HouseFile UK property licensing checker

app.housefile/licensing · v1.0.0

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

MCPremoteno credentialsFiles & storageMaps & locationReal estate

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Reachable, 4 tools, protocol 2025-06-18 · checked 2026-10-17

A 100/100

What it does: 4 tools · 4 read, 0 write · Files & storage, Maps & location, Developer tools

Test call upcoming_licensing_changes: worked (1,438 ms)

How the rating is made

Tested 2026-10-17. Fixed rules, no AI model. Grade A needs a successful real call.

Remote URL

https://www.housefile.app/mcp

4 tools listed at last check

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 or area changed), newest first. Optionally for one council, and for a number of months ahead and back (6 by default, at most 24).
licensing_coverage Which councils HouseFile’s records cover, with the number of published schemes for each and when they were last verified. Use it to tell the user honestly whether their area is covered.

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