Directory / HouseFile UK property licensing checker
HouseFile UK property licensing checker
by housefile.app · https://www.housefile.app/mcp
Checks whether a property in England is in a council's selective or HMO licensing scheme
10 of 10 checks · 18 Oct 2026
Is HouseFile UK property licensing checker MCP server safe?
- No hidden instructions were found in its tool descriptions.
- Its error messages showed no secrets or internal details.
- All 4 of its tools are labeled read-only.
- Overall it scored 95/100 on 18 Oct 2026.
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What it can do
4 tools, in the server's own words.
check_property_licensingread-onlyLooks 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…
list_council_schemesread-onlyLists 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, fe…
upcoming_licensing_changesread-onlyWhat’s coming: schemes proposed or starting soon, and recent changes to schemes in HouseFile’s records (started, ended, fee or area changed), newest first.
licensing_coverageread-onlyWhich councils HouseFile’s records cover, with the number of published schemes for each and when they were last verified.
Test results
Safe mode: only tools labeled read-only were run. How the test works
- !Ready for the newest MCP versionnote
1 warning
- !Uses an older MCP version (2025-11-25). It works today, but it isn't on the July 2026 version (2026-07-28) yet.
- ✓ConnectsConnected in 1.7 spass
- ✓Lists its toolsFound 4 toolspass
- ✓Every tool is describedAll 4 tools and their inputs are describedpass
- ✓Tools are labeled safe or dangerousEvery tool has a safety labelpass
- ✓No hidden instructionsNo hidden instructions found in tool descriptionspass
- ✓Tools work with good inputspass
All good
- ✓check_property_licensing: Answered with an error, probably because of our sample input: That isn’t a full UK postcode. Send one like E8 1DY, in any spacing or case.
- ✓list_council_schemes: Worked (659 ms)
- ✓upcoming_licensing_changes: Worked (1.1 s)
- ✓licensing_coverage: Worked (593 ms)
- ✓Bad inputs give a clean errorpass
All good
- ✓check_property_licensing: Refused missing required input "postcode" with a clear error
- ✓check_property_licensing: Refused wrong type for "postcode" with a clear error
- ✓list_council_schemes: Refused missing required input "council" with a clear error
- ✓list_council_schemes: Refused wrong type for "council" with a clear error
- ✓upcoming_licensing_changes: Refused wrong type for "council" with a clear error
- ✓Fast enoughpass
All good
- ✓Connecting took 1.7 s
- ✓Listing tools took 317 ms
- ✓Average tool answer: 691 ms
- ✓upcoming_licensing_changes: Slowest tool: upcoming_licensing_changes (1.1 s)
- ✓No secrets leakedChecked 6 error messages: no secrets or internal detailspass
- –Tools work togetherNo tool's answer could be fed into another tool, so there were no chains to test (not counted either way)not tested
Test it yourself
Free and open source. Same checks, same score.
npx qamcp-cli https://www.housefile.app/mcpScore over time
- 18 Oct 202695
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Reviews
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