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Changelog.

Everything that’s shipped, dated, in plain English. Updated each time a feature lands. The full git history is on GitHub.

2026-05-07

Content

Long-form guides + glossary + changelog

  • Eight in-depth guides at /guides covering notice to leave, rent arrears, bond claims, smoke alarms by state, rent increase rules, entry condition reports, end-of-tenancy, and the self-management math.
  • Public legislation updates feed at /updates with state filters and an RSS subscription.
  • Glossary at /glossary — every term a self-managing Australian landlord needs to know, plain English.
  • Changelog at /changelog — this page.

2026-05-07

Fix

Test suite — Vitest + 112 pure-function tests

  • Coverage on rent calc, investment projections, FY logic, anomaly detection, email merge, bond refund summaries, official-form lookups, audit log.
  • Caught one bug along the way — computeRentStatus showed false arrears for tenancies with a future start_date. Fixed.

2026-05-07

Feature

Property detail tabs + insurance + tradespeople + tenant ledger

  • Property detail page restructured into five themed tabs (Tenancy / Money / Maintenance / Compliance / Records).
  • Insurance tracking — provider, premium, expiry, banner alerts at 30-day expiry. Forward-looking dashboard widget surfaces upcoming renewals.
  • Tradesperson book at /tradespeople — derived from existing maintenance records, with lifetime-spend rollups and click-to-call.
  • Tenant ledger for non-rent charges (water usage, manual adjustments, refunds, bond movements). Outstanding + settled summary.
  • Depreciation classification helper — wizard explaining Repair / Div 40 / Div 43 / initial repair distinctions inline.
  • Anomaly detection on the dashboard — surfaces maintenance spikes, recurring plumbing/electrical issues, expense category jumps, stale properties.
  • Year-over-year reporting on /finances showing 3 FYs side-by-side with direction arrows + % deltas.
  • Per-property FY statement (printable + server-rendered PDF via @react-pdf/renderer).
  • AI email drafting — describe the situation in plain English, get a tenancy-aware reply.

2026-05-07

Feature

Tax export narrowed to per-FY scope

  • Replaced one-click "everything" export with per-FY tax record export — properties (minimal), paid rent, expenses, completed maintenance, investment record. Operational data (tenants, lease drafts, condition reports, photos, audit log) intentionally excluded.

2026-05-07

Feature

EOFY foundation: data export + email templates + onboarding wizard + accountant access + bond refund + lease analyser

  • Per-FY tax records export with five CSVs in a clean ZIP.
  • Email + SMS template library with merge fields auto-filled from tenancy / property / landlord. Buttons: Copy / mailto: / Log only.
  • Onboarding wizard for new accounts — profile → first property → first tenancy.
  • Accountant access magic-link — read-only FY rollup at /accountant/{token}, no login required for the accountant.
  • End-of-tenancy bond refund wizard with itemised charges, live refund summary, official-form link.
  • AI Lease Analyser at /lease-analyser — paste a lease, get clause-by-clause findings flagged favourable/balanced/risky/unenforceable.
  • Onboarding tour, in-context help pips, audit log, smoke alarm device register, body-corp tracking.

2026-05-06

Fix

Sister's testing feedback round — 11 fixes

  • Property cards on /properties fully clickable, not just the chevron.
  • "Tradie" → "Tradesperson" across all user-facing copy.
  • Equity chart tooltip bug — was showing every series as "Loan balance".
  • Mark-paid date editable inline — back-date deposits as needed.
  • Archive a property when sold — hides from active list, kept in records for tax.
  • Maintenance scheduled / booked date — surfaces on calendar as "Tradesperson booked".
  • Documents now grouped by category with "Missing essentials" tracker.
  • Lease + notice modals link out to the official regulator form.
  • Per-room photos on the inspection condition report.
  • Photo gallery rebadged as "Marketing photos".
  • Investment scenarios can be standalone (no property link required).

2026-05-05

Feature

Maintenance + Compliance pages out of "Coming Soon"

  • Portfolio-wide maintenance view at /maintenance with sort + filter.
  • Compliance overview at /compliance covering smoke alarms, water, minimum standards, bond, lease.

2026-05-04

Compliance

All eight Australian states at QLD parity

  • NSW, VIC, WA, SA, TAS, ACT, NT prompts refined to QLD level of depth.
  • AI assistant references the right Act, the right tribunal, and the right forms for whichever state your property is in.

2026-05-03

Feature

PWA + calendar + state prompts + notification preferences + onboarding tour

  • Install Property Journal as a PWA on iOS / Android / desktop.
  • Calendar at /calendar consolidating rent due, lease end, inspections, maintenance bookings, recurring expenses.
  • Notification preferences in /settings — mute alert categories you don't care about.
  • First-run onboarding tour walking through the major surfaces.

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