Landlord certificate and compliance reminders, so you never miss a deadline.
Get reminded before every certificate and deadline on your rental properties in England, whether they're long lets, HMOs, student lets, lodgers, Airbnbs or holiday lets. No full landlord platform to pay for, and one flat price, not per property.
- Free for 1 property
- No per-property fees
- Certificates read for you
- Long lets, HMOs, Airbnb and more
- Phone, tablet and desktop
Example data
Built for the way you let
Tell BeCert how each property is let and it shows only the checks that apply. Mixed portfolios are fine: one account, one price.
Landlords with a few rental homes
Gas, electrical and energy certificates, deposits, Right to Rent and the new landlord database, with a reminder before each one is due.
Get ready for the landlord databaseShared houses and HMOs
Your HMO licence renewal, the yearly gas certificate the council asks for, and a fire risk assessment for the shared areas.
See how it works for HMOsStudent landlords
Licences, deposits and Right to Rent for every house, plus what changed for student lets on 1 May 2026.
See how it works for student letsRenting a room in your home
Just the checks that apply when you share your home: Right to Rent and a yearly gas check, without the tenancy ones.
See which checks apply to lodgersAirbnb hosts
Gas, fire risk, London's 90-night limit and the short-let register, for whole places and rooms.
See how it works for AirbnbHoliday cottages and caravans
Fire risk assessment, nights let, the business rates test and the national short-let register.
See how it works for holiday letsNot sure what applies? Try the free compliance checker. It lists every check for your property, with official sources.
When do you need to register on the landlord database?
Every private landlord in England must register each rental property, region by region, between December 2026 and November 2027. It costs £65 per property each year, and you upload your gas, electrical and energy certificates.
The deadline depends on where the property is, not where you live. BeCert is not part of GOV.UK and does not register you. We help you get ready.
- Registration opens
- 15 December 2026
- Deadline
- 14 March 2027
- Fee
- £65 per property, yearly
- Gas safety record (if the property has gas)
- Electrical safety report (EICR) or certificate (EIC)
- Energy Performance Certificate (EPC)
- Any minimum energy standard exemption
Source: GOV.UK Housing Hub, "Get ready to register", checked 7 October 2026.
Get your deadline checklistYou know your dates. Keeping track is the hard part.
Certificates are everywhere
Dates in a spreadsheet, PDFs in email, photos in WhatsApp. Finding one for a lender or the council takes too long.
The reminder comes from someone else
Your gas engineer, your tenant or your plumber. When they forget, so does your system.
The rules keep changing
The Renters' Rights Act, the landlord database, a higher EPC minimum on the way. Hard to keep up while holding down a day job.
How it works
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Add your properties
Type a postcode and pick the address. Tap the type of property and how it's let, from long let to lodger or Airbnb. Change the details any time.
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Add your certificates
Drop in a PDF or take a photo. BeCert reads the dates for you to check and save. Upload now or later; anything missing shows up red straight away.
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Get reminded in time
Push notifications and email before anything expires. Tap a reminder to go straight to what needs doing, or snooze or cancel it.
Everything a landlord in England has to track
A traffic light for every property, covering expiry dates and the checks that start with each new tenancy.
- Gas safety · every year
- EICR · at least every 5 years
- EPC · every 10 years
- HMO and selective licences
- Landlord insurance
- ICO data protection fee
- EPC rating E or better · C planned by 2030
- Making Tax Digital · quarterly updates
- Landlord database · every year
- Deposit protected · within 30 days
- Deposit within the 5-week cap
- Prescribed information · within 30 days
- Written statement of terms
- Gas and EICR copies to tenants · within 28 days
- Smoke and CO alarms · day one
- Right to Rent checks · and follow-ups
- Valid EPC before you advertise
- Fire risk assessment · review regularly
- Holiday let insurance
- Nights let · business rates test
- London 90-night limit
- National short-let register · expected March 2027
- Right to Rent · before they move in
- Gas safety · every year
- No deposit protection needed
- Rent a Room · up to £7,500 tax-free
Sources: gas safety · electrical safety · EPCs · deposit protection · alarms · Right to Rent · ICO fee · HMO licences · holiday lets · fire risk assessments · business rates · lodgers and Rent a Room
New in BeCert
Less typing, fewer taps, and reminders that take you to the job.
