Product Update - Expenses Enhancement

LONDON – 27th January 2026 – August, the all-in-one rental app for small landlords, today announced an enhancement to the Expenses feature, including a set of upgrades that gives landlords more control over their records and makes financial reporting simpler.

The update strengthens Expenses under Finances, helping landlords move faster from day-to-day tracking to clean, shareable reporting, without time-consuming reformatting at tax year end.

Problem

Even when landlords track costs consistently, reporting can still be painful. Many end up:

• Rebuilding figures to match an accountant’s preferred format

• Manually adding missing details such as VAT and clearer descriptions

• Struggling to answer basic questions like “what did I spend last quarter?” without exporting and filtering elsewhere

• Spending time formatting data rather than understanding where the money went

The result is needless admin and less confidence when it matters most.

Solution

August has upgraded Expenses to make reporting easier and records more complete. Landlords can now export data cleanly, capture key VAT information, and filter spending instantly across common reporting periods, all in a few clicks.

What’s new

1) Excel export for easier reporting

Landlords can now export financial data, including expenses, to Excel format. It’s built for sharing with accountants, reconciling with external records, and keeping offline backups.

2) VAT fields and improved descriptions

To make records more accurate and audit-ready, August now includes VAT details alongside improved description options, so expenses are clearer and more complete.

3) Powerful new filters

Landlords can quickly view expenses by:

• Last 30 days

• Last month

• Last quarter

• Financial year

• All time

This makes it easy to understand trends, spot spikes, and answer questions without manual sorting.

Impact for landlords

With these enhancements, Expenses in August is designed to:

• Reduce time spent reformatting or rebuilding reports

• Make accountant handovers simpler and faster

• Improve record completeness with VAT and clearer descriptions

• Give landlords instant clarity on spend across key reporting periods

“This Expenses enhancement is about control and clarity. Clean Excel exports, more complete VAT-ready records, and fast filters that make it easy to understand spending over time,” said Richard Samuel, CEO of August.

What’s next

August is also preparing several upcoming improvements designed to strengthen landlord finances and compliance, including:

• Better document management

• Multiple bank accounts

• Enhanced rent tracking

• Making Tax Digital support, including direct HMRC submissions