Accidental landlord checklist
A checklist for accidental landlords and anyone taking management back from an agent. Gather the records and see what’s missing.
Small landlord. Quite a lot to look after.
Rent in one spreadsheet. Receipts in a drawer. A repair somewhere in your messages. A safety certificate to find. Looking after a rental can mean keeping a lot of little things in your head.
We’re building Sproutlet to bring those everyday records into one place on your phone. Made for people managing their own small UK portfolio, whether that’s one property or a handful.
What we’re building
Sproutlet is still taking shape. Here’s where we’re focusing.
A clearer place to keep track of money you’ve recorded, and the paperwork that goes with it.
Keep the details of a repair together, from the first note to the work carried out.
A place to organise safety certificates and inspection records, with space to record important dates for each property.
Keep useful contacts, tenancy details and rental records close to the property they belong to.
Getting ready for the landlord register
England’s new registration service is on the way. Find your property’s region, explore the published rollout timeline and check what you have ready. There’s guidance for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland too.
Check your dates & readinessStart organising your paperwork with our free landlord spreadsheet for Excel.
Free tools for the everyday
A checklist for accidental landlords and anyone taking management back from an agent. Gather the records and see what’s missing.
Follow three ordinary observations from a visit, then use the free Excel template for notes, photo filenames and repair follow-ups.
Record every room at check-in and check-out side by side, with keys, meter readings and photo filenames, in a free Excel file.
The person behind Sproutlet
I’m building Sproutlet to make the everyday admin of looking after a rental a little easier. A place to keep rent, expenses, repairs and compliance records together, whether you look after one property or a few.
It’s still early days, and I’d love to hear what would make it useful for you. If there’s something you wish were simpler, or a job that always ends up at the bottom of the list, drop me a message.
Say hello at hello@sprout-let.co.uk.
— Lewis Danks
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A few little answers
Sproutlet is a mobile app in development for small UK landlords. We’re building a place to bring together rent and expenses, repairs, compliance records and the people connected to a property.
People looking after their own small rental portfolio in the UK. We’re starting with the everyday needs of someone managing one property, and keeping a handful of properties in mind too.
Not yet. Sproutlet is still in development, and we haven’t announced a launch date. Join the interest list to hear how it’s growing and when there’s more to share.
We haven’t announced pricing yet. Registering interest is free and doesn’t commit you to buying anything.
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Please do. Email hello@sprout-let.co.uk. We’d like to hear which bits of rental admin you’d appreciate a little help with.