, documented compliance management rather than reactive response to enforcement. Its purpose is documentary, not contractual.
Methodology and review basis
All competitor assessments in this document are based exclusively on publicly available product pages, pricing pages, feature descriptions, and help documentation reviewed in April 2026. The following URLs were the primary sources consulted at time of review: letcompliance.com, uselatch.co.uk, augustapp.com, landlordvision.co.uk, arthuronline.co.uk, goodlord.com, kammadata.com. Where a feature is marked as "not evidenced publicly," this means it was not found in public-facing product materials at the time of review, it does not assert that the feature does not exist. Products update frequently. This page carries a review date of April 2026 and will be updated periodically. This comparison is produced by LettingsLedger and reflects LettingsLedger's interpretation of the market. It should be read as such. If any product listed believes a feature has been mischaracterised, we welcome correction and will update this analysis accordingly. For a comparison of features against a specific product, consult that product's current documentation directly. Nothing on this page constitutes legal or commercial advice. See full disclaimer.
The position in three sentences
MARKET GAP
Every competitor tracks when certificates expire. Nobody governs the proof that compliance obligations were met. That is the space LettingsLedger occupies, alone.
PRICING LOGIC
£79/year is 56% cheaper than LetCompliance's entry tier, with 5× more features. Low price removes the buy objection. The channel compounds through renewals.
THE TIMING
Section 21 is gone. Every possession claim now requires compliance evidence. LettingsLedger launches into the exact moment compliance records became possession-critical.
Independent market analysis · April 2026
Record this. Whichever compliance approach you use, the underlying obligation is the same: every certificate, notice, and document must be retained with a dated record of service. The tool is the system; the evidence is what courts and regulators assess.
Further reading: Landlord penalties in England · Section 8 notice process