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check_deposit_cap Read-only

Work out the most a landlord or agent can ask for as a tenancy deposit and a holding deposit, from the rent, in any UK nation, and optionally check a deposit the user was asked for. England limits both; Wales limits the holding deposit; Scotland and Northern Ireland limit the tenancy deposit.

rentnumber, required

The rent for one rent period, in pounds, for example 1200 or 950.50.

nationstring, required

The UK nation the home is in.

rentPeriodstring, required

How often the rent falls due.

depositAskednumber

The tenancy deposit the landlord or agent asked for, in pounds, if the user gave one.

Tools (8)

check_deposit_cap

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Argument	Type	Description
rent*	number	The rent for one rent period, in pounds, for example 1200 or 950.50.
nation*	string	The UK nation the home is in.
rentPeriod*	string	How often the rent falls due.
depositAsked	number	The tenancy deposit the landlord or agent asked for, in pounds, if the user gave one.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "required": [
    "nation",
    "rent",
    "rentPeriod"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "rent": {
      "type": "number",
      "maximum": 1000000,
      "minimum": 0.01,
      "description": "The rent for one rent period, in pounds, for example 1200 or 950.50."
    },
    "nation": {
      "enum": [
        "england",
        "wales",
        "scotland",
        "northern-ireland"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The UK nation the home is in."
    },
    "rentPeriod": {
      "enum": [
        "four_weeks",
        "month",
        "week"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "How often the rent falls due."
    },
    "depositAsked": {
      "type": "number",
      "maximum": 10000000,
      "minimum": 0,
      "description": "The tenancy deposit the landlord or agent asked for, in pounds, if the user gave one."
    }
  }
}

check_holiday_entitlement

Work out the statutory minimum paid holiday a year, in days, for a worker who works a set number of days a week, in any UK nation: 5.6 weeks, at most 28 days, which may include bank holidays.

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Argument	Type	Description
nation*	string	The UK nation where the worker mainly works.
daysPerWeek*	number	The days the worker works each week, such as 5 or 2.5.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "required": [
    "daysPerWeek",
    "nation"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "nation": {
      "enum": [
        "england",
        "wales",
        "scotland",
        "northern-ireland"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The UK nation where the worker mainly works."
    },
    "daysPerWeek": {
      "type": "number",
      "maximum": 7,
      "minimum": 0.5,
      "description": "The days the worker works each week, such as 5 or 2.5."
    }
  }
}

check_minimum_wage

Check whether an hourly rate of pay meets the UK minimum wage for the worker’s age, and apprenticeship, on a date from 1 April 2024, and give the rate that applies.

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Argument	Type	Description
age*	integer	The worker’s age.
date*	string	The day the pay is for, as YYYY-MM-DD.
apprentice*	string	Whether the worker is an apprentice, and if so whether in the first year of the apprenticeship.
hourlyPence*	integer	The pay for an hour, in pence.
pastSchoolAge*	boolean	Whether the worker is over compulsory school age (past the school-leaving day of the year they turn 16).

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "required": [
    "age",
    "apprentice",
    "date",
    "hourlyPence",
    "pastSchoolAge"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "age": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 100,
      "minimum": 13,
      "description": "The worker’s age."
    },
    "date": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date",
      "description": "The day the pay is for, as YYYY-MM-DD."
    },
    "apprentice": {
      "enum": [
        "no",
        "first-year",
        "later-year"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Whether the worker is an apprentice, and if so whether in the first year of the apprenticeship."
    },
    "hourlyPence": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 0,
      "description": "The pay for an hour, in pence."
    },
    "pastSchoolAge": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether the worker is over compulsory school age (past the school-leaving day of the year they turn 16)."
    }
  }
}

check_notice_period

Work out the least notice that ends a periodic private tenancy, and the earliest end date it can name, in any UK nation, whether the tenant or the landlord gives it. It also says when a landlord cannot end the tenancy by notice at all (England) or must apply to a tribunal (Scotland).

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Argument	Type	Description
given*	string	The day the notice is given, as YYYY-MM-DD. In Scotland, the day the other side receives it.
party*	string	Who gives the notice.
nation*	string	The UK nation the home is in.
period*	string	How often the rent falls due.
rentDueDay	integer	For monthly rent: the day of the month rent falls due, such as 1 or 31. Leave it out only if it is the day of the month the tenancy started.
rentDueDate	string	For weekly or four-weekly rent: a day rent fell due, such as the last due date, as YYYY-MM-DD; rent periods repeat every 7 or 28 days from it. Leave it out only if they repeat from the day the tenancy started.
tenancyStart*

check_rent_increase_notice

Check a section 13 rent increase notice for an assured periodic tenancy in England, served from 1 May 2026: whether the new rent's start date meets each date rule and the notice is on the prescribed form, and the earliest the new rent could start. England only; it does not judge whether the new rent is fair.

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Argument	Type	Description
period*	string	How often the rent falls due.
served*	string	The day the tenant received the notice, as YYYY-MM-DD.
starts*	string	The day the notice says the new rent starts, as YYYY-MM-DD.
history*	string	Whether the rent has gone up before after a section 13 notice or a tribunal decision: none, increased (give lastIncrease), or unknown.
lastIncrease	string	If the rent went up before, the day that increase took effect, as YYYY-MM-DD.
tenancyStart*	string	The day the first rent period of the tenancy began, as YYYY-MM-DD.
prescribedForm*

check_statutory_notice

Work out the least notice the law requires to end employment in any UK nation, from the employer and from the employee, from the start date and the day notice is given. A contract can require more notice, never less.

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Argument	Type	Description
given*	string	The day notice is given, as YYYY-MM-DD.
nation*	string	The UK nation where the employee mainly works.
started*	string	The day the employee started working for the employer, as YYYY-MM-DD.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "required": [
    "given",
    "nation",
    "started"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "given": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date",
      "description": "The day notice is given, as YYYY-MM-DD."
    },
    "nation": {
      "enum": [
        "england",
        "wales",
        "scotland",
        "northern-ireland"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The UK nation where the employee mainly works."
    },
    "started": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date",
      "description": "The day the employee started working for the employer, as YYYY-MM-DD."
    }
  }
}

get_employment_contract_review_link

Get the link to a full Contract Lily review of a UK employment contract, offer letter or written statement, and what it covers: whether employment reviews are open, the nations, what the report includes, the files it accepts and the price. Use it when the user wants their whole contract checked; it doesn't upload anything.

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No arguments.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "required": [],
  "properties": {}
}

get_tenancy_agreement_review_link

Get the link to a full Contract Lily review of a UK tenancy agreement, and what it covers: whether reviews are open, the nations, what the report includes, the files it accepts and the price. Use it when the user wants their whole agreement checked; it doesn't upload anything.

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No arguments.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "required": [],
  "properties": {}
}