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Things worth knowing.
Short, practical pieces for everyone this sector touches: tenants, house-hunters, agencies, landlords and builders. No sales pitch, and nothing you need our software to act on.
Choosing Property Management Software: What to Actually Test
A demo shows you a system working on somebody else's tidy data. Here is how to test one against yours, and the questions that reveal more than any feature list.
Why Itemised Rent Receipts Prevent Disputes
A receipt that only says 'rent paid' invites an argument later. One that shows exactly what each shilling settled doesn't.
Tenant Handovers, Done Properly
Move-in and move-out are the same twenty minutes of work, done twice. Skipping it at the start is what makes the end expensive.
What Belongs in a Monthly Landlord Statement
A landlord statement has one job: to answer 'what did I earn, what was spent, and what am I owed?' without a phone call. Most statements answer the first and leave the rest implied.
Catching Arrears Early Beats Chasing Them Late
A tenant one month behind usually pays. A tenant five months behind usually leaves. The difference between the two is almost never the tenant. It's how long it took anyone to notice.
Reporting a Repair So It Actually Gets Fixed
A repair that was mentioned in passing does not exist. One that was reported in writing, with a photograph and a date, is very hard to lose.