Property Hawk Is Closing Its Free Property Manager — What Small Landlords Should Do Before August
Property Hawk is shutting down its free Property Manager at the end of July 2026. Here's what to export, which compliance reminders you'll lose, and how to replace each job before the deadline.
Property Hawk — one of the longest-running free property-management tools for UK landlords — is shutting down its Property Manager at the end of July 2026. The closure notice is on the product's own login page, so if you're a user, treat the date as real and plan around it.
No drama here: Property Hawk gave small landlords a genuinely free tool for years, and as recently as January 2026 a PDPLA software guide still rated it the best free option for landlords with one or two properties. But the practical question now is simple — what do you move, and where, before the end of July?
1. Export your data now, not in the last week
Don't wait for closing week, when everyone else is doing the same thing. Get out:
- Rent payment history and arrears records
- Tenancy details and document copies
- Every certificate and renewal date the system was tracking for you
Even a spreadsheet is fine as a holding position. The point is that nothing lives only inside an account that stops existing in August.
2. The part most people will miss: compliance reminders
For many users, Property Hawk wasn't just rent tracking — it was the thing that reminded you when your gas safety certificate and EICR were due. When the product goes dark, those reminders go with it.
The timing matters. This summer alone:
- Gas safety certificates still renew every 12 months, EICRs every 5 years — with civil penalties under the Renters' Rights Act 2025 reaching £40,000 for the most serious licensing offences
- Harrow's next selective licensing wards go live 6 July
- Hillingdon's borough-wide HMO licensing comes into force 24 August (applications already open)
- Croydon's renewed scheme starts 1 September
A missed reminder this year costs more than it ever has. Before your account closes, write down every certificate expiry date and every licensing deadline that applies to your borough — somewhere you'll actually see it.
3. Pick your replacement by job, not by app
You don't need one tool to replace everything Property Hawk did:
- Rent tracking and tax records: a paid property-management app or a well-kept spreadsheet both work. If you earn over £50,000 from property, Making Tax Digital already applies to you — factor that into whatever you choose.
- Compliance dates and certificates: this is the part we can help with, free. BoroughReady tracks licensing schemes, deadlines and required certificates borough by borough — and when a certificate does come due, we'll match you with vetted local providers instead of leaving you to Google.
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