Affordable spaces. Trusted rentals. Better living.
Roomla (Pty) Ltd is an innovative letting proptech enterprise purpose-built to modernize South Africa's overlooked R1,500–R3,500 monthly room and micro-unit rental market across Gauteng.
Modernising fragmented backyard rooms, garden cottages, and compact micro-flats across Ekurhuleni and Johannesburg.
Our mission
Make renting and rental administration simple, transparent, and affordable for everyday South Africans by combining accessible digital tools, local field assistance, and appropriately regulated professional services.
Our vision
Become Gauteng’s most trusted and accessible digital rental administration brand for micro-landlords and affordable housing tenants, creating a scalable South African platform for dignified, well-documented renting.
The 7 core Roomla values
Guiding every interaction between landlords, tenants, and our field teams.
Affordability
Cost-conscious pricing without compromising basic living standards. Transparent flat fees rather than punitive percentages.
Integrity
Truthful listings, transparent move-in costs, and verifiable claims. No fake promises, hidden admin charges, or ghost listings.
Dignity
Respectful treatment of both landlords and tenants, restoring decency and accountability to entry-level residential renting.
Reliability
Accurate monthly ledgers, courteous automated reminders, and responsive customer communication via web and WhatsApp.
Compliance & Privacy
Strict adherence to the Rental Housing Act (Sec 5), PIE Act, and POPIA data protection. Proper handling of client money.
Community Inclusion
Locally recruited Roomla Scouts / Champions, empowering neighborhood youth and assisting less digitally confident elderly owners.
Continuous Improvement
Tracking service failures, gathering real feedback, and continually optimizing unit economics for micro-property owners.
The Roomla scouts & champions
Rather than maintaining costly physical high-street storefronts, Roomla recruits and trains local community ambassadors. Our Scouts conduct scheduled, physical, geo-tagged room inspections, photograph listings truthfully, verify amenities, and support offline landlords.
Every room is verified on-site with real-time GPS checks
Tenants never pay illegal upfront fees to view rooms
Direct assisted onboarding for non-smartphone landlords
Transparent verification badging (no fake promises)
We never issue unqualified "crime-free" or "100% safe" labels without a verifiable basis. Every published badge explains precisely what was checked:
Landlord or representative South African ID confirmed through authorized verification channels.
Rates bill, municipal utility statement, or written property authority mandate inspected before publishing.
A trained Roomla Scout physically inspected the premises, confirmed room size, and captured authentic photos.
Consumer protection & legal rigor
Rental Housing Act (Sec 5)
Standardized, plain-language written leases with digital signatures, lawful deposit receipts, and joint move-in condition checks.
PIE Act Alignment
Automated, time-stamped digital breach and rent-demand notices served via registered channels to establish a clean legal paper trail.
PPRA Compliance
Structured strictly as a compliant proptech platform and rental administrator adhering to property practitioner professional standards.
POPIA Data Privacy
Encrypted tenant and landlord document storage with consent-driven access windows, eliminating risk of identity theft.
Ready to experience dignified, verified renting?
Whether you are looking for an affordable room from R1,500/month or require streamlined management for your multi-room property, Roomla is here.