Comparison
Vantage vs LetCompliance
Two UK products with “compliance” at their core, built differently: LetCompliance runs the whole tenancy in one login for England; Vantage does compliance only, at full depth, across all four UK nations. Here's an honest look at where each fits.
Choose LetCompliance if…
- You self-manage in England and want one login for adverts, rent collection, tax and compliance.
- You want SMS reminders as well as email.
- You're an agency with well over 150 properties, where the flat £129/month agent plan starts beating per-property pricing.
Choose Vantage if…
- You have properties in Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland - or a mixed portfolio across nations.
- You're an agent or property manager who needs AML sanctions screening and a court-grade, tamper-evident audit trail.
- You already have rent, tax and repairs covered and want the deepest compliance layer at the lowest flat price - £8.00/month for up to 10 properties.
- You're a landlord with more than 20 properties - LetCompliance's landlord plans stop at 20, leaving the £129/month agent plan as the next step. On Vantage, 25 properties cost £20/month.
Feature by feature
Based on both products' public pricing and feature pages as of August 2026. “Not advertised” means it does not appear on their public site. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we'll fix it.
| Feature | Vantage | LetCompliance |
|---|---|---|
| Primary focus | Compliance only - built to run beside whatever you use for rent, tax and repairs | All-in-one: adverts, applications, rent collection, tax and compliance in one login |
| Nations covered | England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland - jurisdiction set per property | England only (their own FAQ confirms Scotland, Wales and NI are not covered) |
| Pricing | £8.00/mo for up to 10 properties, then £0.80/property. Every feature on every plan | Landlords: £14.99/mo (1–3 properties), £19/mo (4–10), £49/mo (10–20). Letting agents: £129/mo (1–300 properties) |
| Free trial | 14 days, no card to start | 14 days, no card to start |
| Compliance score | 0–100 per property and across the portfolio, weighted by risk severity | 0–100 per property across gas, electric, EPC and deposit |
| Obligations tracked | 22 - including CMP, redress, Rent Smart Wales, Scottish landlord registration, legionella, fitness for habitation | Core certificates (gas, EICR, EPC), deposit, Right to Rent, licensing - England-scoped |
| AML / UK Sanctions List screening | Daily GOV.UK list download, OFSI-guided fuzzy matching, timestamped audit record per check | Not advertised on their public site |
| EPC auto-lookup | Fetches rating, expiry and recommendations from the GOV.UK EPC Register when you add a property | AI reads the expiry from certificates you upload; no register lookup advertised |
| Statutory document serving | Gas safety and EICR emailed with recipient and timestamp recorded | Move-in pack served by email and audit-logged |
| Audit trail | Hash-chained and tamper-evident: every entry cryptographically linked, anchored daily to independent storage, court-ready report export | Timestamped, append-only records per action |
| PRS Database (Renters' Rights Act) | Registration data pack: pre-filled fields, bundled certificates, readiness score and gap list | Per-property readiness tracker |
| Rent collection | No - by design. Keep your bank, agent or accounting software | Direct Debit via Stripe, arrears chasing |
| Advertising, applications & referencing | No - by design. Works alongside Goodlord, OpenRent or your agent | Adverts, applications and paid referencing services |
| Maintenance / repairs | No - by design | Work orders with Awaab's Law SLA clocks |
| Landlord tax tools | No - by design | SA105 pack, Section 24 calculator, MTD summaries |
| Reminder channels | Email, with category-specific lead times up to 270 days before a deadline | Email and SMS |
| Team access | Unlimited members with owner/admin/member/viewer roles, on every plan | Branches, seats and permissions on the £129/mo Agency plan |
What a 10-property portfolio costs
£8.00/month
Vantage - every feature included, all four nations, monthly billing, cancel any time.
£19/month
LetCompliance landlord plan for 4–10 properties, England only. Public pricing, August 2026.
Try both - each has a 14-day free trial. If you want the all-in-one and you're England-only, they're a fine choice. If you want compliance depth across the UK, start with Vantage.
Frequently asked questions
Is Vantage an alternative to LetCompliance?
For the compliance side, yes. Both give each property a 0–100 compliance score with reminders before deadlines. The difference is scope and depth: LetCompliance is an all-in-one England-only platform that also does adverts, rent collection and tax, while Vantage is a dedicated compliance platform covering all four UK nations, with AML/sanctions screening, automated EPC register lookups and a tamper-evident audit trail - designed to run beside your existing rent and accounting tools.
Which is cheaper, Vantage or LetCompliance?
Vantage is cheaper at every landlord tier: £8/month covers up to 10 properties (LetCompliance charges £14.99 for 1–3 and £19 for 4–10), and 20 properties cost £16 on Vantage against £49 on LetCompliance. LetCompliance's landlord plans also stop at 20 properties - a landlord with 21 or more would need the £129/month agent plan, where Vantage would be £16.80. For letting agents, that £129/month covers up to 300 properties, while Vantage is £8 plus £0.80 per property above 10 - cheaper until roughly 160 properties. Prices from both public pricing pages, August 2026.
Does LetCompliance cover Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland?
No - LetCompliance describes itself as built for England and its FAQ confirms it does not cover the other nations. Vantage covers England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, applying each nation's rules (Rent Smart Wales, Scottish landlord registration and interlinked alarm standards, NI deposit deadlines) per property.
Why doesn't Vantage do rent collection, tax or maintenance?
By design. Most landlords and agents already have rent collection (bank, agent, or accounting software) and tax tooling they trust. Vantage does one job - compliance - at full depth: 22 obligations, four nations, sanctions screening, evidence and audit trail. It's built to sit beside your existing stack rather than replace it.
Can I use Vantage and LetCompliance together?
There's nothing stopping you, but their compliance features overlap significantly - most people would pick one for compliance. Vantage pairs more naturally with tools that don't do compliance depth at all: Goodlord or OpenRent for tenant-find, Xero or Landlord Vision for the books, Fixflo for repairs.
More comparisons
Compliance depth, four nations, one flat price.
Vantage gives every property a 0–100 compliance score, recommends and guides actions by priority, and reminds you before each obligation is due. Start with a 14-day free trial, then just £0.80 per property per month.