A rent receipt is the landlord’s statement that a payment was received. It is different from the tenant’s own proof of transfer, and the two are most useful when they agree.

A usable receipt names the person paying and the person receiving, the property, the amount, the date the payment was received, how it was made and the exact period it covers, written as dates rather than a month name. “1 to 31 March 2026” leaves less to argue about than “March”. Whether a receipt is required, and what it must contain, depends on local law and the lease.

When only part of the rent arrives, record it as a payment against the same period. Show the amount received, the amount still owed and the date of each payment. Do not change the original due amount or date to make the totals look neat; the balance is simply the difference.

When something needs correcting, such as the wrong period or the wrong amount, add a dated correction that points to the entry it fixes instead of deleting the original. Both sides should be able to see what was first recorded and why it changed.

A confirmation inside Tensu records what each side acknowledged. It is not a bank receipt, and it does not replace the bank or payment service’s own record that money moved. Keep both, linked to the same period.