Release notes | April 2026 - New features and improvements

Our product development team is constantly innovating, to build a better Alto software experience.

Every time we've added a new feature, we've notified all our users within Alto itself utilising in product messaging. 

However, for a full list of the changes on a monthly basis such as new features, any improvements or product fixes to our software, please see the relevant articles in our Release Notes sections of the Help Centre.

New features

Viewing the latest new features within Alto

To view a log of the latest new features within Alto:

1. Sign in to Alto
2. Click the Alto icon in the bottom right corner of the screen
3. Click Product updates
4. A summary list of our Product updates display. Some new feature updates will include links that take you to the relevant page within Alto. Popup messaging and/or guides may then launch to provide you with more information on what's new

Making Tax Digital Export

This new feature went live on 28th April.

We’ve released a new Making Tax Digital export process to help you support landlords who require quarterly income and expenditure records.

From the landlord contact record, you can now flag whether a landlord requires Making Tax Digital statements. Once selected, Alto automatically creates a quarterly Landlord MTD Export management date, helping you track when statements need to be produced.

With this update:

• You can flag landlords as requiring Making Tax Digital statements from the Tax tab of the landlord contact record
  
• Alto creates a quarterly management date automatically
• The management date appears on the landlord record and in reporting areas such as the Property Management Dashboard
• You can record the landlord’s accounting software and add notes about their Making Tax Digital requirements
• You can generate a .csv export file from Docs > Send Making Tax Digital Statement
  
• The file includes landlord income and expenditure transactions, which can be shared with the landlord or their accountant

This helps landlords maintain digital records for Making Tax Digital, while allowing you to manage the process from within Alto.

Alto does not submit information directly to HMRC. The export file is designed to support the landlord or their accountant when preparing Making Tax Digital submissions.

For more information, see Making Tax Digital for Landlords - User Guide.

Analytics - Property Review Date now available in the sales model

This new feature went live on 27th April.

The Property Review Date field is now available in the sales model within Alto Analytics.

Previously, this field was available in the lettings model for reporting purposes, but not within the sales model.

With this update:

• Property Review Date can now be used in sales reporting
• The field is available when creating custom reports
• The field can also be used in Alto IQ queries

This gives you more flexibility when reporting on sales properties and helps you include review dates in custom dashboards, analysis, and natural-language reporting through Alto IQ.

Renters’ Rights Act: Updates to Alto

This new feature went live on 16th April.

To help you prepare for the Renters’ Rights Act from 1st May 2026, we’ve released a series of updates across Alto.

These updates support the move from fixed-term tenancies to Assured Periodic Tenancies, alongside changes to rent rules, tenant rights, property marketing, and required tenant communications.

With this update:

• A new RRA Converter Tool is available from Tools > RRA Converter Tool
• You can bulk convert existing tenancies to Assured Periodic Tenancies
• You can bulk update marketed properties so future lets follow the compliant workflow
• Converted tenancies can be tracked through the Information Sheet process
• You can email the required Information Sheet to tenants directly from Alto
• You can record when the Information Sheet has been shared outside of Alto, for example by post or in person
• Alto tracks queued, failed, completed, and ignored records, helping you monitor progress

The Converter Tool also updates relevant property and tenancy records, including tenancy type, rent review dates, property marketing settings, and related management dates.

Several areas of Alto have also been updated to support the new legislation, including property records, offers, tenancy progressions, NEW Lettings progressions, rent reviews, and reporting.

For more information, see Renters’ Rights Act: Updates to Alto.