Free tools to help UK landlords keep up with the rules.
The Renters’ Rights Act, deposit caps, licensing, EPC standards and Making Tax Digital, explained in plain English and worked through with your own figures. Twelve tools, all free.
- Free, no sign-up, no card
- Figures stay on your own device
- Works on a phone, tablet or computer
- Education, not advice
The free tools
Each one opens straight away with a worked example. Type your own figures over it and the results update as you go. Nothing is saved anywhere except your own browser.
Renting rules and compliance
Renters’ Rights Act Checklist
A checklist of the Renters’ Rights Act changes and nation-by-nation renting rules, turned into tasks.
Open the free tool →Landlord Law Changes Tracker
Shows the UK property rule changes that may apply to a let, with the key dates.
Open the free tool →HMO & Property Licence Checker
Walks through the mandatory HMO licence test and the questions to ask the council about other licences.
Open the free tool →Tenancy Deposit Cap Calculator
Works out the tenancy deposit cap, the holding deposit cap and the protection deadline from the rent.
Open the free tool →EPC Checker for Landlords
Checks an EPC rating against the minimum energy efficiency standard (MEES) and the planned future rules.
Open the free tool →Tax, records and Making Tax Digital
MTD for Landlords Threshold Checker
Shows which Making Tax Digital for Income Tax threshold a qualifying income passes, year by year.
Open the free tool →Section 24 Calculator (Lite)
A quick illustration of how Section 24 changes the tax on one rental property.
Open the free tool →Landlord Records Checklist
Lists the records commonly kept for a let property and where each one stands.
Open the free tool →Buying and investing
Stamp Duty Calculator incl. Buy to Let
Works out SDLT, LBTT or LTT for any buyer, including the additional-property surcharge on buy to let.
Open the free tool →Rental Yield Calculator (Lite)
A quick first look at gross yield, net yield and cashflow on a rental property, for learning.
Open the free tool →Commercial Mortgage Calculator
Illustrates repayments, loan-to-value and interest cover for commercial mortgages and bridging loans.
Open the free tool →Motivated Seller Score
Scores the listing signals that a seller may be open to offers, with the points shown.
Open the free tool →Rules differ between England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, and they change. Each tool explains the rules it uses; check GOV.UK for the rules where your property is.
Need more than the free tools?
Property Clues also makes paid tools that pick up where the free ones stop. Each has a free live preview with example figures.
MTD for Landlords Quarterly Pack
After the Threshold Checker: rent and costs sorted into the four MTD quarters, ready for your accountant.
Try the free preview →Landlord Compliance Checklist
After the Renters’ Rights checks: every certificate and legal duty for each property, with due dates.
Try the free preview →Rental Income & Section 24 Tax Calculator
After Section 24 (Lite): the whole portfolio, every tax year including 2027/28, and an Excel file for your accountant.
Try the free preview →Buy to Let Calculator
After the Rental Yield (Lite): cashflow, stamp duty, lender rent cover and tax on a full deal.
Try the free preview →Property Inventory & Check-in Report
After the Deposit Cap Calculator: dated, room-by-room check-in and check-out reports with photos, meter readings and tenant signatures.
Try the free preview →Section 8 Eviction & Possession Checklist
After the Renters’ Rights checks: how Section 8 usually works now Section 21 has ended, the Ground 8 arrears figures and the records a solicitor asks for.
Try the free preview →