Adding a New Property

Create a property record when a home or other managed property needs to be added to Affinity.

Before you begin

You must have permission to create properties. The Housing Group and Scheme Type must already be available in Affinity.

Add a property

1. Open the Properties menu.
2. Select Add Property.
3. Select the Housing Group and, where applicable, the Block.
4. Select the Scheme Type.
5. Use Address Search to find the address, or enter the address manually.
6. Complete the required property and acquisition information.
7. Select Add Property.

Fields marked with an asterisk are required.

Core property information

The form can include:

• address, town, county and Eircode;
• property, finance and Local Property Tax references;
• Local Authority and utility identifiers;
• dwelling type, property type and primary heating;
• bedrooms, bed spaces, reception rooms, floor area and maximum tenancies;
• Housing Officer, Service Manager, Project Leader, Managing Agent and Management Company; and
• acquisition, housing-management, defect and lease dates.

The available fields depend on your organisation’s configuration. Some selections, such as Housing Group or Dwelling Type, determine which additional options appear.

Duplicate properties

Affinity checks key address information before creating the property. If a matching active property already exists, review the existing property or correct the address before trying again.

Add a similar property

If the new property is similar to one already recorded, cloning may be quicker and can copy selected information from the existing property. See Cloning a Property.