The lease year, on one line
Every payment, inspection and deadline on a single ribbon. See at a glance where the tenancy stands and what’s next.
Features
What you get
Deliberately simple. Everything here earns its place by saving an owner or a tenant time, money or an argument. And every plan gets all of it.
Inspections you can both trust
Record each room with photos, short video clips and a condition rating. Sign together, then compare move-in and move-out side by side.
Renewals without the panic
Porchlight sends the renewal notice inside the CPA window. Your tenant answers renew, not renewing or let’s talk, and the answer is logged.
A legal check for every home
A short checklist shows what the law expects of you and whether it’s done: written lease, joint inspection, deposit in an interest-bearing account, receipts, the renewal notice.
- Deposit trackerInterest accrues monthly, with a refund countdown after move-out.
- SARS statementRental income and expenses, ready for your ITR12.
- Formal notices logTimestamped and acknowledged, ready for the Rental Housing Tribunal if needed.
- More than one homeA portfolio view with rent and issues across every property.
- Your trusted tradesKeep your plumber and electrician on file and book them from a repair.
- Expenses and cash flowRates, levies, insurance and repairs, month by month.
- Secure storagePhotos, videos and documents in encrypted storage in South Africa.
- Your data, any timeDownload everything, free, whenever you like.
What’s next, at a glance
Your next payment, your next date and anything waiting on you, the moment you sign in.
Repairs that get done
Snap a photo or a ten-second video, describe the problem and follow it through quote, booking and fixed. No more “did you get my message?”
Protect your deposit
Your signed move-in report with photos stays in your account, so the condition you found the home in is never in question.
- Home guideWi-Fi, DB board, stopcock, bin day and emergency numbers.
- UtilitiesYour electricity and water use, and what you owe for it, at cost.
- MessagesOne thread with your owner, kept with the tenancy.
- Shared calendarAdd rent days and inspections to your own phone calendar.