# inhand by Hire Space

> inhand, by Hire Space, is AI-native venue management software for UK event venues. It connects to Gmail or Outlook in one click, sets itself up from the venue’s own mail and drafts a reply to every enquiry in the venue’s own thread. It also runs the diary and holds, proposals, payments and calls. Drafting is free; AI agents are a paid upgrade.

One click. Then it’s in hand.
Sending: The free drafter never sends. Paid agents send only within the mode you choose.
Pricing: Drafting and the system are free. Agents are a paid upgrade, licensed per venue. No commission on your own leads.
For: UK event venues. Language: en-GB. inhand does not manage hotel bedrooms, room rates or group blocks, and never runs the show-round.
Last updated: 2026-10-11

## Core
- [inhand: venue management software for UK event venues](https://useinhand.com/index.md): inhand is venue management software for UK event venues: a ready draft for every enquiry in your own Gmail or Outlook, plus your diary, holds, proposals, payments and calls.
- [inhand by venue type](https://useinhand.com/venues.md): inhand for every kind of UK event venue.
- [inhand features](https://useinhand.com/features.md): Every inhand feature, from first enquiry to final payment.
- [From inbox to booked, step by step.](https://useinhand.com/how-it-works.md): How inhand works: connect Gmail or Outlook in one click, check what it learned from your mail, send the drafts, then add agents when you are ready.
- [Drafting is free. Agents when you’re ready.](https://useinhand.com/pricing.md): Drafting and the venue management system are free. AI agents are a paid upgrade, licensed per venue. No commission on your own leads.
- [Always your call. Always your data.](https://useinhand.com/security.md): How inhand keeps people in charge, discloses AI and looks after venue data: UK storage with named exceptions, no staff access by default.

## Venue types
- [inhand for independent event venues](https://useinhand.com/venues/independent-event-venues.md): Venue management software for independent event spaces, warehouses, rooftops and studios. A draft for every enquiry, ranked holds and Stripe deposits.
- [inhand for restaurants, bars and private dining](https://useinhand.com/venues/restaurants-and-private-dining.md): Private dining enquiry software for UK restaurants and bars. Drafts with your minimum spend and a deposit link, ready while you are on the floor.
- [inhand for historic and heritage venues](https://useinhand.com/venues/historic-and-heritage-venues.md): Venue hire software for museums, galleries, theatres and historic houses. Careful drafts with your own terms, ranked holds and people in charge.
- [inhand for conference and meeting venues](https://useinhand.com/venues/conference-and-meeting-venues.md): Venue management for UK conference centres: a draft for every RFP, ranked holds and challenges, day delegate rates, PO numbers and VAT invoices.
- [inhand for hotels](https://useinhand.com/venues/hotels.md): Meetings and events enquiry software for hotel teams: a ready draft for every function room, conference and DDR enquiry. Events only, not bedrooms.
- [inhand for venue groups and caterers](https://useinhand.com/venues/venue-groups.md): Event management software for venue groups and caterers: one standard across every site, shared templates and rate defaults, roles per venue.
- [inhand for universities](https://useinhand.com/venues/universities.md): University venue hire and campus conference software: drafts for every enquiry across departments, roles per venue and plain answers on data and AI.
- [inhand for wedding venues](https://useinhand.com/venues/wedding-venues.md): Wedding venue enquiry software for UK venues: a warm draft for every couple, viewings booked, payment plans and a client portal under your name.

