Free Airbnb Compliance Checker
Check your Airbnb or short-term let against the key UK safety, licensing and property requirements. Answer a few questions to get a readiness score and see exactly what to review.
Free • No account required • Results in minutes
Answer 8 quick questions about your short-term let. Nothing is stored — this runs entirely in your browser.
Fire risk assessment
Do you have a current, property-specific fire risk assessment for this let?
Smoke & CO alarms
Are there working smoke alarms on every floor, and a CO alarm in any room with a gas, oil or solid-fuel appliance?
Gas safety
If the property has gas appliances, is there a gas safety record from the last 12 months by a Gas Safe engineer?
Electrical safety / EICR
Do you have a satisfactory EICR from the last 5 years, plus PAT-tested appliances?
EPC
Do you have a valid EPC, or have you confirmed your let is exempt?
Licensing / registration
Have you checked and met the licensing or registration rules for the property's nation and council?
Insurance & permissions
Do you have specialist short-term let insurance, and permission from your mortgage lender and (if leasehold) your lease?
Records & evidence
Do you keep every certificate and the fire risk assessment in one place, with renewal dates tracked?
What the Airbnb compliance checker covers
Running a short-term let carries real legal duties, and it is easy to lose track of which apply to your property. This free readiness checker takes you through the eight areas that matter most and gives you a readiness score with a prioritised list of what to review. It is an indicative Complys tool — a readiness and checklist aid, not a legal compliance certification.
- Fire risk assessment — legally required for every short-term let. See our Airbnb fire risk assessment guide.
- Smoke & CO alarms — alarms on every floor and CO alarms by fuel-burning appliances. See Airbnb fire safety regulations.
- Gas safety — an annual Gas Safe check where there are gas appliances. See Airbnb gas safety certificates.
- Electrical safety / EICR — strongly advised and, in Scotland, required by licensing. See does an Airbnb need an EICR?
- EPC — sometimes required, sometimes exempt. See Airbnb EPC requirements.
- Licensing / registration — varies by nation and council. See do you need a licence for Airbnb in the UK?
- Insurance & permissions — specialist cover, plus mortgage and lease consent.
- Records & evidence — everything current, tracked and provable.
Readiness, not certification
No online tool can certify that a property is legally compliant, because compliance depends on the specific property, how it is let and where it is in the UK. What this checker does is show where you look well prepared and where there are gaps worth investigating — then point you to the guide that explains each requirement in full. Use the score as a prompt to act, not as proof.
What to do with your result
Work through the “areas to review” from the top: sort the absolute duties first — the fire risk assessment and, where there is gas, the annual gas check — then the strongly-advised items like the EICR, then the ones that depend on your circumstances such as the EPC and local licensing. Our Airbnb compliance checklist pulls the whole picture together.
How Complys helps you stay ready
The hard part is not any single certificate — it is keeping all of them current across every property and being able to prove it. Complys holds the fire risk assessment, gas, electrical, EPC, licence and insurance records for each let, tracks every expiry and reminds you before anything lapses, with a live readiness score per property. See Airbnb & short-term let compliance software.
Airbnb compliance checker — FAQs
Is the Airbnb Compliance Checker free?
Yes — it's completely free, needs no account, and nothing you enter is stored. It runs entirely in your browser.
Is this a legal compliance certificate?
No. It is a readiness and checklist tool, not a legal compliance certification or advice. It gives you a readiness score and highlights areas to review based on the answers you give — the exact requirements depend on your property and where it is in the UK.
What does it check?
Eight areas most short-term lets need to think about: the fire risk assessment, smoke and CO alarms, gas safety, electrical safety (EICR), EPC, licensing and registration, insurance and mortgage/lease permissions, and record keeping.
Does a high score mean my Airbnb is legally compliant?
No. A high readiness score is an encouraging sign based on your answers, but it is not a guarantee of legal compliance. Some duties are absolute, some depend on your letting pattern, and some vary by nation and council — always confirm the specifics for your property.
Which certificates does an Airbnb actually need?
Typically a fire risk assessment (always), an annual gas safety record if there are gas appliances, an EICR (strongly advised), often an EPC (it depends on how you let), and a licence or registration depending on the nation. Our Airbnb compliance checklist explains each one.
Do the rules differ across the UK?
Yes. Scotland requires a short-term let licence; England is introducing registration and new planning rules; Wales is introducing registration; Northern Ireland requires Tourism NI certification. The checker points you to the right guide for the detail.
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