What's New
Product changelog
Every improvement we ship to Property Compass, newest first. We release continuously — this is where you can see exactly what changed and when.
Latest changes
Next release · v1.54.0 (in progress)- New Search by town or village name: type "Buxton" (or any of 32,000 GB places) in Property Search, Research, or the Deal Finder area picker and jump straight there — duplicate names are labelled with their council so you always pick the right one.
- New Jump anywhere instantly: press Ctrl-K (or Cmd-K on Mac), or use the new Search button in the top bar, to open a command palette listing every page you can access.
- New See every improvement we ship, right inside the app, on the new What's New page.
- New Rental yield data restored across more areas.
- New See average rent and gross yield broken down per bedroom for any area.
- New Your Portfolio now greets you with a clear "add your first property" call to action.
- New Book and pay for mentorship sessions directly, with scheduling built in. Coming soon
- New Manage renovation projects end to end — phases, tasks, budget and calendar.
- New Loading screens now show smooth shimmer placeholders instead of blank space.
- New Colour-coded metrics make performance easier to scan at a glance.
- New A unified Research page brings map discovery, area research, and compare into one place.
- New Redeem a promotional access code on the new redemption page.
- New A public feedback portal — browse the roadmap, vote on ideas, comment, and suggest features.
- New Newsletter sign-up now uses double opt-in, with a confirmation email before you're subscribed.
- New Commercial yield calculations now include Net Initial Yield and Equivalent Yield alongside existing metrics.
- New Edit and save changes to an existing saved analysis.
- New A full renovation and project-management toolkit — task tracking, a Gantt timeline, budget dashboard, shared calendar with calendar-app sync, team collaborator invites, and a directory of trusted professionals. Coming soon
- New Add a property manually with a guided postcode lookup and address selection.
- New Calculator results now show how a property's rental yield and price per square metre compare to the local area median, so you can see at a glance whether a deal is above or below the norm.
- New Once you've saved a calculator analysis, a Share button copies a public link to your results straight to your clipboard.
- New Deal Finder's location search now suggests postcodes, towns and areas as you type.
- New Your Exit Strategy sell scenario now includes an estimated UK Capital Gains Tax figure.
- New Connect your own tools with webhooks — get a real-time notification whenever you save a deal analysis (paid plans).
- New Sign up to a paid plan with a 14-day free trial — pick monthly or annual, save your card securely, and you won't be charged until day 15 unless you cancel from your account settings.
- New Calculators now detect whether a property is in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland and apply the correct stamp duty or land tax rates automatically, with a jurisdiction indicator shown on your results.
- New We now ask you to verify your email address to help keep your account secure — check your inbox for a confirmation link.
- New Deal Finder — search every investment strategy at once against your own criteria (location, property type, funding, target returns and more), with matches ranked, compared side by side, and saved straight to your portfolio.
- New Save a Deal Finder search and get an email overnight whenever new matches appear, with a dedicated page to track match history for every saved search.
- New Conversion Calculator — model unit conversions (HMO, multi-flat, multi short-let, mixed-use and new build) complete with VAT treatment, planning guidance and finance costs, with ready-made templates to get you started quickly.
- New See whether a property sits inside an Article 4 planning-restriction area — which can block conversions such as HMOs — before you commit, sourced from official council and government records.
- New Calculator results and verdict banners now show the exact benchmark you're being measured against (for example, the minimum lender DSCR) next to your own figure.
- New Upgrade prompts now appear right when you hit a search, area-research or calculator-save limit, instead of being buried in account settings.
- New The pricing page now shows a dedicated free tier card alongside membership, spelling out what's included at no cost.
- New The public stamp duty calculator now supports the additional-dwelling surcharge.
- New Area Research Hub gained a Schools panel showing local school ratings.
- New A new usage panel shows your search and analysis allowance at a glance, with a warning banner at 80%.
- New The Room to Rent calculator now captures per-room rent, void weeks and utility costs for a complete return calculation.
- New Calculator results now lead with a prominent monthly cashflow summary card.
- New The dashboard widget gained DSCR and refinance-readiness tiles for your portfolio.
- New Property search results now have a one-click button to add a listing to your watchlist.
- New The calculators page now shows your saved analyses as a browsable grid.
- New The map heatmap now has an opacity slider so you can fade the overlay in and out.
- New Self-service subscription cancellation now honours the UK 14-day refund window, with an optional reason field.
