Hostels & Student Housing

High Turnover Needs Tighter Control

Many rooms, frequent move-ins and move-outs, parents paying on behalf of students. Oxflare keeps every room, bill and deposit straight.

Rooms as units

Hostel rooms are a first-class unit type, with occupancy and vacancy tracked per room.

Deposits that settle cleanly

The three-step move-out (apply, deduct, refund) keeps every deposit explained.

Anyone can pay

Paybill with the tenant's account number means a parent in another town can pay without logging in.

Visitor approvals

Security approves or declines visitor requests from their phone.

Bulk notices

Send term dates, rules and reminders to every resident by SMS in one go.

Billing that follows the term

Choose a single billing day for everyone, or bill from each resident's move-in date.

Move-In to Move-Out

A Clear Lifecycle for Every Resident

  1. 01

    Register at the gate

    The caretaker registers the resident, who receives a welcome SMS with their account number.

  2. 02

    Collect the deposit

    Record the deposit and bill any balance. Paying it adds to the amount held.

  3. 03

    Bill and remind

    Rent and charges are billed on schedule, with automatic reminders before and after the due date.

  4. 04

    Settle at move-out

    Apply the deposit to unpaid bills, deduct for damages with reasons, refund the rest.

Keep Every Room and Deposit Accounted For

See Oxflare set up for a hostel.

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Tenant isolation Every organization's data is separate
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