Clear Books + Rental Application: Complete Workflow
Preparing for rental application and using Clear Books? Letting agents and referencing agencies require 3 months of bank statements to verify tenant income and affordability. Tenants need to provide clear, readable statements. BankScan AI bridges the gap between your bank's PDF statements and Clear Books's import feature.
BankScan AI → Clear Books for Rental Application
Convert bank statement PDFs to CSV formatted for Clear Books import. Convert your bank statements to Excel format for clean, professional-looking financial evidence that speeds up your rental application.
How It Works
Upload your bank statement PDF
Supports all major banks. Upload 3 months of recent statements, covering the period immediately before the application of statements.
AI formats for Clear Books
Output as CSV with Date, Description, Money in, Money out — Clear Books uses separate columns for credits and debits — dates in DD/MM/YYYY.
Import and use for rental application
Upload into Clear Books and use the reconciled data for rental application.
Supported Banks
BankScan AI works with all major UK and US banks, including:
Clear Books + Rental Application Features
- Clear Books ready — Output formatted as CSV matching Clear Books's expected column structure
- Smart integration — Clear Books has built-in Corporation Tax estimation that updates as bank transactions are imported, giving directors a live view of their CT liability.
- Built for Rental Application — Convert your bank statements to Excel format for clean, professional-looking financial evidence that speeds up your rental application.
Import for Rental Application into Clear Books
After converting your bank statements for rental application:
- In Clear Books, go to Money > Bank Accounts > select your account > Import
- Upload the CSV and map Date, Description, Money in, and Money out columns
Common Import Issues
Clear Books requires header row labels to exactly match expected names. Rename columns to Date, Description, Money in, Money out if import fails.
Clear Books Import for Rental Application
Rental properties move fast, especially in London; referencing must often be completed within 24-48 hours to secure the property before another applicant
Convert for Clear Books + Rental Application