Home Maintenance UK: Kepthouse

Kepthouse is the UK home maintenance tracker app for homeowners, renters and landlords. Create and manage home maintenance tasks, MOT reminders, bin day reminders, warranties, subscriptions, property paperwork and pet care — your complete household organiser. Never miss a boiler service, forget an MOT renewal, or lose track of a monthly subscription again.

HOME MAINTENANCE TRACKING & TASKS

- Maintenance task tracker with due dates, recurrence, and priority
- Warranty tracker with expiry dates and receipt scanning
- Subscription tracker with renewal dates and monthly cost totals
- Vehicle maintenance — MOT, tax, insurance, and service reminders
- Pets with vet details, vaccinations, and medication schedules
- Property maintenance — EPC, gas safety, EICR, and insurance paperwork
- Home improvement projects — manage budgets, tasks, and spend tracking
- Manage service contacts with star ratings and usage history

UK HOME MAINTENANCE APP FEATURES

- Bin day reminders — 334 UK councils supported. Completely free
- DVLA vehicle lookup — auto-fill MOT, tax, and full test history
- EPC energy lookup — auto-fill from the government EPC register
- Companies House lookup — check limited company tradespeople
- Weather & flood alerts — frost, storm, rain, snow, heat and EA flood warnings
- Plants & garden — species care data, frost dates, and UK pest alerts
- Customisable maintenance dashboard — overdue, due today, upcoming at a glance
- Calendar view — your whole maintenance schedule with colour-coded dots
- Create and manage home improvement projects with budget tracking
- OCR receipt scanning for maintenance receipts
- Photo attachments on every item
- Rate your tradespeople — stars and notes on past maintenance work
- Guided setup — choose what to track and a wizard walks you through it
- Google Drive backup, calendar import, smart search, CSV export, dark mode

YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS

All your data is stored locally on your device. Backups go to your own Google Drive. I never see, collect, or share your information.

FREE AND PREMIUM

Free plan includes up to 15 items with unlimited photos and daily DVLA / EPC / Companies House auto-refresh. Upgrade to Premium for unlimited items and auto-backup scheduling.

The complete household maintenance management app for UK homeowners, renters and landlords. Track warranty expiry, MOT reminders, bin collection days and service history — your home maintenance tracker in one free app.

DATA SOURCES & DISCLAIMER

Kepthouse is an independent app, not affiliated with or endorsed by the UK government, the DVLA, DVSA, Companies House, the Environment Agency, the Met Office, MET Norway, any local council, or any other public body. Information in the app is sourced from the official services below; verify important details with the source before relying on them — use at your own risk.

- Vehicle tax & details — DVLA Vehicle Enquiry Service: https://vehicleenquiry.service.gov.uk/
- MOT history — GOV.UK Check MOT history: https://www.gov.uk/check-mot-history
- Energy Performance Certificates — GOV.UK Find an energy certificate: https://www.gov.uk/find-energy-certificate
- Limited company checks — Companies House: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/
- Bin collection schedules — your local council's website (find yours: https://www.gov.uk/find-local-council)
- Weather forecasts — MET Norway: https://api.met.no/
- Flood alerts (England) — Environment Agency: https://check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/
- Frost dates — Met Office: https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/climate/maps-and-data/uk-climate-averages
- Plant species, care & UK pest data — GBIF, Wikidata, Wikipedia, DEFRA: https://kepthouse.app/licences/plant-data.html

Recent changes:
Getting started is now much quicker - no sign-in or permission screens before you see the app. After entering your name, you see all the setup options with a search bar to find exactly what you need. The app now reminds you to allow notifications each time you save something, so your reminders actually work.