OkToLive helps you fulfil your statutory duty under the Housing Act 2004 — without increasing headcount. We turn tenant engagement into actionable compliance intelligence for your borough.
Council partnership programme launching soon. Get in touch to be among the first boroughs to partner with us.
Every local housing authority has a legal duty under the Housing Act 2004 to keep housing conditions under review and enforce residential licensing — but enforcement teams are stretched thin, and unlicensed properties routinely slip through. OkToLive closes that gap. We aggregate licensing data across all three licence types — mandatory HMO, additional HMO, and selective licensing — into one public search tool, so residents and prospective tenants can instantly check a property's status.
That means: fewer manual enquiries hitting your housing team's inbox, a public-facing channel that helps surface unlicensed properties for enforcement, and a single source of truth instead of three disconnected registers. It's a low-effort way to demonstrate active discharge of your statutory duty — and to protect the licensing revenue and civil penalty income tied to compliance.
Identify unlicensed properties across all licence types
When tenants search for a property on OkToLive, we flag addresses that appear to be operating without a valid licence — across mandatory HMO, additional HMO, and selective licensing schemes. The result is a continuously updated, data-driven list of properties warranting investigation, without your team having to find them first.
Compliance analytics dashboard
Aggregated insights into which areas of your borough have the highest concentration of unlicensed or at-risk properties — so you can prioritise enforcement resources where they are needed most.
Recover lost licensing revenue
Every unlicensed property brought into compliance represents recovered licence fee income for your council. At £500–£1,500 per licence, and with civil penalties now reaching £40,000 under the Renters' Rights Act 2025, the financial case for proactive enforcement has never been stronger.
A lightweight partnership model
We are designed to work alongside your existing processes. Our pilot programme requires no lengthy procurement cycles or complex IT integration to get started — just a shared commitment to better enforcement outcomes.
Map
See every licensed property plotted on an interactive map — mandatory HMO, additional HMO, and selective licensing, all in one view. Your enforcement team can spot clusters, gaps, and unlicensed hotspots at a glance, then plan efficient inspection routes instead of working through a flat spreadsheet address by address. It turns a list nobody has time to drive into a visual, prioritised plan for site visits.
Built to grow with your borough
No two councils are the same. OkToLive is designed to adapt to your borough's specific licensing schemes, enforcement priorities, and internal processes. We co-develop additional capabilities with partner councils — from licensing application management and property registration to payment system integration — so the platform grows with your needs.
Get Involved
Interested in partnering with us?
We are working with forward-thinking councils across the UK to build a smarter residential licensing compliance network. Reach out to discuss how OkToLive can support your borough's enforcement capacity.
