# UK Landlord Deadline & Licensing Check (`everblooming_beverage/uk-landlord-deadline-licensing-check`) Actor

Check any English rental postcode for its landlord register deadline and council licensing schemes

- **URL**: https://apify.com/everblooming_beverage/uk-landlord-deadline-licensing-check.md
- **Developed by:** [Thomas Baildham](https://apify.com/everblooming_beverage) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

$30.00 / 1,000 postcode checkeds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
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Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

UK Landlord Deadline & Licensing Check (England)

Check any rental property in England against the new landlord register (PRS database) and council licensing schemes, in one call per postcode.

From 15 December 2026, every landlord in England must register each let property on the government's "Register your rental property" service. Registration opens region by region, costs £65 per property per year, and missing your deadline risks a fine of up to £7,000. On top of that, councils run their own selective and additional (HMO) licensing schemes, and there is no national list of them.

This Actor answers both questions for any postcode.

What you get for each postcode
Council, ward and region (from the official postcode directory)
PRS database window: the date registration opens, the deadline and days remaining for that region
Council licensing: every selective and additional HMO scheme on record for that council, with:
status (in force, starting soon, proposed, paused or ended)
whether it covers this ward, or whether you need to check the council's street list
start and end dates, the fee where published, and a link to the source
Action list: plain-English next steps for the landlord
Coverage
Register deadlines: all of England.
Council licensing data: West Midlands and East of England (75 councils), checked October 2026. More regions are added ahead of each region's registration window.
Input
json
{ "postcodes": \["B10 9EY", "RM15 6PD"] }

Up to 1,000 postcodes per run. Duplicates are removed automatically.

Example output (shortened)
json
{
"postcode": "B10 9EY",
"council": "Birmingham",
"ward": "Small Heath",
"region": "West Midlands",
"prsDeadline": "2027-03-14",
"liveSchemes": 2,
"actions": \[
"Register on the PRS database between 2026-12-15 and 2027-03-14 (£65 per property per year).",
"Selective licensing applies to every rented home here.",
"Additional HMO licensing applies to HMOs with 3 or more people from 2 or more households."
]
}
Who it's for
Letting agents and property managers checking a portfolio
Proptech and landlord apps that want register deadlines and licensing in their product
AI agents answering landlord questions (works through Apify's MCP server)
Pricing

You pay per postcode checked successfully. Invalid postcodes and properties outside England are not charged.

Important

This is information, not legal advice. Licensing schemes change. Always confirm on the council's own website before letting a property. Mandatory HMO licensing (5 or more people from 2 or more households) applies everywhere in England and is not listed per council.

Sources: GOV.UK and council websites, the NRLA and legal briefings. Each scheme in the output includes its source l

# Actor input Schema

## `postcodes` (type: `array`):

UK postcodes of rental properties in England, e.g. B10 9EY.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "postcodes": [
    "B10 9EY",
    "WR1 2BY"
  ]
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "postcodes": [
        "B10 9EY",
        "WR1 2BY"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("everblooming_beverage/uk-landlord-deadline-licensing-check").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "postcodes": [
        "B10 9EY",
        "WR1 2BY",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("everblooming_beverage/uk-landlord-deadline-licensing-check").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "postcodes": [
    "B10 9EY",
    "WR1 2BY"
  ]
}' |
apify call everblooming_beverage/uk-landlord-deadline-licensing-check --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,everblooming_beverage/uk-landlord-deadline-licensing-check"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/Te4yTzB42s5egdhar/builds/D0wcbKiKqIpDdzwW4/openapi.json