Last updated: 2026-04-24

Adding a tenancy

A tenancy is the record of who's living in a property, how much they pay, and when their lease runs. Every active rental needs a tenancy record.

To add a tenancy

  1. Open the property from the Properties tab.
  2. In the Tenancy section, click + Add tenancy.
  3. Fill in the basics:
    • Tenant name (e.g. Catherine Byrne)
    • Tenant email — optional but recommended; enables tenant email routing through Anchorlet
    • Tenant phone — optional
    • Lease start date
    • Lease end date — optional for rolling/Part 4 tenancies
    • Monthly rent in euros
    • Deposit held in euros
    • Rent review date — optional, the next date you're allowed to propose a rent change
  4. Click Save.

The tenancy now shows on the property's detail page and in your overall Today view.

What about multiple tenants on one lease?

For a joint tenancy (e.g. a couple or housemates sharing one lease), add the lead tenant in the main fields and use the Additional tenants section to add the others. They share one rent amount and one lease — each individual gets listed for contact purposes.

What about multiple tenancies on one property?

For a house of multiple units, or a property where tenancies overlap at handover, add each tenancy separately. Anchorlet tracks them independently and shows both on the property page. When one ends, mark it as concluded and the active tenancy carries on unaffected.

RTB registration

Anchorlet stores your RTB reference number on each tenancy but doesn't register the tenancy with the RTB itself — you still do that at rtb.ie. Once registered, come back and add the reference number to the tenancy record so it's easy to find later.

What happens when a tenancy ends

When a tenant moves out, open the tenancy and click End tenancy. Add the end date and an optional note (e.g. "Moved to London for work"). The tenancy record stays on the property for your historical record, greyed out, and you can add a new active tenancy on top.

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