Wave + Letting Agents: Faster Bank Import
Letting agents managing tenant deposits, rent collection, and landlord payments across client money accounts need meticulous reconciliation. If you use Wave for your accounting, you need a fast way to get bank statement data into the system.
BankScan AI for Letting Agents Using Wave
BankScan AI converts any bank statement PDF to CSV formatted for direct import into Wave. Convert your client money account statements to Excel for fast reconciliation of rent receipts, deposit transfers, and management fee deductions.
The Letting Agents + Wave Workflow
Letting agents collect rent from tenants into client money accounts, deduct management fees, pay landlords their net rent, handle deposit protection scheme transfers, and manage maintenance contractor payments. Monthly landlord statements must reconcile exactly with the client money account bank statement, with every penny accounted for.
Key terms you'll encounter: client money protection, landlord statement, tenant deposit scheme, management fee.
How It Works
Upload any bank statement PDF
Supports all major banks. Saves 3-4 hours per week on client money account reconciliation for a letting agent managing 100+ properties
AI formats for Wave
Output as CSV with Date, Description, Amount — Wave supports both single amount column and separate Income/Expense columns — dates in YYYY-MM-DD or MM/DD/YYYY.
Import and reconcile
In Wave, go to Banking > Connected Accounts > Upload a bank statement (CSV). Select the file, map columns to Date, Description, and Amount, then import. Wave's invoicing is tightly coupled with bank imports — when you import a bank deposit, Wave suggests matching it to outstanding invoices automatically.
Supported Banks
BankScan AI works with all major UK and US banks, including:
Wave Features for Letting Agents
- Wave ready — Output formatted as CSV matching Wave's expected column structure
- Smart integration — Wave's invoicing is tightly coupled with bank imports — when you import a bank deposit, Wave suggests matching it to outstanding invoices automatically.
- Built for Letting Agents — Saves 3-4 hours per week on client money account reconciliation for a letting agent managing 100+ properties
- Software compatible — Output works directly with Goodlord, Arthur Online, PayProp
Import Steps for Letting Agents Using Wave
As letting agent, here's how to get bank data into Wave:
- In Wave, go to Banking > Connected Accounts > Upload a bank statement (CSV)
- Select the file, map columns to Date, Description, and Amount, then import
Common Import Issues
Wave's free tier has occasional processing delays on large files. Also, Wave uses MM/DD/YYYY by default which conflicts with UK DD/MM/YYYY — select the correct format during import.
Wave Import — Built for Letting Agents
Completely free with no paid tier for accounting features (monetised through payment processing). Popular with budget-conscious startups and side-hustlers.
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