How the compliance score works
A score out of 100 for each property and your portfolio, from the records Abide.Rent can see. Each record that applies counts equally.
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The score is a quick way to see which properties need attention. It is a prompt, not a legal finding.
Who this is for: letting agencies and landlords.
A property’s compliance score and the items behind it.
What you are deciding
Which properties to deal with first.
Your options
- 90 to 100: in good order. Every record that applies is valid and not close to expiry.
- 60 to 89: needs attention. Something is expiring, due soon or missing.
- Below 60: at risk. Several records are missing, expired or overdue.
What counts
- Gas safety record, EICR and EPC: valid counts 1, expiring within 30 days counts half, missing or expired counts 0.
- PRS Database registration: counts once your region's registration window has opened.
- For a let property: deposit protection, the deposit prescribed information, and the written statement of terms or Information Sheet.
Records that do not apply yet are left out rather than marked down, so a vacant property is not scored on a deposit it does not hold.
A worked example
On Monday 12 October 2026 a let flat in Bury has a valid gas record, an EICR expiring in three weeks, an EPC on file, a protected deposit, prescribed information given and a statement of terms given. Five records count 1 and one counts half: 5.5 out of 6, a score of 92.
What Abide.Rent does for you
- Shows the score on each property, on your dashboard and in the monthly landlord statement.
- Lists the records behind it, worst first, so you know what to fix.
If something goes wrong
- The score does not change after adding a certificate
What to do: Check the certificate's dates and that it is on the right property; refresh the page. - “No EPC band is recorded, so the minimum standard cannot be checked.”
What to do: Record the EPC band on the property's Compliance tab.
Common mistakes
- Reading a high score as proof of compliance. It only reflects what has been recorded.
What to do next
More in Compliance
Contractors and the jobs you send themKeep your own list of contractors with their trades, areas, registrations and insurance, and send them jobs from a repair or a renewal.
Gas safety, EICR and EPC datesRecord when each certificate expires and be reminded 30 days before. One page lists every date across your properties.
The monthly compliance statement for each landlordOn the 1st of each month every landlord client gets a statement for the month just ended, in your agency's name. You can also prepare and send any of the last twelve months by hand.