Tenant referencing is now built into Slatebase
Right to Rent, credit check, employer and previous landlord reference — request it from Slatebase, the applicant confirms it themselves, and a pass becomes a tenancy in one click.
Why your move-in inventory is your best evidence in a deposit dispute
Deposit disputes are won and lost on evidence. What a proper inventory needs to include, and the mistakes that cost landlords money.
AI-assisted inventory: walk round, shoot, done
No more picking a room before you can take a photo. Shoot the whole property, AI sorts it by room and drafts the inventory, you approve.
Which Section 8 ground applies? A guide for UK landlords
Section 8 is now the only route to possession. A practical breakdown of the grounds that actually apply to individual landlords.
The Private Rented Sector Database: what UK landlords need to know
A new mandatory national landlord register is coming. Here's what it means and when it actually applies to you.
Introducing Slatebase
Why we built a property management platform around how UK landlords actually work — not adapted from agency software.
Section 21 is gone — what UK landlords need to know for 2026
What actually changed on 1 May 2026, what Section 8 looks like now, and what to do about it.
Gas Safety, EICR, EPC: a plain-English compliance checklist
What's actually required, how often, and what's changing with the 2030 EPC C rating deadline.
How to reference a tenant properly (and why it matters more now)
With Section 21 abolished, getting tenant selection right at the start matters more than ever.
The hidden cost of running a rental portfolio on spreadsheets
The real cost shows up in missed compliance, lost time, messy tax records, and fragmented communication.