A private landlord with just one property has created a compliance tool to cope with the sector’s growing mountain of regulations.

Grant Neville, who claims that “until recently, I had no idea whether I was actually compliant” has created the tool, which he is now marketing to landlords at between £4.99 and £49.99 a month, depending on portfolio size. 

He says: “I knew I needed a Gas Safety certificate. I was pretty sure I needed an EICR. Beyond that, I was managing everything in a spreadsheet and hoping for the best. If a council officer had knocked on my door, I’d have had nothing to show them.”

Neville suggests that for the vast majority of small scale landlords, likely to have just one or two properties, compliance wasn’t something they signed up for but was something that crept up on them.

He continues: “So I built Tenancy Tracker. It tracks certificates and expiry dates, sends reminders at 90, 30 and 7 days, logs tenant communications, records inspections, and generates a one-click evidence export pack — everything a landlord needs to demonstrate compliance to a council officer or tribunal, in one place.”

You can see it here: www.tenancytracker.uk.