- New Your profile page now shows a subscription summary including cancellation terms.
- New New upgrade prompts added to the sidebar and dashboard for free members.
- New Choose monthly or annual billing when you subscribe, with a 14-day money-back guarantee.
- New Switch between light, dark, or auto theme — maps, charts, and logos adapt automatically.
- New See sold prices broken down by bedroom count in area research.
- New Property search maps now show Article 4 Direction areas, flagging planning restrictions that can affect HMO conversions.
- New The Forum and Community Feed are now combined into one community hub.
- New Added a breadcrumb trail to the app header and stage badges in the sidebar to show your progress through research and analysis.
- New Saved properties now show a status chip when the listing goes under offer, sells, or comes off the market.
- New Calculator breakdowns now include tooltips explaining unfamiliar terms.
- New Partner pages now show a custom hero banner and a trackable phone number.
- New Added an interest-only mortgage toggle to the BRR calculator.
- New Clicking Analyse on a listing now fetches full property details on the spot — including postcode and energy-performance rating — and pre-fills the calculator with a property summary card.
- New Crime statistics are now shown for postcode areas in property search and area research.
- New Property search results can now be sorted and filtered in a table view.
- New Added a partner carousel to the dashboard with user controls and automatic rotation, linking through to the full Partners page.
- New Property search now offers two ways to search — within a set radius of a postcode, or across the map area you're viewing — with filtering and sorting that apply instantly to the results you already have, with no reload required.
- New Added free calculators for Stamp Duty Land Tax and buy-to-let rental yield that anyone can use without signing in.
- New Preview the upcoming Pro membership tier side by side with the standard plan on the subscription page. Coming soon
- New You can now install Property Compass on your phone or desktop as an app, with a guided install prompt.
- New Calculator analyses can now be shared straight to WhatsApp as an image.
- New Added data-source badges and freshness indicators across property search and area details, plus a new "How Our Data Works" page explaining where our figures come from.
- New Added a transaction-history view to area research showing how each sale compares as a percentage of the district median.
- New Visitors and free members now see a blurred preview of area detail on the heatmap, with a clear prompt to sign up or upgrade for the full figures.
- New Property search results can now be exported to CSV.
- New The heatmap now includes a transaction-activity indicator showing how active a market is, alongside price and yield.
- New New members are now asked to confirm their name in a quick onboarding step before continuing.
- New Profile pictures are now pulled in automatically from your sign-in provider or Gravatar, so your avatar appears without any extra setup.
- New Added privacy controls on your profile to opt in to the member directory, notifications, and marketing emails — all switched off by default.
- New Members who sign in with LinkedIn now show their headline and profile link in the member directory.
- New Redesigned property search with a full-width toolbar, floating map controls, and a sticky results panel, replacing the old filter sheet.
- New Toggle between map and list view on property search when you're on a mobile device.
- New Set your own default values for calculator inputs, so every new calculation starts pre-filled.
- New Compare exit strategies and run multiple calculator strategies side by side to see which performs best.
- New Filter the heatmap by property type — houses, flats, or all.
- New Start a new calculator analysis directly from a portfolio property's detail panel.
- New The new Area Research Hub brings demographics, investment data, property intelligence and commercial data together for any district in one place.
- New Submit a deal analysis request to the team and track the response in a message thread.
- New Browse multiple photos per listing with an image carousel on property cards.
Milestones
The bigger releases in our journey since launch. Dates lead; version numbers are for reference.
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v1.52.0
Command palette, faster property search, and a wave of fixes
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v1.51.40
Public Feedback Portal, unified Research, dark-mode polish, and an accessibility pass.
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v1.51.0
Post-acquisition lifecycle — track properties from Owned through to Sold.
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v1.50.0
Property Project Manager — phases, tasks, budget, Gantt and calendar.
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v1.49.0
Area median comparison — see how a property stacks up against the local market.
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v1.45.0
Share your calculator results with a one-click link.
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v1.38.0
Refurbishment cost fields — total cash required and cash-on-cash now include works.
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v1.32.0
Deal verdict engine — traffic-light scoring on every deal.
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v1.20.0
Area Research Hub — demographics, yields, crime, schools and more in one view.
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v1.14.0
Deal Finder arrives — surface opportunities matched to your criteria.
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v1.0.0 · Launch
Launch — investment calculators, area research, and property search go live.