Best landlord software UK for small landlords (1–5 properties)

There is no single winner. For repairs, a maintenance inbox and certificate documents, Gaffy is built for that job: free first month, no card, then £12/mo for up to 5 properties, and £4/mo for each extra property. It does not file Making Tax Digital and it does not book tradespeople. For accounting and Making Tax Digital, compare August (free for up to 2 tenancies; Growth £8.99/mo for up to 5 tenancies), Landlord Studio (MTD Go free for 1–3 units; Pro from £15 +VAT/mo monthly or £12 +VAT/mo billed annually for 3 units, plus £1.20 +VAT per extra unit), and Landlord Vision (Starter £19.97/mo exclusive of VAT for up to 4 tenancies; a fifth tenancy needs the next plan, on their pricing page).

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Comparison for 1–5 properties

August and Landlord Vision count tenancies. For a single let, one tenancy is one property. Landlord Studio counts units. Gaffy counts properties. The table uses only figures read on each provider's own site on 2 November 2026.

Gaffy
At 1–5 properties (price): Free first month, no card, then £12/mo for up to 5 properties, and £4/mo for each extra property.
MTD: No. Gaffy does not file Making Tax Digital.
Documents / certificates: Any file type. The lease, gas safety certificate, EPC and EICR are shared with the tenant by default. Other documents are private. Expiry reminders for gas safety, EICR and EPC. Gaffy does not book tradespeople.
Best for: Repairs, a maintenance inbox and certificate documents.
August
At 1–5 properties (price): £0 for up to 2 tenancies. Growth is £8.99/mo for up to 5 tenancies. Paid plans have a 30 day free trial. Annual billing saves 20%. No per-property fees.
MTD: Making Tax Digital is included on August's paid landlord plans. Growth includes MTD reporting.
Documents / certificates: Free: 5 documents. Growth: 100 documents. Certificate reminders and document linking. Gas safety, EPC and EICR certificates, with expiry reminders, and sharing with tenants.
Best for: Accounting and Making Tax Digital for up to 5 tenancies, with certificate reminders.
Landlord Vision
At 1–5 properties (price): Starter £19.97/mo exclusive of VAT for up to 4 tenancies. Prices exclusive of VAT. A fifth tenancy needs the next plan (Standard, up to 10 tenancies). See their pricing page for that price. 2 week free trial.
MTD: Every plan includes full MTD functionality at no additional cost. Starter lists +MTD.
Documents / certificates: File management on Starter. Compliance certificates can be uploaded and tied to each property. Cloud storage is listed as Unlimited *. Tracks EPC, gas safety and EICR renewals, with automated alerts before certificates expire.
Best for: Accounting, Making Tax Digital and compliance certificates, for up to 4 tenancies on Starter.
Landlord Studio
At 1–5 properties (price): MTD Go is free for up to 3 properties (up to 10 documents, £5 per MTD tax submission). For 4 or 5 units, Pro from £15 +VAT/mo monthly or £12 +VAT/mo billed annually for 3 units, plus £1.20 +VAT per extra unit. At 5 units on monthly billing that is £17.40 +VAT/mo. 14-day free trial of the Pro plan.
MTD: MTD Go is free for up to 3 properties, with £5 per MTD tax submission. Pro is the paid plan on the same pricing page.
Documents / certificates: MTD Go: up to 10 documents. Pro: up to 250 documents. Pro Plus: unlimited document storage. Pro: "Streamline compliance with personal reminders." Pro Plus: "Set recurring reminders for managing compliance." The pricing page does not name gas safety, EICR or EPC expiry reminders.
Best for: Accounting and Making Tax Digital, with document storage, from a free plan for 1–3 units.

Repairs and certificates, or accounting

Pick the job before the brand. A repair record, a maintenance inbox and the certificate PDFs are one job. The ledger and Making Tax Digital are another. Gaffy is the first job. It does not file Making Tax Digital and it does not book tradespeople. August, Landlord Studio and Landlord Vision publish accounting and Making Tax Digital plans.

Gaffy

Free first month, no card, then £12/mo for up to 5 properties, and £4/mo for each extra property. The vault takes any file type. The lease, gas safety certificate, EPC and EICR are shared with the tenant by default. Other documents are private. Expiry reminders cover gas safety, EICR and EPC.

