app.housefile/licensing · v1.0.0 · location-and-travel
HouseFile UK property licensing checker is healthy: it completed an MCP handshake in 2947 ms and exposes 4 tools.
Checks whether a property in England is in a council's selective or HMO licensing scheme
Endpoint: https://www.housefile.app/mcp (streamable-http)
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| Users (last 30 days) | 0 |
| Handshake | Healthy |
| Auth needed | None |
| Tool count | 4 |
| Latency | 2947 ms |
| Last checked (UTC) | 2026-10-17T21:20:36.291Z |
| Checked (UTC) | Status | Latency | Error |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-17T21:20:36.291Z | Healthy | 2947 |
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. |