Skip to main content

A free Hammock alternative for UK landlords

Hammock landlord software: what it costs, what it does well, and how it compares with LieuTenant, which is free for every home you let.

Start freeHammock pricing

The short answer

LieuTenant is free for every home you let. Hammock has a 30-day free trial, and its paid plans start at £8 a month plus VAT for 1 to 3 properties.

  • Pick LieuTenant for certificate reminders, tenancy records, arrears and a login for every tenant, at no cost however many homes you have.
  • Pick Hammock if your main job is bookkeeping and filing Making Tax Digital updates, and you want your bank transactions pulled in automatically.

Pricing

Hammock pricing

What Hammock costs at list price, next to LieuTenant.

LieuTenant

Any number of homes

£0

a year. No card, and no trial that runs out.

Hammock

1 to 3 properties

£8 a month plus VAT

£96 a year plus VAT, or £76.80 paid yearly

Hammock

4 to 10 properties

£15 a month plus VAT

£180 a year plus VAT, or £144 paid yearly

Hammock

11 to 20 properties

£25 a month plus VAT

£300 a year plus VAT, or £240 paid yearly

Hammock’s plans

  • Basic: £8 a month plus VAT, 1 to 3 properties
  • Standard: £15 a month plus VAT, 4 to 10 properties
  • Plus: £25 a month plus VAT, 11 to 20 properties
  • Beyond: £31.50 a month plus VAT, 21 or more properties
  • Paying yearly is cheaper on the first three plans

From Hammock’s website, checked on 21 October 2026. Yearly figures are the monthly price times 12 unless stated.

Hammock

What is Hammock?

Hammock is built around the money side of letting. It pulls in your bank transactions, tracks rent and arrears, keeps the books and files Making Tax Digital updates.

There’s a 30-day free trial, then a monthly price set by how many properties you have.

What LieuTenant gives you free

  • Gas safety, EICR and EPC reminders for every home and unit
  • Rent reminder emails to tenants, and arrears for each tenancy
  • A free login for every tenant, with repairs and pet requests
  • Tenancies checked against the Renters’ Rights Act rules
The Today page: rent due, collected and still to pay this month, late payments, open repairs and what needs doing at each home

LieuTenant with an example landlord’s homes. The names and figures are made up.

Side by side

LieuTenant vs Hammock

LieuTenant

What it is
Software for landlords who look after their own homes: tenancies, certificates, rent, repairs and tenants.
Free option
Everything, with no limit on homes
Paid plans from
No paid plan. Optional extras such as rent management will come later
Price depends on
Free
Known for
  • Gas safety, EICR and EPC reminders for every home and unit
  • Rent reminder emails to tenants, and arrears for each tenancy
  • A free login for every tenant, with repairs and pet requests
  • Tenancies checked against the Renters’ Rights Act rules

Hammock

What it is
Finance software for landlords: bookkeeping, bank feeds, rent and arrears tracking, and Making Tax Digital.
Free option
30-day free trial
Paid plans from
£8 a month plus VAT for 1 to 3 properties
Price depends on
Number of properties, from £8 (1 to 3) to £31.50 (21 or more) a month plus VAT
Known for
  • Unlimited bank feeds on every plan
  • Making Tax Digital quarterly updates and final declaration on every plan
  • Bookkeeping and reports

Hammock

When Hammock is the better choice

Choose Hammock if your main job is bookkeeping and filing Making Tax Digital updates, and you want your bank transactions pulled in automatically.

LieuTenant

When LieuTenant is the better choice

Choose LieuTenant if you want certificate reminders, tenancy records, repairs and a login for each tenant for every home you let, without a monthly fee, and you’re happy to handle tax filing and rent collection elsewhere for now.

What LieuTenant doesn’t do

Worth knowing before you switch.

  • It doesn’t collect rent. You record payments as they arrive.
  • It doesn’t file Making Tax Digital updates. It exports reports for your accountant or MTD software.
  • It doesn’t connect to your bank.

Using both

Some landlords keep their accounts in one tool and their tenancies and certificates in another. LieuTenant exports reports such as the income statement and rent collection as CSV files, so the figures can go wherever your accounts live. Because it’s free, trying it next to Hammock costs nothing.

Questions

Is there a free alternative to Hammock?

Yes. LieuTenant is free for any number of homes, with certificate reminders, tenancy records, arrears, repairs and a login for every tenant. It doesn’t collect rent, file Making Tax Digital updates or connect to your bank, so check those against what you need.

How much does Hammock cost?

Basic: £8 a month plus VAT, 1 to 3 properties. Standard: £15 a month plus VAT, 4 to 10 properties. Plus: £25 a month plus VAT, 11 to 20 properties. Beyond: £31.50 a month plus VAT, 21 or more properties. Paying yearly is cheaper on the first three plans. These prices come from Hammock’s website, checked on 21 October 2026.

What’s the difference between LieuTenant and Hammock?

Finance software for landlords: bookkeeping, bank feeds, rent and arrears tracking, and Making Tax Digital. LieuTenant focuses on running the homes themselves: tenancies, certificates, rent and arrears, repairs and tenants, free for any number of homes.

Can I use LieuTenant and Hammock together?

Yes. LieuTenant exports reports such as the income statement and rent collection as CSV files, so you can keep your tenancies and certificates in LieuTenant and your accounts wherever you prefer.

Other comparisons

Prices from each company’s website on 21 October 2026. Sources

Names belong to their owners. We’re not connected with any of these companies. Seen something out of date? Tell us.

Try LieuTenant next to Hammock

Add one home and see how it works. It’s free, and there’s no card to enter.

Start free