August

The free plan is £0 for up to 2 tenancies and includes 5 documents, sharing with tenants and expiry reminders. Growth is £8.99/mo for up to 5 tenancies, with 100 documents, certificate reminders and MTD reporting. Paid plans have a 30 day free trial. Annual billing saves 20%. August says it has no per-property fees. The documents page names gas safety, EPC and EICR certificates, and says an uploaded EICR can be reminded before the 5-year renewal date. The free plan's published document cap is 5.

Landlord Vision

Starter £19.97/mo exclusive of VAT for up to 4 tenancies. The pricing page says prices are exclusive of VAT. Starter stops at 4 tenancies, so a fifth tenancy needs the next plan, Standard, which is listed for up to 10 tenancies. See Landlord Vision's pricing page for that price. There is a 2 week free trial. Every plan includes full MTD functionality at no additional cost. Compliance certificates can be uploaded per property, with automated alerts before they expire. The comparison table lists cloud storage as Unlimited *.

Landlord Studio

MTD Go is free for up to 3 properties, stores up to 10 documents, and charges £5 per MTD tax submission. At 4 or 5 units the paid plan is Pro: Pro from £15 +VAT/mo monthly or £12 +VAT/mo billed annually for 3 units, plus £1.20 +VAT per extra unit. At 5 units on monthly billing that is £17.40 +VAT/mo. Pro stores up to 250 documents. The pricing page describes Pro reminders as personal reminders and Pro Plus reminders as recurring reminders for managing compliance. It does not name gas safety, EICR or EPC expiry reminders. Tenant maintenance requests are included on MTD Go, Pro and Pro Plus. There is a 14-day free trial of the Pro plan.

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Start with the repairs job

Free first month, no card, then £12/mo for up to 5 properties, and £4/mo for each extra property. The price is on the pricing page.

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Sources

Each price and product fact was read on the provider's own site on 2 November 2026.

At 5 units on monthly billing, Landlord Studio Pro is £15 +VAT for the first 3 units plus £1.20 +VAT for each of two extra units, which is £17.40 +VAT/mo. That sum is arithmetic from those confirmed components on Landlord Studio's pricing page.

Prices checked 2 November 2026; re-check before you buy.

Small landlord software FAQs

What is the best landlord software for small UK landlords?

There is no single winner for 1–5 properties. For repairs, a maintenance inbox and certificate documents, Gaffy is built for that job: free first month, no card, then £12/mo for up to 5 properties, and £4/mo for each extra property. It does not file Making Tax Digital and it does not book tradespeople. For accounting and Making Tax Digital, compare August (free for up to 2 tenancies; Growth £8.99/mo for up to 5 tenancies), Landlord Studio (MTD Go free for 1–3 units; Pro from £15 +VAT/mo monthly or £12 +VAT/mo billed annually for 3 units, plus £1.20 +VAT per extra unit), and Landlord Vision (Starter £19.97/mo exclusive of VAT for up to 4 tenancies; a fifth tenancy needs the next plan on their pricing page).

What is best for 1–5 properties if I care about certificates not tax?

Gaffy. It stores any file type, shares the lease, gas safety certificate, EPC and EICR with the tenant by default, and reminds you before gas safety, EICR and EPC dates. Other documents are private. August also stores documents and has certificate reminders (5 documents on the free plan, 100 on Growth) and names gas safety, EPC and EICR certificates. Landlord Vision tracks EPC, gas safety and EICR renewals and sends automated alerts before certificates expire. Landlord Studio stores documents (10 on MTD Go, 250 on Pro) and describes reminders as personal reminders and recurring reminders for managing compliance. Their pricing page does not name gas safety, EICR or EPC expiry reminders. What to keep is listed at https://gaffy.co/tools/landlord-compliance-checklist.

How much is Gaffy for 5 properties?

The first month is free, with no card. After that, £12/mo for up to 5 properties, and £4/mo for each extra property. Five properties stay on £12/mo.

Does Gaffy do Making Tax Digital?

No. Gaffy does not file Making Tax Digital. For accounting and Making Tax Digital, compare August, Landlord Studio and Landlord Vision on this page. The wider roundup is https://gaffy.co/best-landlord-software-uk.

How does August Growth compare at 5 tenancies?

August Growth is £8.99/mo for up to 5 tenancies, with MTD reporting, 100 documents and certificate reminders. Paid plans have a 30 day free trial. August's free plan is £0 for up to 2 tenancies and includes 5 documents. August says it has no per-property fees, and annual billing saves 20%. Gaffy at 5 properties is £12/mo after a free first month, with no card, and it does not file Making Tax Digital.