## Features
- [AI inbox: A reply ready, every time.](https://useinhand.com/features/ai-inbox.md): A ready draft for every venue enquiry, in your own Gmail or Outlook thread. Placeholders, never guesses. Free, and nothing sends without you.
- [Set up from your email: Set up in one click.](https://useinhand.com/features/set-up-from-your-email.md): Connect Gmail or Outlook in one click and inhand learns your spaces, capacities, rates, terms and tone from your own mail, each with its source.
- [Agents and modes: Team members, your rules.](https://useinhand.com/features/agents-and-modes.md): AI agents for venues that work like team members: triage, new business, existing bookings and accounts, in Supervised, Auto or YOLO mode.
- [Diary and holds: Every date earning.](https://useinhand.com/features/diary-and-holds.md): A venue diary with first, second and third options, expiry dates and challenges, mirrored two ways to Google or Outlook calendars.
- [Proposals: Proposals out while they’re keen.](https://useinhand.com/features/proposals.md): Venue proposals as a live link built from your accepted rates and templates, with several options, an expiry date and reminders.
- [Payments: Deposits in, without the chase.](https://useinhand.com/features/payments.md): Venue deposits and payments through Stripe, with your venue as the merchant: card, Apple Pay and Google Pay, invoices with VAT and refunds.
- [Contracts and e-signature: Signed without the back-and-forth.](https://useinhand.com/features/contracts-and-e-signature.md): Venue contracts sent for e-signature with several signers and a completion certificate, each checked against your own terms.
- [Client portal: Your name, front and centre.](https://useinhand.com/features/client-portal.md): A client portal under your venue’s brand: proposals, signing, payments, menus, final numbers, documents and messages in one link.
- [Pre-orders and guests: Numbers and allergies, in on time.](https://useinhand.com/features/pre-orders-and-guests.md): Collect event pre-orders and dietary requirements by the cut-off. Allergens handled as a safety matter, with a change alert to the chef.
- [Phone agents: Every forwarded call answered.](https://useinhand.com/features/phone-agents.md): AI phone answering for event venues: every forwarded call answered as your venue, viewings booked, warm transfers and a transcript in the thread.
- [Chasers and reminders: Follow-ups you never write.](https://useinhand.com/features/chasers-and-reminders.md): Venue follow-ups that write themselves: hold expiries, proposal reminders, final numbers and payment reminders, politely and on time.
- [Viewings: More viewings, all yours to lead.](https://useinhand.com/features/viewings.md): Venue viewings booked against your team’s availability, with a brief the night before and a recap and proposal drafted after the show-round.
- [Business development: Past clients, coming back.](https://useinhand.com/features/business-development.md): Venue sales outreach that re-engages past clients, lapsed leads and repeat events, one to one from your own mailbox, within the rules.
- [Reporting: Know where bookings come from.](https://useinhand.com/features/reporting.md): Venue sales reporting by source, person and agent, every figure dated, plus a Monday letter for the owner and a morning handover.
- [Pricing intelligence: Rates with reasons.](https://useinhand.com/features/pricing-intelligence.md): Venue rate suggestions for every date, quiet to peak, each with its reasons and evidence. Your floors, ceilings and locks hold in every mode.
- [Mobile app: “Needs you”, in your pocket.](https://useinhand.com/features/mobile-app.md): Install inhand on your phone: approve, edit and send drafts between events, with notifications for anything that needs you.
- [Teams and venue groups: The whole team, one rhythm.](https://useinhand.com/features/teams-and-venue-groups.md): Unlimited users with Admin, Sales, Ops, Finance and Read-only roles, per-venue permissions and every venue in your group under one account.

## Company
- [inhand is made by Hire Space.](https://useinhand.com/about.md): inhand is made by Hire Space. Why we built AI-native venue management software for UK event venues, and how Hire Space fits in.
- [Talk to the inhand team.](https://useinhand.com/contact.md): Book a demo of inhand or contact the team. See the drafts inhand writes from your own rates, in your own inbox.

## Optional
- [Works with the tools you already use.](https://useinhand.com/integrations.md): inhand works with Gmail and Google Workspace, Outlook and Microsoft 365, Google and Outlook calendars, Stripe, and spreadsheet diary import.
- [Switching is a login, not a project.](https://useinhand.com/switching.md): Switching to inhand is a login, not a project. Bring your inbox and spreadsheet diary, or move from another events system without retyping.
- [Venue hire terms, explained.](https://useinhand.com/glossary.md): Plain definitions of venue hire terms: first and second options, challenges, day delegate rates, minimum spend, final numbers and the show-round.

## Contact
- [Book a demo or contact the team](https://useinhand.com/contact)
- [How agents can act for a user](https://useinhand.com/agents.md)
- [Full site as one file](https://useinhand.com/llms-full.txt)