Certificates read for you
Upload a PDF and the dates, EPC rating, EICR result and Gas Safe number are filled in for you to check.
Postcode lookup
Pick the address from the postcode, then tap the property type and how it's let. No dropdowns.
Tap a reminder to act
Each reminder opens the place to deal with it. Snooze it, or cancel the ones you don't need.
The reminders, without the platform price tag
All-in-one landlord platforms bundle rent collection, tenant portals and maintenance into the price. BeCert does one job: it reminds you what's due and keeps the proof. Keep your spreadsheet, your bank and your letting tools.
| Compare | Typical all-in-one landlord platform | BeCert |
|---|---|---|
| Price for 5 properties | Often charged per property | £7.99 a month, flat |
| What it does | Rent, tenants, maintenance, inventories | Compliance only |
| Switching | Move everything over | Nothing to move. Add it in about 10 minutes |
| Landlord database | Varies | Regional deadline, checklist and yearly renewal reminder |
Apps for iPhone and Android are on the way
The same BeCert on the website and in the apps. The apps add reminders that arrive even when the app is closed, a camera button to photograph a certificate, and sharing straight from your phone.
Until the apps are out, the website works on any phone and can be added to your Home Screen.
One price for your account, not per property
Try Portfolio free for a month. No card needed, and nothing is deleted when the month ends. Cancel any time.
Free
- All compliance tracking
- Every type of let, including Airbnb and lodgers
- Push and email reminders
- Landlord database checklist
Landlord
- Everything in Free
- Share packs for lenders and insurers
- Export everything, any time
Portfolio Most popular
- Everything in Landlord
- Made for portfolios of 4 to 14, with room for 15
- Priority support
We tell you when the rules change
We check official sources every month. When something changes for landlords in England, every customer gets a short email saying what changed and what to do about it, and the app updates its checklists.
Questions
Is this the official landlord database?
No. You register through the government's own service. We show you your deadline and keep the certificates it asks for ready to upload.
Do I have to give up my spreadsheet?
No. Paste it in from Excel or Google Sheets to get started, and keep using it for anything else. BeCert only handles certificates, deadlines and reminders.
Is this legal advice?
No. BeCert helps you stay on top of your obligations. For legal questions, speak to a solicitor or your landlord association.
Does it work on iPhone, iPad and Android?
Yes. Apps for the App Store and Google Play are coming soon. Until then, add the website to your Home Screen to get push notifications on iOS and iPadOS 16.4 or later. Email reminders work everywhere.
Do you cover HMOs, student lets, lodgers, Airbnb and holiday lets?
Yes. Choose how it's let when you add a property and the checks change to match. See HMOs, student lets, lodgers, Airbnb and holiday lets.
Can I suggest a feature or report a problem?
Yes. Choose "Give app feedback" on any screen. You get a reference number, and we read everything.
Can I take my data with me?
Yes. Download everything we hold at any time, and delete your account and all its data from Settings whenever you like.
How do you keep my data safe?
You sign in with a one-time code sent to your email, so there's no password to steal. Your data is encrypted when it's sent and when it's stored, and each account can only ever see its own properties. We check it's really you before anything that shares or deletes a lot of data, and sign you out after 30 minutes without activity. We never sell your data or use it for advertising. More about privacy and security.
What about my tenants' details?
We only ask for what reminders need, like a tenant's name and tenancy dates. We never ask for tenants' ID documents, bank details or dates of birth. We hold tenant details on your behalf and only use them to run your account.
Do you cover Wales or Scotland?
Not yet. We start with England, where the landlord database and the Renters' Rights Act apply.
Guides for you
Landlord compliance checklist
Every check for letting a home in England, how often it is due, who it applies to and the official source.
Gas safety certificate
The yearly gas safety check: what it covers, when to renew, who gets a copy, and how it applies to lodgers, HMOs and holiday lets.
EICR for landlords
How often a rental needs an electrical safety report, what the codes mean, the 28-day repair rule and who gets a copy.
EPC rules for landlords
The minimum EPC E today, the move to EPC C by 1 October 2030, the £10,000 cap and the planned exemptions.
Renters' Rights Act for landlords
What changed on 1 May 2026, what comes next and which dates are confirmed, in one table.
Be ready before your region's deadline
Add your first property free and see what needs doing today.