HMO COMPLIANCE — YEAR-ROUND COVER
One inspector. One report.
Every single month.
Stop chasing one-off certificates and managing multiple contractors. VCT's monthly monitoring contracts give your HMO year-round compliance cover — fire safety, damp, alarms, legionella and emergency lighting — all in a single monthly visit, all documented and delivered within 48 hours. Rolling monthly. No lock-in on your first property.
£85 Starting from per month
48hr Report after every visit
No VAT On any contract
25% Max portfolio discount
WHY MONTHLY MONITORING
Compliance isn't a once-a-year job. It's a year-round responsibility.
HMO landlords and letting agents who leave compliance to chance — or scramble for certificates at licence renewal — face delays, enforcement action, and uninsured properties. Monthly monitoring changes that completely.
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Fire safety doesn't wait for your licence renewal date
A smoke alarm that fails, an emergency light that doesn't work, a fire door that won't close properly — these aren't issues you discover at annual inspection. They happen month to month. VCT's monthly visit catches them before they become a council enforcement notice or, worse, an insurance claim. Every visit includes emergency lighting checks, smoke and CO alarm verification, and a visual fire safety walkthrough.
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Licence renewal is a document submission — not a scramble
Councils in Bridgend, RCT and Swansea are scrutinising HMO applications closely. When your licence is due for renewal, VCT clients have 12 months of digital compliance reports, up-to-date certificates, and a dedicated licence renewal support report ready to submit. No chasing contractors. No last-minute gaps. No delays.
MONTHLY MONITORING PLANS
Three levels of cover. One inspector every time.
All plans are rolling monthly — no long-term commitment on your first property. Annual contracts available with setup included and up to £415/year saving.
ESSENTIAL
£85
per month · per HMO
Entry-level cover — fire safety and alarms every month.
- Emergency lighting flick test
- Smoke & CO alarm check
- Visual common area walkthrough
- Monthly digital compliance report
- Same-day alerts for urgent findings
MOST POPULAR
FULL MONITOR
£145
per month · per HMO
Complete monthly cover — fire, damp, moisture and PAT.
- Everything in Essential
- RH & temperature — room by room
- Moisture spot checks every visit
- Quarterly full damp inspection
- Annual PAT testing included
- Full report with photographs
- Annual compliance summary
TOTAL COMPLIANCE
£215
per month · per HMO
Everything — including IAQ, legionella and licence renewal support.
- Everything in Full Monitor
- Indoor air quality (CO₂, VOC, RH)
- Legionella temperature monitoring
- Annual legionella risk assessment
- Annual EL 3-hour duration test
- HHSRS quarterly check
- Licence renewal support report
No VAT on any plan. No mileage charge within 25 miles of Bridgend. Portfolio discounts apply — see below. First month rolling, no lock-in.
Annual contracts — better value, setup included
Full Monitor Annual
All Full Monitor services across the year — damp, moisture, PAT testing, photographs and annual compliance summary. Setup visit included.
Saves £145/year vs monthly
per month
£130
£1,595/year · Setup £165
Total Compliance Annual
Everything in Total Compliance — IAQ, legionella monitoring, HHSRS, EL 3-hour test, and licence renewal support. Setup visit included.
Saves £415/year vs monthly
per month
£175
£2,165/year · Setup £240
HOW IT WORKS
Getting started takes one phone call.
No lengthy contracts, no site surveys to pay for upfront. Here's how a monitoring contract begins.
01
Choose your plan
Call or email Dean. Tell us how many properties and what level of cover you need. We'll confirm pricing including any portfolio discount and send a simple contract.
02
Setup visit
For annual contracts, a setup visit is included to baseline the property — recording existing readings, appliance counts and any immediate findings before the contract begins.
03
Monthly visits begin
Dean visits every month. Fire safety checks, moisture readings, alarm tests — all carried out on the same day each month wherever possible for consistency.
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Report within 48 hours
Every visit produces a digital report with photographs, readings and any actions required — delivered within 48 hours and ready to forward to your agent or council.
PORTFOLIO DISCOUNTS
The more properties you monitor, the less you pay per property.
VCT rewards loyalty and volume. Portfolio discounts apply automatically when you put 5 or more properties on any monitoring contract — and they apply to the whole portfolio, not just the additional properties.
Talk to Dean about a portfolio quote if you manage 5 or more HMOs — the saving can be significant, particularly on annual contracts.
5–9 properties
Applied to entire portfolio
15% off
10–19 properties
Applied to entire portfolio
20% off
20+ properties
Applied to entire portfolio
25% off
What 10 HMOs on Full Monitor looks like
Standard rate (Full Monitor)£145/mo each
Portfolio discount (20%)−£29/mo each
Your rate £116/mo each
10 properties tota l£1,160/mo
Annual contract value£13,920
Example only.
WHAT HAPPENS ON EACH VISIT
Not a box-tick. A proper compliance inspection.
Every monthly visit follows the same structured process — so nothing gets missed and every report is consistent.
EVERY VISIT
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Fire safety checks
Emergency lighting flick test on every fitting. Smoke and CO alarms tested and recorded. Visual inspection of common areas — fire doors, escape routes, extinguisher presence and condition.
FULL MONITOR +
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Moisture & damp readings
RH% and temperature recorded in every room using a calibrated hygrometer. Moisture spot checks on external walls and vulnerable areas. Quarterly full damp inspection with photographs.
TOTAL COMPLIANCE +
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Air quality & legionella
CO₂, VOC and RH% readings using a BESA-calibrated instrument. Legionella temperature monitoring on hot and cold outlets. Annual legionella risk assessment lodged on the LRA Register.
EVERY VISIT
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Digital report — 48hrs
Every single visit produces a full digital report with photographs, instrument readings and any actions required. Delivered within 48 hours, ready to forward to your agent, landlord or council.
FULL MONITOR +
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Annual PAT testing
All landlord-supplied appliances tested once per year as part of the contract. Certificates issued same day. No additional charge — included in the monthly rate.
TOTAL COMPLIANCE
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Licence renewal support
When your HMO licence is due for renewal, the Total Compliance plan includes a dedicated licence renewal support report — pulling together 12 months of compliance data into one submission-ready document.
COMMITMENT
Rolling monthly — no lock-in on first property
PAYMENT
Monthly in advance
REPORTS
Digital within 48hrs of visit
MILEAGE
No charge within 25 miles of Bridgend
VAT
Not VAT registered — no VAT charged
INSURANCE
PI & PL insurance held on all visits
Ready to put your HMO on a monitoring contract?
One call to Dean and your property is covered. Rolling monthly, no lock-in on your first property, no VAT. Serving Bridgend, Cardiff, Swansea, RCT, Neath Port Talbot and the Vale of Glamorgan.
VCT HMO monthly monitoring is available across South Wales — Bridgend, Porthcawl, Maesteg, Swansea, Llanelli, Neath, Port Talbot, Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Tonypandy, Aberdare, Merthyr Tydfil, Caerphilly and surrounding areas. No VAT. No mileage within 25 miles of Bridgend.