Best letting agent software for handling MTD for clients

For letting agents, MTD presents an opportunity to scale services for clients. You don't need to become a tax adviser; you need software that connects the data you already hold to a workflow landlords can submit from.

Here are the platforms worth knowing, starting with those built to plug into the systems agents already run like PayProp, Reapit, Alto, SME Professional and LettsPay.

1. Nexus by Landlord Studio - best all rounder for letting agents

Nexus is an HMRC-recgonised platform exclusively for built for letting agents managing MTD for clients. It's activated by the agent inside their existing client accounting or payments platform, and it connects to the transaction data you already hold in Reapit, PayProp, SME Professional, Alto or LettsPay.

Once enabled, rent, fees, expenses and ownership data sync automatically into a secure landlord portal. Landlords (or their accountants) review the figures, add any allowable expenses, and submit quarterly MTD updates straight to HMRC - no exporting, no re-keying, no statements to rebuild. Joint ownership is handled automatically with percentage splits, and an accountant portal lets practices collaborate directly.

For agents, the model is deliberately simple: zero setup fees, no change to how your team operates, and a recurring commission for every active landlord - turning a regulatory change into a genuine income stream while keeping you firmly out of tax advice. It's also a Propertymark industry supplier and an official Reapit partner.

Best for: agencies on PayProp, Reapit, Alto, SME Professional or LettsPay who want MTD handled for their landlords by invite.

2. Xero / QuickBooks - the accountant-led route

The mainstream accounting platforms (Xero, QuickBooks and Sage), all offer full MTD-for-Income-Tax support, including the year-end declaration that some property-specific tools still have in development. Xero can also connect to PayProp via the Automated Accounting partnership, appropriate for where an accountant is already in the loop.

The trade-off is that they're general-purpose: you'll usually need a property add-on (such as Re-Leased) for per-property tracking, and there's no agent revenue-share model. This route makes most sense when the landlord's accountant is driving the process.

Best for: letting agents whose landlords already have an accountant running their tax - where you just need to steer them toward a compatible platform rather than provide one yourself.

3. Latch - an AI-assisted all-in-one for smaller portfolios

Latch is HMRC-recognised and positions itself as an AI-assisted, all-in-one platform covering property management, accounting, compliance and MTD in a single subscription, with a flat fee (around £20/month for unlimited properties) and a usable free tier. It integrates with Xero and uses Open Banking feeds for its MTD pathway.

For an agency it can serve as a general operational tool, but it isn't built around the agent-revenue-share, CRM-integration model you'd need to roll MTD out across a whole book of landlord clients.

Best for: smaller agencies that want one affordable all-in-one system, rather than a dedicated agent MTD integration.

4. Landlord Vision - property and accounting software for self-managing landlords

Landlord Vision is a property and accounting software that offers a variety of features: tenancy tracking, MTD, deposits, maintenance logs and document storage. Pricing is per-tenancy, typically scaling from around £7.99 per month for small portfolios into the £25–£50 range for larger ones.

It's designed for landlords who self-manage and keep their own books, so it sits well outside the agent workflow - there's no sync from agent CRMs or payment platforms and it isn't set up as an agent revenue service.

Best for: agents whose clients self-manage some or all of their portfolio and want to run their own MTD-ready books.

5. APARI - a focused, filing-first MTD tool

APARI is an MTD tool that provides a bridging route for records kept in spreadsheets. It's lean and compliance-focused rather than property-rich, and for agents the key limitation is that it doesn't integrate with agent CRMs or payment platforms.

Best for: agents whose landlords prefer to handle their own filing, where you simply need a recognised tool to point them to.

6. Arthur Online - a cloud management platform with  MTD

Arthur Online is a cloud property management platform aimed at agencies with larger or more varied portfolios, with customisable workflows and portals for landlords, tenants and contractors. Its MTD pathway runs through integrations with Xero and QuickBooks rather than a native submission flow, so it's more of an operational backbone than a dedicated MTD product.

Best for: agencies that prioritise flexible management workflows and will handle MTD via a connected accounting tool.

What letting agents should actually look for

Before the list, here's the checklist we'd run any platform against if you're delivering MTD as a service across your client base:

You can verify against the GOV.UK MTD software finder and each provider before recommending.

Keep those in mind as you read.

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Related reading

• MTD for Letting Agents: How to Deliver MTD Services at Scale
• 3 Ways Letting Agents Can Support Landlords With MTD
• MTD for Landlords Using a Letting Agent