How to grow your payments app with inventory clerks
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
Inventory clerks visit rented homes to record their condition, with notes and photos, when a tenant moves in and again when they move out. The report helps landlords and tenants agree on the deposit at the end. Most clerks charge a fee per visit, paid by the landlord or the letting agent. A payments app that handles report fees and invoices can win inventory clerks, and every landlord and agent that pays them sees your app.
Talk to inventory clerks
Ask local inventory clerks:
- Who pays you, the landlord or the letting agent?
- Do customers pay before or after they get the report?
- Do agents pay each job or once a month?
- How long do invoices take to be paid?
Get paid for each report
A link sent with the finished report lets the landlord pay straight away, without the clerk chasing an invoice.
Make monthly billing simple for agents
Letting agents often book many reports in a month. One link for the month's jobs means the agent pays once and the clerk knows every visit is paid.
Grow through landlords and agents
Inventory clerks work for letting agents and landlords who also collect rent and deposits. When those businesses take payments through your app, each clerk can bring more of them onto it.
Build it
Create your own financial platform.
Pick a template, name it, brand it, preview every page before you pay. Your brand, your users, your fees.
Build my platform →Questions people ask
What about letting agents?
The letting and estate agents guide covers holding deposits, rent and fees, and making them clear and on time.
Letting and estate agents →What about landlords?
The small landlords guide covers collecting rent every month and making rent day easier for landlords and tenants.
Small landlords →Can I call it a bank?
In most countries "bank" is a protected word you can only use with a banking licence. Call it an account, a wallet, an app or a platform. The accounts and payments behind a SendPay Business platform are powered by licensed partners.
Is there a step-by-step plan I can follow?
Yes. The free launch checklist takes you from picking your people and naming your app to setting fees, going live and winning your first ten customers.
Digital bank app launch checklist →How do I start?
Pick a template, name it and preview every page before you pay. Your platform can be live on your own domain within 24 hours of confirmation.
Build my platform →Read next
This guide is general information, not legal or financial advice. SendPay Business is a technology company, not a bank, and does not take deposits; regulated services on the platforms are provided by licensed partners. PayPal, Patreon and Substack are named as reference points only and are not affiliated with SendPay Business.