Construction Budget Management Software for House Builders

Unforeseen costs and budget overruns can quickly turn a profitable project into a financial headache for house builders. Tracking every expense manually or relying on scattered data makes it hard to stay in control.

Planyard’s construction budget management software centralises your financial data, automates key processes, and provides real-time budget visibility.

Planyard construction budgeting software showing the budget overview screen with real-time updates on project costs, purchase orders, and invoices.

Flexible Budget Structuring for House Builders

Breaking down and tracking project costs accurately can be challenging, especially when different parts of the development need individual oversight.

Planyard’s software allows you to structure and upload your budgets at any level of detail—whether by project, phases, or individual houses—so you can easily track financial performance exactly where it matters.

Purchase Orders and Subcontract Management

Manage the entire tendering process within Planyard’s construction budget management software and convert winning bids into purchase orders or subcontracts. For each purchase order and subcontract you can track, variations, payments, retention, and prepayments. You can even collect valuations from subcontractors directly in the platform.

This streamlined process provides a complete financial overview, making it easy to stay on top of commitments and ensure your project stays on budget.

Upload your project budget and follow the financial progress in real-time

No credit card required. No sales or IT support needed.

Work Orders and Labour Cost Tracking

Managing labour costs can be complex, especially when dealing with multiple crews and varying rates. Planyard’s construction budget management software allows you to easily create and track work orders, ensuring that every task and hour worked is recorded and aligned with your project’s budget.

This provides complete visibility into labour expenses and makes it simple to track actual labour costs against your initial budget.

Simplified Invoice Management

Keeping track of invoices manually can be time-consuming and prone to errors. Planyard’s construction budget management software automates the entire process—collecting, matching, and approving invoices—all within the platform.

You can quickly verify that every invoice aligns with your purchase orders, subcontracts, and work completed, ensuring accurate payments and preventing budget overruns.

Upload your project budget and follow the financial progress in real-time

No credit card required. No sales or IT support needed.

Effortless Client Contract Management

Managing client contracts and tracking changes can be complex without a streamlined process. Planyard’s construction budget management software centralises contract management, making it easy to create, track, and update client contracts.

Seamlessly handle client variations and ensure every variation is reflected in your project’s financials. You can also create progress reports, generate interim applications, and manage prepayments—all while keeping your contracts accurate and payments transparent.

Real-Time Budget Management

Keeping your budget up to date manually is time-consuming and prone to errors. Planyard’s construction budget management software for house builders automatically updates your project budget as new orders, invoices, and changes are processed.

This ensures that every cost and commitment is reflected in real-time, giving you an accurate overview of your financials without the need for manual updates.

Upload your project budget and follow the financial progress in real-time

No credit card required. No sales or IT support needed.

Profitability and Cash Flow Overview

With all your financial data automatically updated in real time, Planyard provides reliable profitability forecasts and a clear cash flow overview. This means you can see if your projects are on track at a glance, catch potential issues early, and adjust as needed to protect your bottom line.

By automating complex financial tracking, Planyard’s construction budget management software for house builders ensures you always have a complete financial picture—without the hassle of manual updates.

Read success stories from our customers

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"Planyard's integration with Xero has streamlined our project financials, providing clear insights and saving us valuable time. It's easy to use and keeps all commitments organized for seamless financial tracking."

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Sharon Brown, Financial Controller
Financial Controller  ·  Empower Renewables  ·  Dublin, Ireland

"Planyard is basically a live CVR and saves time by making Excel unnecessary. Once a project’s set up, I can rely on Planyard to stay organized without spreadsheets."

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Claire Hill, Quantity Surveyor
Quantity Surveyor  ·  Brown & Bancroft Interiors  ·  Bolton, United Kingdom

"Planyard is exactly what I’m after as a business owner: a good-value system that keeps everything in one place, saves me money and makes sure I’m not losing any money on projects. As a businessman, that’s a no-brainer."

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Lee Covington, Owner
Owner  ·  E&N Group Ltd  ·  London, United Kingdom

"I’m confident that we can manage multiple projects effectively. We’re currently running three fairly large ones, and the system makes it very clear and easy to manage all of them at once."

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Graham Eastwood, Office Manager
Office Manager  ·  Karringtons Ltd  ·  Kent, United Kingdom

"I chose Planyard because it stood out as the most straightforward and intuitive option on the market. I really wanted a tool that would simplify our existing processes and make everything more efficient, rather than switching to a system that was far too complicated for us to use on a daily basis."

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Grant Collins, Quantity Surveyor
Quantity Surveyor  ·  Skyler Contracting  ·  Kent, United Kingdom

"Planyard has completely replaced my CVR process. Cost Value Reconciliation is essentially about tracking your budget against your actual spend to see exactly what remains, and that functionality is the absolute essence of the central core of Planyard."

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Ian Holford, Managing Director
Managing Director  ·  Higgihaus Developments  ·  Bristol, United Kingdom

"For me Planyard is essentially the go to software for SMBs. There are other software packages out there that are a large investment upfront with a significant monthly cost. These are all potential solutions once you get to a very large business but they are not a solution for SMBs."

Paul Howarth, Experienced FD/Consultant
Experienced FD/Consultant  ·  Live Management Accounts

"Timewise, on a single project, I'd probably save 6 to 8 hours—essentially a full day every month. When it comes to processing monthly payments, it saves me a solid day, perhaps even a day and a half, just in sorting through the invoices. Saving a day and a half of my time means the system pays for itself time and time again."

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Paul Treweek, Quantity Surveyor & Estimator
Quantity Surveyor & Estimator  ·  DPTQS Ltd  ·  Cornwall, United Kingdom

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