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EvenRound for house shares with monthly bills

Last updated by The EvenRound team.

Rent, council tax, energy, broadband, and one flatmate who insists they don't use the Netflix any more.

House-share bills are the slow-drip group expense problem: same five people, same five bills, every month, for two years. EvenRound Pro adds restricted-add mode so the lead tenant controls the official bill list, recurring expenses for rent and utilities, and a budget cap so you spot the month your energy bill quietly doubles.

Common scenarios

Lead tenant fronting rent to the landlord

One person on the tenancy pays the landlord, the rest pay them back. Set rent as a recurring monthly expense, restricted-add means only the lead tenant logs new bills, and settle-up reminders nudge flatmates to pay their share by the 5th of each month.

Utility bills that arrive on different dates

Energy on the 12th, broadband on the 1st, council tax in monthly instalments. Each gets logged as it lands and split among current occupants - exclude the one who's away for the month if they were genuinely not there.

One flatmate moves out mid-tenancy

Archive them as a member when they leave and they're excluded from new bills automatically. Existing balances stay on the ledger so the deposit-return calculation at year-end is clean.

Streaming subscriptions someone always disputes

Spotify family plan, Netflix, Apple TV. The audit log shows who added the subscription, who's been paying for it, and lets the flatmate who says they don't use it actually prove it.

Annual budget cap to spot bill-shock

Set the group's annual budget to last year's total. The dashboard progress bar shows when you're trending over - usually a sign one supplier has quietly hiked the standing charge.

Recommended setup

Pro subscription, restricted-add mode on (lead tenant controls the bill list), recurring expenses set up for rent and known monthly utilities, settle-up reminder cadence set to weekly during rent collection. Budget cap optional but useful for catching supplier price changes.

Sample calculation

4-person house share, London Zone 3, one calendar month

Who paidForAmount
Lead tenantRent (paid to landlord)£2,400
Lead tenantCouncil tax (Band D)£185
Flatmate BEnergy bill (Octopus)£142
Flatmate CBroadband + Netflix£62

Settlement

Per-head share £697.25. After Flatmate C's broadband contribution and Flatmate B's energy contribution, the two flatmates with bills in their name are owed; the other two owe the lead tenant. Settled by the 5th via standing order.

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