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The wider property history
Money events sit alongside the other dated tenancy activity so the financial record has context.
The financial record
Keep the tenancy money record usable, not scattered.
Track rent due and received, retain the ledger and use the tenancy record as the source for statements and evidence when you need to explain the money position.
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.
- Rent schedule and payment history tied to the tenancy.
- Clear outstanding balance and arrears start date.
- Downloadable rent ledger inside the evidence pack.
- Property-level financial context alongside the tenancy 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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Supporting rent correspondence
Keep relevant written agreements or message evidence against the tenancy when the conversation happened outside Landlord Buddy.
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 schedule
- Payments received
- Outstanding balance
- Arrears start date
- Downloadable ledger
- Related rent correspondence
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.
Renters’ Rights Act 2025Rent timing is now more tightly controlled.
Landlords cannot invite or accept rent before the tenancy agreement is signed. During the pre-tenancy period the usual maximum is one month’s rent for a monthly tenancy, and once the tenancy starts landlords cannot require rent earlier than the agreed due dates except for limited cases.
How Landlord Buddy helps: A clear rent schedule makes the agreed due date and subsequent payment history visible, while the pre-tenancy journey separates holding deposit, tenancy deposit and move-in rent.
GOV.UK: rent and other payments ↗Housing Act 1988 possession groundsThe rent ledger becomes evidence if arrears later become a possession issue.
Rent arrears grounds depend on the amount and/or payment pattern, and the landlord needs to prove the relevant ground if proceedings are taken.
How Landlord Buddy helps: The same rent record used for routine reconciliation can be exported later, so evidence is produced by ordinary administration rather than created only when the case becomes serious.
GOV.UK: grounds for possession ↗England only · practical product guidance, not legal advice. Read the full Renters’ Rights guide →