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All tools and guides
Everything on RenterCheck for renters in England, in one place.
Tools
Check a rented home, the rent and the landlord. Free unless marked.
- Free property check
Energy rating, flood and planning designations, crime nearby and past sales for an address.
- EPC checker
The energy rating, floor area and running costs for any address in England.
- Tenancy agreement checker
What to check in a tenancy agreement, and the checker in Complete RenterCheck.
- Rent checker
How to judge whether a rent is reasonable, and what can be charged on top.
- Average rent by postcode
The official average private rent for any area in England, by bedrooms.
- Rent increase calculator
The cost of a proposed rent increase, and the rules it must follow.
- Rent affordability calculator
The income a letting agent will usually expect for a given rent.
- Holding deposit calculator
The legal maximum holding deposit and tenancy deposit for a rent.
- Council tax band checker
How to find a home’s council tax band, and what it will cost.
- Flood risk checker
The chance of flooding from rivers, the sea and surface water around a postcode.
- Crime rate checker
Recorded crime around a rented home, compared with the rest of England.
- Property licence checker
Whether a council licensing scheme covers a rented home.
- Landlord and agent check
Look up the company named on a tenancy agreement at Companies House.
Guides for renters
Plain answers to the questions renters in England ask most before they sign.
- How to find a landlord
Six ways to find out who owns or lets a property in England.
- Is my landlord registered?
What landlord registers exist in England, and how to search each.
- Is my deposit protected?
How to check your deposit is protected, and what to do if it isn’t.
- Gas safety certificate check
What a landlord gas safety record must cover, and when you get a copy.
- Who pays council tax when renting
Whether the tenant or landlord pays, and why shared houses are different.
RenterCheck
How RenterCheck works, where its information comes from, and the legal pages.
- Example report
Everything Complete RenterCheck includes, shown for a made-up home.
- How it works
What we check, and what we will not claim.
- Where our information comes from
Every dataset we use, who publishes it and its limits.
- About RenterCheck
Who we are and what we will not do.
- Find a report you’ve paid for
Have the links to your Complete RenterCheck reports emailed to you.
- Privacy notice
How we use personal information.
- Cookie policy
The little we store in your browser, and why.
- Terms and conditions
The terms for using RenterCheck and buying a report.