Practical guidance for estate and letting agents.

Clear, plain-English resources focused on real compliance challenges, from instruction to audit.

Built around real agency workflows.

Our resources are designed for:

  • Sales agencies
  • Lettings agencies
  • Agencies operating both
  • Single branch operators
  • Multi-branch businesses


Each resource focuses on practical implementation, not theory.

Common themes include:

  • Audit readiness
  • Anti money laundering process
  • Exception handling
  • OFSI considerations for letting agents
  • Documentation standards
  • Commercial models

Structured, practical support.

Audit readiness checklist for estate and letting agents
A structured guide to reviewing your documentation standards before inspection.

What good AML documentation looks like in practice
A practical checklist covering evidence, rationale and defensibility.

From instruction to audit: Building a controlled compliance process
A practical overview of how structured oversight reduces risk.

Our HMRC Compliance Guarantee.

If HMRC inspect and a fine is imposed because of an error by Smart Compliance, we will pay the fine.

It’s as simple as that.

Clear guidance from practitioners.

Handling complex cases without slowing business
How adviser oversight resolves exceptions properly while maintaining pace.

Audit readiness in practice
What inspection typically focuses on and how to prepare documentation confidently.

Practical insights.

What happens during an HMRC inspection?
A clear overview of what agencies should expect.

Why exceptions create the greatest compliance risk
Understanding where judgement calls matter most.

OFSI considerations for letting agents
What letting agents need to understand about evolving obligations.

Enhanced service options.

Some agencies choose an enhanced tier for additional protection or broader support, depending on how they operate. Your clients will always be offered complimentary Lifetime Legal Membership as part of the core service when a check is completed.

Smart Compliance Plus

Everything in our core service, plus Material Information and pre-filled TA6 and TA7 forms. We handle Parts A, B and C of Material Information and generate ready-to-sign TA6 and TA7 forms when an offer is agreed, so your agency meets both HMRC and National Trading Standards requirements.

Landlord Advantage

Designed for letting agents, to supporting your HMRC and OFSI obligations with a structure built around the realities of lettings risk and responsibility.

 

Talk to a Partnership Manager.

A short, practical conversation to understand your agency, your workflow, and where risk and admin sit today.

You will leave with clear next steps and a recommended approach.