HouseFile MCP

An official MCP server provided by HouseFile that allows AI assistants to check if properties in England are subject to council selective or HMO licensing schemes. It provides data on licensing status, fees, and council sources based on HouseFile's records, supporting tools for checking specific properties, listing council schemes, and identifying upcoming licensing changes.

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No sign-inEndpoint checked 2026-10-26Operated by HouseFile

MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP)

https://www.housefile.app/mcp

Vendor documentation

What you can do with it

Check if a specific property requires a selective licence
List licensing schemes for a specific council
Identify upcoming licensing changes in a region
Verify licensing coverage for a postcode

Tools advertised by the last live check:

check_property_licensing
list_council_schemes
upcoming_licensing_changes
licensing_coverage

Connect from your client

Each snippet registers the same endpoint; pick the client you use.

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Claude Code

Run this once in a terminal. It registers a Streamable HTTP server. Use --scope project to write .mcp.json for the repo.

Claude Code configuration

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

Codex

Run this once. Codex stores MCP servers in ~/.codex/config.toml (or .codex/config.toml in a trusted project).

Codex configuration

codex mcp add housefile-mcp --url https://www.housefile.app/mcp

Cursor

Merge this server into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, then enable housefile-mcp in your MCP settings.

Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "housefile-mcp": {
      "url": "https://www.housefile.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cline

Merge this into cline_mcp_settings.json (Cline → MCP Servers → Configure). The type must be streamableHttp for a remote HTTP server.

Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "housefile-mcp": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://www.housefile.app/mcp",
      "disabled": false
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Merge this server into .vscode/mcp.json. Use MCP: List Servers to start housefile-mcp and inspect its tools.

VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "housefile-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://www.housefile.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Gemini CLI

Run this once. It writes .gemini/settings.json in the current project; pass --scope user for ~/.gemini/settings.json.

Gemini CLI configuration

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

Claude Desktop

Merge this into claude_desktop_config.json (macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\), then restart Claude Desktop.

Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "housefile-mcp": {
      "url": "https://www.housefile.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Merge this into ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json, then refresh MCP in Cascade. Windsurf remote servers use serverUrl, not url.

Windsurf configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "housefile-mcp": {
      "serverUrl": "https://www.housefile.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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