Feature
Rent tracking that ends the chasing
Every housemate gets a monthly rent entry with their own amount and due day. No more group chat archaeology to work out who paid.
- Per person rent amounts and due days
- Weekly, fortnightly or monthly cycles
- Paid, claimed and overdue statuses
- Automatic arrears calculation
- Rent reminders to housemates
- CSV export on Pro
The problem with tracking rent in a group chat
Rent in most share houses is tracked in three places at once: a group chat, one person’s banking app, and everyone’s memory. None of them agree, and none of them are searchable a month later. The result is that the question “did Jordan pay in March?” has no answer, only opinions. That is what turns a simple late payment into a dispute about honesty.
A status everyone can see
Rent moves through a simple workflow: unpaid, claimed, paid. A renter marks their rent as paid, the owner confirms it, and both sides see the same state at the same time. There is a disputed status too, for when something genuinely needs a conversation rather than a reminder. Because the record is shared rather than held by one person, nobody has to be believed. The record simply says what happened.
Claims auto confirm after 5 days
The most common failure in rent tracking is not a renter who will not pay. It is an owner who never gets around to confirming a payment they have already received. Left alone, that leaves the renter looking overdue for someone else’s inaction, which is both unfair and a reliable source of resentment. If a claim sits unactioned for five days it confirms itself. Owners can still dispute it afterwards if something is genuinely wrong.
Arrears without the spreadsheet
Past months that are still unpaid roll into an arrears summary per person: how many months behind, and how much is owed in total. Owners see it across the whole property. Renters see their own. It updates as records change, so nobody has to rebuild a spreadsheet to answer a question that should take two seconds.
Different due days for different people
Aligning everyone to the first of the month is tidy and often wrong. Someone paid fortnightly on a Thursday will be late every second month through no fault of their own. Each housemate can have their own due day, set to land just after their pay cycle, which removes a surprising proportion of late payments before they happen.
Records that survive turnover
Share houses turn over. The person who set up the tracking is frequently the first to leave, and in most houses the records leave with them. Rent history here is attached to the property rather than to a person, so it stays intact as housemates come and go. On Pro you can export the full history as CSV, which is useful at tax time or when a former housemate asks for proof of payment.
Common questions
Can each housemate pay a different amount of rent?
Yes. Rent is set per person, not per property, so houses that split by room size or have a couple in one room can reflect that exactly. Each person also gets their own due day.
What happens if the owner never confirms a payment?
A claimed payment auto confirms after five days. This stops a renter being marked overdue because the owner was slow to action it, and the owner can still dispute afterwards if there is a genuine problem.
Does it handle weekly and fortnightly rent?
Yes. Rent cycles can be weekly, fortnightly or monthly, with the due day set to suit.
Can I track rent for housemates who have not joined yet?
Yes. Invite them by phone number or email when you set up the property. Their rent is tracked against the pending invite and links up automatically when they sign up.
Can I export my rent history?
Full history export as CSV is available on Pro and Pro Plus. Free accounts see the current month.
Get it running in five minutes
Free for one property with up to 12 housemates.