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HouseFile UK property licensing checker

app.housefile/licensing · v1.0.0

Measured by MCP Station

Description written by the publisher, not verified

Checks whether a property in England is in a council's selective or HMO licensing scheme

Connect

claude mcp add --transport http licensing https://www.housefile.app/mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "licensing": {
      "url": "https://www.housefile.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Tools as reported by the server

• check_property_licensing
  Looks up a postcode in England in HouseFile’s records of council licensing schemes and returns each scheme in force there, with its dates, fee, source link and the date the records were last verified, plus the national HMO rule. Schemes not in force yet are listed under upcoming. It works to postcod
• list_council_schemes
  Lists a council’s licensing schemes from HouseFile’s records: in force, starting soon, proposed, and ended in the last 12 months, each with its area, dates, fee, source link and last verified date. Takes a council name, part of a name or a GSS code. If several councils match, it returns them to choo
• upcoming_licensing_changes
  What’s coming: schemes proposed or starting soon, and recent changes to schemes in HouseFile’s records (started, ended, fee, dates or area changed), newest first. Optionally for one council, and for a number of months ahead and back (6 by default, at most 24). For all councils the lists stop at the
• licensing_coverage
  Which councils HouseFile’s records cover: each council with published schemes, with how many, how many are in force and when they were last verified, and the councils checked and found to run none. Use it to tell the user honestly whether their area is covered, and list_council_schemes for one counc

Tool changes

• 2026-10-23: check_property_licensing, list_council_schemes, upcoming_licensing_changes, licensing_coverage
• 2026-10-18: check_property_licensing, list_council_schemes, upcoming_licensing_changes, licensing_coverage

Website · JSON · Text for agents · Registry updated 2026-10-17