Identity
We search Companies House for the trading name you give us and show you the possible companies, with the details that do and do not match — registered address, postcode and website. You choose; we never choose for you.
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Check a letting agent before you hand over money.
One dated, sourced report covering the registered company, legal schemes and website disclosures — without a rating or verdict.
Three clear steps
What actually happens
Start with whatever you know. We show you where you are all the way through.
Find the agent
Search by name, website or postcode, then confirm the company you mean.
We check everything
We automatically read the website and check the proven official-register routes.
Your report
See every finding with its date and source, then use any optional guided routes.
You get a dated report you can keep or share.
What this website is for
You are about to pay a deposit, or hand a property to an agent, and you want to know the agent is who they claim to be and is meeting the duties the law places on them. Checking that properly today means visiting two redress registers, six client-money schemes, Companies House and the agent's own site — separately. This tool does that gathering for you and writes down the result.
Website disclosures
We read the agent's own site — up to fifteen pages, respecting robots rules — and look for what they are legally required to publish: a fee list, their redress scheme, client money protection and company identity. We quote what we find and list the exact pages checked.
Official registers
We automatically check both redress registers and, when client money applies, all six client money protection routes with demonstrated controls. If any automatic route cannot be completed safely, we provide a guided fallback; anything you record there stays honestly labelled as your observation.
Why it is useful
Because the information exists, but not in one place — and because the person most exposed usually has the least leverage.
- It saves the legwork. Eight registers, Companies House and a website check, gathered in one pass instead of an afternoon of tabs.
- It is dated and quotable. Every finding carries its source, a quote, the pages checked and a timestamp — so it stands up later if there is a dispute.
- It is honest about gaps. If a register cannot be checked automatically, or a page could not be read, it says so rather than guessing.
- It is independent. No agent pays to appear, and no agent can pay to change or remove a report.
Who this is for
Anyone dealing with a UK letting agent who wants evidence rather than an impression.
Tenants
You have found a property and been asked for a holding deposit or first month's rent. Check the agent before the money leaves your account.
Landlords
You are choosing an agent to hold your rent and deposits. Confirm their client money protection and redress membership before you sign.
Advisers and caseworkers
You support renters and need a dated, sourced report of what an agent published, suitable for a case file or a complaint.
Agents themselves
You want to see what a prospective client sees, and correct anything wrong. Use the corrections route — we act on evidence, not opinion.
What this site is not
Being clear about the limits is part of being trustworthy. Please read this before relying on a report.
- Not a rating or a score. There is no star rating, no league table and no "approved" badge. We do not rank agents.
- Not an accusation. "Not found on the pages checked" means exactly that — it is not a finding of wrongdoing.
- Not an official or government service. We are an independent company and have no regulatory status.
- Not legal advice. If something looks wrong, take advice or contact the relevant scheme or your local trading standards team.
- Not a guarantee of honesty. Evidence that an agent published the right things is not proof they will behave well.
- Not a comparison or fee-shopping site. We do not sell leads to agents or recommend one over another.
Find the agent
There is one search box, and it takes any of three things. You do not need to pick a mode — type what you have and it works out which it is.
Not listed at Companies House, or prefer to type the details in yourself? Enter the agent details manually — useful for sole traders and trading names that are not registered companies.
If you type a name
Such as Foxtons or Hall’s Estate Agents.
We look the name up at Companies House and show you the companies that match. You choose which one is the right one — we never pick for you, because guessing would put a real business’s name in the wrong report.
If you type a website
Such as leaders.co.uk, with or without the https:// part.
We read the agent’s home page and look for the company number they publish there, then offer that company as the most likely match, along with any others by name. You still confirm.
If you type a postcode
Such as BN1 for the whole area, or BN1 1UG for one street.
We list estate and letting agency companies registered in that area, and you pick one from the list. Please read the limits below before relying on it.
What a postcode search can and cannot tell you. It finds companies whose registered office is in that area. A registered office is very often an accountant’s or head-office address rather than the shop you visited: in a sample of 40 agency companies registered in one Brighton postcode, 17 shared an address with another company and a single address held seven. So the branch you are dealing with may not appear here, and a company that does appear may not trade anywhere near you.
Appearing in any of these results is not evidence that a company is a letting agent, is trading, or satisfies any later check. It is only a possible identity for you to inspect. The evidence comes from the checks you run next.