A UK landlord comparison

Landlord compliance tools, compared clearly.

For self-managing UK landlords with one to three properties. Nookcairn is a tool for landlords managing their own homes, not software sold to other businesses. Property records and a property-specific overview of saved gas safety, EICR, EPC and deposit dates/statuses are available. Automated reminders, document uploads, tenancy document tools and reliable GBP billing/access controls are not part of this release.

Available today

Account creation, a private dashboard that starts empty, and the public landlord FAQ.

Planned, not live

Property and compliance tracking, date reminders, and tenancy document and notice tools.

For landlords themselves

Nookcairn is being built for self-managing UK landlords with one to three properties, not as software sold to other businesses.

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Feature comparison of Nookcairn, LandlordOS, Landlord Vision, Landlord Studio, Hammock and NRLA landlord resources, based on completed report 6390955.
Capability
Nookcairn
Property records available
LandlordOS
Landlord Vision
Landlord Studio
Hammock
NRLA
Nookcairn: available today
Account creationAvailable nowNot covered by report 6390955Not covered by report 6390955Not covered by report 6390955Not covered by report 6390955Not covered by report 6390955
Private dashboardAvailable now; new accounts start empty and landlords add their own propertiesNot covered by report 6390955Not covered by report 6390955Not covered by report 6390955Not covered by report 6390955Not covered by report 6390955
Landlord guidancePublic landlord FAQ available nowNot covered by report 6390955Not covered by report 6390955Not covered by report 6390955Not covered by report 6390955Not covered by report 6390955
Compliance dates and certificate reminders
Gas safety certificate remindersManual property-specific date/status view; no automated remindersAutomated reminders [1]Key certificate-date alerts; this certificate is not mapped separately [2]Not established in report 6390955Not established in report 6390955Guidance/checklists; no automated date monitoring reported [7]
EICR remindersPlanned; not liveAutomated reminders [1]Key certificate-date alerts; this certificate is not mapped separately [2]Not established in report 6390955Not established in report 6390955Guidance/checklists; no automated date monitoring reported [7]
EPC remindersPlanned; not liveAutomated reminders [1]Key certificate-date alerts; this certificate is not mapped separately [2]Not established in report 6390955Not established in report 6390955Guidance/checklists; no automated date monitoring reported [7]
Deposit protection deadlinesSaved dates and status view; no automated remindersAutomated reminders [1]Key compliance-date alerts; this deadline is not mapped separately [2]Not established in report 6390955Not established in report 6390955Pre-tenancy resources and checklists [7]
Document expiry trackingPlanned; not liveAI extracts certificate expiry dates from uploads [1]Document vault includes expiry tracking [2]Not established in report 6390955Digital receipt copies reported; expiry tracking unconfirmed [6]Not established in report 6390955
MTD, tax and integrations
Quarterly Making Tax Digital updatesNot available today; future scope not statedNot established in report 6390955Not established in report 6390955Nexus syncs rental income, fees and expenses for quarterly review and submission [4]Quarterly MTD updates reported live on the pilot [6]Not established in report 6390955
HMRC-recognised MTD softwareNot available today; future scope not statedNot established in report 6390955Not established in report 6390955Landlord Studio MTD software is described as HMRC-recognised [5]HMRC-recognised for MTD for Income Tax [6]Not established in report 6390955
Accounting and letting-platform integrationsNot available today; future scope not statedNo accounting integration reported [1]Can link bank accounts [2]Nexus connects with Reapit, PayProp, SME Professional, Alto and LettsPay [4]Not established in report 6390955Not software integrations; NRLA is a resource hub [7]
Rental income, expenses and tax recordsNot available today; future scope not statedTenant records can include rent amounts [1]Expense tracking reported [2]Tracks income and expenses; reports can be HMRC-ready [4][5]Reconciles rental payments and letting-agent fees; chart of accounts for BTL companies [6]Guidance and templates rather than rental accounting software [7]
Property, tenant and maintenance tools
Property and tenancy managementResidential property records and current-tenancy deposit details; no full tenancy-management toolsProperty and tenant management; documents linked to properties [1]Positioned as a property-management hub [2][3]All-in-one landlord platform; tenancies sit alongside accounting [4][5]Joint ownership and limited-company structures supported; wider property tools unconfirmed [6]Guidance and resources, not property-management software [7]
Tenant details and recordsNot available today; future scope not statedContact details, tenancy dates, rent and deposit information [1]Tenant communication reported; detailed record fields unconfirmed [2]Tenancy management reported; detailed record fields unconfirmed [5]Not established in report 6390955Pre-tenancy guidance, not tenant records software [7]
Maintenance trackingNot available today; future scope not statedNot established in report 6390955Not established in report 6390955Maintenance tracking reported [4]Not established in report 6390955Guidance/checklists; software tracking unconfirmed [7]
Tenant communicationNot available today; future scope not statedNot established in report 6390955In-platform tenant communication reported [2]Not established in report 6390955Not established in report 6390955Guidance and templates; in-app communication unconfirmed [7]
Tenant screening and property marketingNot available today; future scope not statedNot established in report 6390955Not established in report 6390955Property marketing and tenant screening reported [4]Not established in report 6390955Pre-tenancy referencing and property-marketing resources [7]
Documents, records, guidance and templates
Document and receipt storageTenancy document tools are planned; not liveStores documents against properties [1]Cloud document vault; report describes secure cloud records [2][3]Not established in report 6390955Digital copies of receipts [6]Downloadable templates and documents, not cloud storage [7]
Automated document or transaction handlingNot available today; future scope not statedAI extracts dates and key details from uploaded certificates [1]Expiry tracking in the document vault; AI processing unconfirmed [2]Transaction categorisation and HMRC-ready reports [5]Digital receipt copies; automated extraction unconfirmed [6]Downloadable resources; automated processing unconfirmed [7]
Tenancy agreements, letters and templatesTenancy document tools are planned; not liveNot established in report 6390955Not established in report 6390955Not established in report 6390955Not established in report 6390955Downloadable agreements, contracts and template letters [7]
Court forms and Section 8 noticesNotice tools are planned; not liveNot established in report 6390955Not established in report 6390955Not established in report 6390955Not established in report 6390955Court-form completion notes and Section 8 guidance [7]
Landlord guidance and checklistsPublic landlord FAQ available nowNot established in report 6390955Not established in report 6390955Not established in report 6390955Not established in report 6390955Compliance checklists, implementation guides and tenancy guidance [7]
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