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  1. Table of contents
  2. Create a meter reading
  3. Add the consumption amount to the “Finance” section
  4. Edit a meter reading
  5. Delete a meter reading

Create, edit or delete a meter reading

Create a meter reading

To add a new reading, follow these steps. Go to the “Tools” section, click “Meter readings”, then click the “New reading” button.

For each new reading, you can enter:

  • The property concerned,
  • The tenancy concerned,
  • The meter number,
  • The meter type,
  • The date and the period,
  • The previous and new reading values, used to work out the consumption,
  • The unit price,
  • The total amount,
  • The associated documents.

Add the consumption amount to the “Finance” section

Once the reading is created, you can add it to the “Finance” section, either as:

  • a recoverable expense, to be taken into account in the annual service charge reconciliation; or
  • an income entry, an invoice that the tenant pays you separately.

You can also add the amount to an existing rent receipt, as an extra service charge line.

Edit a meter reading

To change an existing reading, go to the “Tools” section, then “Meter readings”, click the “Edit” action to the right of the reading concerned, make your changes, then click “Save”.

Delete a meter reading

To delete a reading, go to the “Tools” section, then “Meter readings”, and click the “Delete” action to the right of the reading concerned.

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