Best free landlord software (UK, 2026)

LetCompliance is free forever for a single property, with no card required and no time limit, and the free tier is not a stub: you get a live 0-100 compliance score, certificate tracking for Gas Safety, EICR and EPC with reminders before they expire, document storage and a deposit-protection deadline tracker. That is more genuine compliance depth than any other free tier we tested, and it is built for the post-reform world rather than bolted on. The honest limit is property count: the free plan covers one property, and a second needs a paid plan (Solo, up to 3, is £14.99/mo). Every new account also gets 14 days of full access to the paid features first, so you can see the Section 8 drafter and rent collection before deciding. It is #1 here because, per property, it gives you the most of what actually matters — but if you want many properties free and can live with lighter tooling, read the Property Hawk entry.

Pricing

Free for 1 property, forever. Paid from £14.99/mo (Solo, up to 3) (2026).

Best for

A landlord with one property who wants real compliance tracking, not just reminders, for nothing — including anyone leaving Property Hawk.

Landlord Studio GO is the free entry tier of Landlord Studio, and it is strongest on the money side: income and expense tracking, receipt capture and simple reporting that make self-assessment less painful. It is a capable free bookkeeping tool. The limits are that the deeper features — richer reporting, some automation and higher property allowances — sit behind the paid PRO plan, and the compliance and possession side is light. If your main pain is keeping the numbers straight rather than the legal paperwork, the free tier does a real job; if it is the Renters’ Rights Act legal layer, it is not the tool for that.

Pricing

Free for 3 units (GO tier); PRO from $12/mo, 3 units + $1 per extra unit. Verified on landlordstudio.com, July 2026.

Best for

A landlord whose main need is bookkeeping — tracking income, expenses and receipts for self-assessment.

OpenRent is not a management platform so much as a low-cost letting marketplace, and its free layer is about getting a property let: you can advertise and take enquiries at no cost, then pay for the pieces that make the let happen — a Rightmove/Zoopla listing boost, tenant referencing→ (around £20 per tenant), a tenancy agreement, and rent collection. That à la carte model is transparent and cheap, and for a landlord who mainly needs to fill a void it is excellent value. But once the tenancy is running there is little ongoing compliance or possession tooling — OpenRent’s job largely ends where day-to-day management begins.

Pricing

Free to advertise; add-ons paid (referencing ~£20/tenant) (2026).

Best for

A landlord who mainly needs to fill a void quickly and cheaply without a high-street agent.

Rentila’s free tier is one property, the same as ours, but it is unusually complete for nothing: e-signature, a bank connection and letter templates are all included at £0. What really sets it apart is the price of the next step, which is far below the UK tools: 2 to 5 properties for €4.90 a month and unlimited for €9.90. The trade-off is that it is a European platform with a UK presence rather than a UK product. It does not track Gas Safety, EICR or EPC renewal dates, it does not do MTD, and the Renters’ Rights Act legal layer is not something you should expect it to carry.

Pricing

Free for 1 property; Silver €4.90/mo (2–5 properties); Gold €9.90/mo (unlimited). Verified on rentila.com, July 2026.

Best for

A cost-driven landlord with a handful of properties who keeps their UK compliance dates somewhere else.