If the landlord has increased the rent, they can ask the tenant to pay a bond top-up. It can be for a general bond or a pet bond. Landlords can lodge (deposit) the bond top-up online, using Bond Hub.
If the landlord uses property management software (PMS), they can lodge the bond using that software instead of using Bond Hub.
Using property management software to complete bond transactions
What information landlords need to use Bond Hub
To use Bond Hub, landlords will need their:
- contact details
- Landlord ID (if you have one).
Landlord ID
A Landlord ID is an 8-digit number we issued you when you first registered as a landlord (for example, LNL-12345678).
If you have a bond currently lodged with Tenancy Services, you will have a Landlord ID. If you lodged that bond before 1 December 2025, we would have emailed your Landlord ID to you.
If you do not have a current Landlord ID
If you do not currently have a bond lodged with Tenancy Services, you will not have a Landlord ID. You will get one when you register on Bond Hub as a new user and lodge a bond.
If you have problems with your Landlord ID
If your Landlord ID does not work or if you have lost it, you can contact us.
Steps to top up a bond in Bond Hub
Landlords can use the following steps to lodge a bond top-up in the Bond Hub.
If the tenant will pay the bond to Tenancy Services
If the tenant wants to pay the bond top-up directly to Tenancy Services, the landlord must lodge the bond top-up in Bond Hub first. As part of this process, the landlord can choose the tenant as the payee, as long as the tenant has an email address. The tenant will then get an email with a link to pay.
Step 1 — Select what type of user you are
Go to Bond Hub and select either:
- ‘Sign in’ to log in if you have used Bond Hub before (under 'Existing user'), or
- 'Register' if you have not used Bond Hub before (under 'New user').
How to register
You will need to fill out an online form with your name, contact details and Landlord ID (if you have one).
Once you submit your registration, you will get an email with a link to verify your email address. The link opens to a ‘Sign up with an invitation code’. Select the ‘Register’ button. The link expires after 24 hours.
If you need help, contact us.
Step 2 — Log in to Bond Hub
You can log in with:
- RealMe
- Microsoft, or
- Google.
If you use an email address to log in with any of these above options, it will only be used for this log in process. We will send all emails to the email address you entered in the Registration form.
Step 3 — Request a top up
Under ‘Top up requests’, select ‘New top up’ on the right-hand side.
You will be taken through the steps to add a bond top-up:
- Check your name and Landlord ID are correct.
- Select the correct tenancy address and bond number.
- Choose the type of bond you want to top up (general bond or pet bond) and; the top-up amount.
- Enter the new weekly rent amount and the new bond amount.
- Choose who is paying.
If you nominate the tenant to pay
If you nominate the tenant to pay the bond, they must have an email address and their contact preference must be ‘email’. If the tenant does not have an email address, you will need to nominate the ‘landlord’ to pay.
Step 4 — Set up payment
Payments are all online and we accept:
- Mastercard
- Visa credit, or
- debit card.
Payments can also be made by Account2Account from a personal bank account.
You can pay the bond yourself, or nominate a tenant to pay if they have an email address.
- If you nominate a tenant, they will get an email with a link to pay.
- The person making the payment will be asked to provide an address as part of the payment process. This address is the person or company’s postal address that is associated with the bank account the bond is being paid from.
Once the bond is paid, the landlord and tenant will get confirmation the bond has been successfully lodged. We will send confirmation by email or letter, depending on their contact preference.
The confirmation will include details about the bond lodgement. This includes the bond number, Landlord ID (if you are the landlord) and Tenant Number (if you are the tenant).
Tenants should keep their Tenant Number safe and not share it with anyone, not even their landlord.
Last updated: 01 December 2025