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HouseFile UK property licensing checker

by housefile.app · remote · no sign-in to list tools · v1.0.0 · published by app.housefile

Checks whether a property in England is in a council's selective or HMO licensing scheme

Changes · 3
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4 tools: 3 change things and 1 only read.

Scanned Oct 21, 2026

No check matched anything in the tool definitions. No finding is not a safety guarantee. How the checks work.

claude mcp add --transport http licensing https://www.housefile.app/mcp

Tools

Open a tool for its reasons and full description. Descriptions are the publisher's own words, shown as they are.

4 tools

Changes things 3Claude Code: ask
  • check_property_licensingLooks 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 the date the records…No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
    • The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Looks 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 the date the records were last verified, plus the national HMO rule. Schemes not in force yet are listed under upcoming. It works to postcode precision, so near a scheme’s edge it says so. Give occupants and households to settle the mandatory HMO test in England.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Check a property’s licensing
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • licensing_coverageWhich councils HouseFile’s records cover, with the number of published schemes for each and when they were last verified.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
    • The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Which councils HouseFile’s records cover, with the number of published schemes for each and when they were last verified. Use it to tell the user honestly whether their area is covered.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Which councils are covered
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • upcoming_licensing_changesWhat’s coming: schemes proposed or starting soon, and recent changes to schemes in HouseFile’s records (started, ended, fee or area changed), newest first.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
    • The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    What’s coming: schemes proposed or starting soon, and recent changes to schemes in HouseFile’s records (started, ended, fee or area changed), newest first. Optionally for one council, and for a number of months ahead and back (6 by default, at most 24).

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Upcoming licensing changes
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
Only reads 1Claude Code: allow
  • list_council_schemesLists 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, fee, source link and la…No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "list_council_schemes" says "list": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Lists 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, fee, source link and last verified date. Takes a council name, part of a name or a GSS code. If several councils match, it returns them to choose from.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: List a council’s licensing schemes
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false

This is not a safety rating, and no finding is not a safety guarantee. The groups and findings come from fixed checks of the tool definitions the server returned on the date shown, not from its code or what it does when called. How the checks work.

Install

Pinned to version 1.0.0. Values in angle brackets are yours to fill in.

claude mcp add --transport http licensing https://www.housefile.app/mcp

Run in a terminal.

Claude Code permissions

Allow the reads, ask before a change, deny the deletes. Paste into .claude/settings.json.

.claude/settings.json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__licensing__list_council_schemes"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__licensing__check_property_licensing",
      "mcp__licensing__upcoming_licensing_changes",
      "mcp__licensing__licensing_coverage"
    ],
    "deny": []
  }
}

Tools that only read are allowed, tools that change things ask first, tools that delete or cancel are denied. It assumes the server is installed as licensing. Review it before you use it.