Last updated: 2026-04-23
Bulk upload via CSV
If you've been running your portfolio in Excel, Numbers, or Google Sheets, you can import the whole lot in one go.
To bulk upload
- Go to Settings → Import.
- Click Download CSV template.
- Open the template in Excel or Google Sheets.
- Fill in one row per property (see column reference below).
- Save the file as CSV.
- Come back to Anchorlet and drag the CSV onto the upload zone.
- Review what Anchorlet is going to import. If anything looks wrong, cancel and fix your CSV.
- Click Import.
What each column means
| Column | Required? | Example | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
address_line_1 | Yes | 42 Elgin Road | |
address_line_2 | No | Apt 3B | |
town | Yes | Ballsbridge | |
county | Yes | Dublin | |
eircode | No | D04 X444 | Format: A00 A000 |
bedrooms | No | 4 | Integer |
bathrooms | No | 3 | Integer |
property_type | No | House | "House", "Apartment", "Studio" |
tenant_name | No | Mary O'Sullivan | Creates a tenancy record |
tenant_email | No | mary@example.com | |
rent_monthly | No | 4500 | Euros, no symbol |
lease_start | No | 2024-06-01 | Format: YYYY-MM-DD |
lease_end | No | 2025-06-01 | Format: YYYY-MM-DD |
rtb_reference | No | 1234567 | Your RTB tenancy number |
Sample rows
A realistic CSV might look like this (truncated to the key columns for readability):
| address_line_1 | town | county | eircode | tenant_name | rent_monthly | lease_start |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 Elgin Road | Ballsbridge | Dublin | D04 X444 | Mary O'Sullivan | 4500 | 2024-06-01 |
| 18 Waterloo Road | Dublin 4 | Dublin | D04 W421 | James Fitzgerald | 3800 | 2024-04-15 |
| Apartment 7, Temple Road | Dartry | Dublin | D06 N5R8 | Catherine Byrne | 2600 | 2024-09-01 |
| 5 Palmerston Park | Rathmines | Dublin | D06 H7Y2 | Patrick Walsh | 2900 | 2024-12-01 |
Duplicate detection
Anchorlet checks your CSV for duplicates before importing. If two rows look like the same property (same address and Eircode), it'll flag them and ask how you want to handle it:
- Skip duplicate — ignore the second row
- Merge — combine data from both rows into one property
- Import both — treat them as separate properties (e.g. two units at the same building)
What if something goes wrong?
If the import fails partway through, nothing is saved. Fix the problem in your CSV and try again.
Common issues:
- Dates in the wrong format — must be
YYYY-MM-DD(e.g.2025-06-01, not01/06/2025) - Eircode in the wrong format — must be uppercase with a space
- Empty required fields — address, town and county must all have values