For landlords who manage their own property
You manage the property. The administration runs itself.
Amatle is the paperwork behind a self-managed letting. It publishes the unit, takes the viewing booking, collects the application, chases the outstanding documents, runs the credit check, drafts and executes the lease, raises the invoices, reconciles the deposit and counts the notice periods.
It does not show anyone a flat, hold your keys, choose your tenant or speak to them on your behalf. That was never the offer. Letting agents do that, and charge a percentage of your rent for the privilege.
Where the line sits
There is no legwork in this product. That is the point of it.
Everything physical stays with you, because you are the landlord and you are better at it than a stranger on commission. Everything documentary moves off your desk.
Stays with you
The property
- Showing the flat and meeting the applicant
- Choosing who gets it
- Handing over the keys
- Walking the inspection
- Repairs, contractors and the geyser
- Setting the rent and the escalation
Moves to the system
The paperwork
- Publishing the listing and its FAQ page
- Taking the viewing booking and its reminders
- Collecting the application and chasing documents
- Running the TPN credit and rental check
- Drafting, issuing and executing the lease
- Invoicing, receipting and deposit reconciliation
- Notice periods, renewals and the addendum
- The record of all of it, for as long as you need it
Correspondence. The system writes to your tenant in your name: booking confirmations, document requests, decision letters, invoices, receipts and notices. You can also send an SMS on demand when something needs saying now. Nobody at Amatle speaks to your tenant, and nobody at Amatle needs to.
Coverage
A letting has four administrative phases. The platform holds all four.
Marketing
Listing page, per-unit FAQ, viewing calendar with slot exclusivity, confirmations, reminders, arrival capture and follow-up.
Included
Selection
Application intake, document upload, automatic daily chasing of what is outstanding, TPN credit and rental history, and the approval or decline letter.
R299 per applicant
Execution
Attorney-drafted lease populated from the application, initialled clause by clause in the browser, co-lessees signing in parallel, countersignature, executed PDF, move-in invoice and body corporate forms.
R2 500 per lease
Tenure
Monthly invoicing with balance carried forward, payment and deposit reconciliation, tenant portal, maintenance log, inspection records, and renewal notices served on the statutory clock.
R149 per unit per month
Sixteen scheduled processes run daily without anyone opening a laptop.
The full specificationRates
Charged on events, not on your rent.
No commission, no percentage, no minimum term. A month in which nothing happens costs nothing.
| Charge | Basis | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Tenant screeningTPN credit profile, judgments, defaults, debt review, rental payment history and an affordability ratio against your rent. | Per applicant | R299 |
| Screening, two applicantsBoth checked, household income assessed jointly, one report. | Per pair | R499 |
| Lease packDrafting, issue, electronic execution, countersignature, move-in invoice and estate forms. A letting agent charges a month's rent for the same work. | Per lease executed | R2 500 |
| Unit under administrationBilling, reconciliation, tenant portal, maintenance and inspection records, renewal notices. Only units with a live lease. | Per unit, per month | R149 |
| SMS remindersOpt-in per unit. Sent to your tenant in your name. Email correspondence is always free and is never gated. | Per unit, per month | R29 |
Not VAT registered. Amounts shown are what is charged. Volume terms are available on portfolios above five units and are agreed in writing.
Against a managing agent
A percentage compounds. An event fee does not.
Agency management runs at seven to ten percent of rent collected, plus a placement fee commonly equal to one month, charged again at every turnover. Both rise every time your rent does. Nothing here is calculated on your rent, so nothing here rises with it.
R8 000 rent at 8% plus one monthR16 880
One screening, one lease, twelve monthsR4 587
Screening needs no account.
Most landlords arrive with one applicant and a bad feeling they cannot put a number on. Start there. The lease and the monthly administration are available when a tenant is worth signing.