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The chronology behind the figures
The property history records tenancy actions and correspondence around the rent position as they happen.
Money and chronology
Record the rent. Spot the arrears. Keep the evidence.
A running rent schedule shows what should have been paid, what was actually received and when arrears began, with correspondence and evidence available from the same tenancy.
What this lets you do
Complete the job and keep the useful record behind it.
Landlord Buddy is designed around the practical workflow rather than making the landlord maintain another disconnected checklist.
- Record and reconcile rent against the tenancy schedule.
- See confirmed arrears and days in arrears.
- Use a staged arrears-correspondence workflow rather than inventing the next message each time.
- Build a tenancy evidence pack when specialist help or an insurance claim needs the full record.
Inside the workflow
See the next steps in the real product.
Open any screen for a larger view. The live app keeps the detailed workflow, documents and evidence together.
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Keep outside evidence with the tenancy
Save relevant emails, written agreements or message screenshots against the property instead of leaving them on a phone or in an inbox.
What stays on the record
The task finishes. The history remains.
The exact record depends on the route taken, but this area is designed to leave the relevant dates, decisions and documents attached to the tenancy.
- Rent due and actually received
- Arrears start date and running balance
- Days in arrears
- Arrears letters sent
- Communications and tenant responses
- Downloadable rent ledger
Relevant rules & official sources
Keep the legal detail available without making it the whole page.
The summaries below explain why the workflow exists. Landlord Buddy helps organise the process and evidence; the official source remains the authority.
Housing Act 1988 as amended by the Renters’ Rights ActMandatory Ground 8 now depends on a defined arrears threshold.
For monthly rent, Ground 8 requires at least three months’ arrears both when notice is served and at the possession hearing. The current notice period is four weeks.
How Landlord Buddy helps: A dated rent ledger makes the threshold and chronology visible instead of asking the landlord or solicitor to reconstruct it from bank statements later.
GOV.UK: grounds for possession ↗Housing Act 1988 — Grounds 10 and 11Lower or persistent arrears can still matter, but the grounds are discretionary.
Ground 10 covers any rent arrears and Ground 11 persistent late payment. The court decides whether possession is reasonable.
How Landlord Buddy helps: The value is not an automatic eviction button; it is a cleaner record of what was due, what arrived, when letters were sent and how the pattern developed.
GOV.UK: grounds for possession ↗Housing Act 2004 deposit requirementsDeposit compliance can affect possession.
Current possession guidance warns that a court may be unable to make a possession order if the tenancy deposit has not been protected as required, subject to statutory exceptions.
How Landlord Buddy helps: The evidence pack brings the deposit record into the same file as the rent ledger and correspondence so a support handover starts with a fuller picture.
GOV.UK: grounds for possession ↗England only · practical product guidance, not legal advice. Read the full Renters’ Rights guide →