Check your landlord’s public records.

A research starting point for tenants in England. Enter a postcode and a name to find links for council licensing, Companies House, tribunal decisions and published banning orders. You will need to open and check the records yourself; this tool does not establish whether an offence occurred or whether you have a claim.

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Check your landlord’s public records.

Built for the Renters’ Rights Act 2025, which lets tenants claim back up to 24 months’ rent for offences on or after 1 May 2026 (12 months for earlier offences) if their landlord committed a qualifying offence.

Company name (Companies House check) or individual’s full name (banning order check)

Tells us which council’s licensing register to check

Four registers to check.

Checking Companies House…

Check what the evidence establishes

A claim needs evidence of a qualifying offence.

An unrelated tribunal case, company status or missing register entry is not enough by itself. If you can establish a qualifying offence during your tenancy, an RRO may recover up to 24 months’ rent for offences on or after 1 May 2026 (12 months for an earlier offence). Confirm your evidence and application deadline before buying a document pack.

A consolidated starting point. Each link opens the official register’s public search, pre-filled where possible. We don’t store your search and we don’t need an account.

An automated cross-register check. Council registers vary widely and most don’t expose APIs; Companies House and tribunal decisions need human eyes to interpret. The deep checks happen on each official page — we just put them in one place.

Not legal advice. For complex situations, get a second opinion from a qualified housing solicitor.

Know where to look, and what to check.

The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 doubled the maximum Rent Repayment Order award from 12 to 24 months’ rent for offences on or after 1 May 2026 (earlier offences remain capped at 12) — a typical award can now reach five figures. But filing depends on proving a qualifying offence, which means knowing where to look for the evidence.

Council records can help you check licensing, but a missing entry alone does not prove an offence: confirm the position with the council. Companies House helps identify registered companies, not individual landlords. Published tribunal decisions and banning orders may provide relevant history, but check names, addresses, dates and the order’s terms carefully.

These links help organise your research. They do not automatically search every register or confirm that a record matches your landlord. Keep copies of relevant records and seek advice before drawing conclusions about a possible claim.

Sources: Housing and Planning Act 2016 ss.40–52 (Rent Repayment Order regime) as amended by the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 · Housing Act 2004 ss.72–75 (HMO & selective licensing offences) · Companies Act 2006 (public register) · First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) Rules 2013 · postcodes.io (postcode → local authority lookup) · MHCLG: Rent Repayment Orders: Guidance for Tenants (2024) · MHCLG: The Renters’ Rights Act Information Sheet 2026

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