Kolab Property · Lakaz In build
The rent book, finally digital.
In Mauritius, rent is chased on WhatsApp and recorded nowhere. Lakaz gives agencies and landlords a proper rent book, a lettings pipeline, photo-proof inspections and owner statements that add up, all in rupees.
- Lettings pipeline from enquiry to viewing to signed lease
- Rent book with arrears, receipts and reminders in MUR
- Move-in and move-out inspections with photo proof and a signature
- Owner statements every month, with syndic charges passed through
Made for
Every tenancy, on the record
Ask a Mauritian landlord how a tenancy is going and they scroll their WhatsApp: a rent transfer here, a photo of a leak there, a promise from March somewhere above that. The information exists; the record does not. When the deposit is disputed or the owner asks where the money went, everyone reconstructs history from memory.
Lakaz is the record. Each property carries its tenancies, each tenancy carries its lease, deposit, rent book and inspections, and each month closes with an owner statement that lists rent in, fees out, repairs and syndic charges, down to the rupee. The WhatsApp messages still happen; now they come from the system and land in the file.
It is in build now, assembled from Kolab bricks already working: the inspection app with photo checklists and on-screen signatures, the shared calendar with conflict detection that becomes the viewings diary, and the expense patterns that become owner statements. Founding agencies and landlords shape what ships first.
In build, from proven bricks
Lakaz assembles working pieces rather than starting from zero, and it grows next to MySyndic, so a landlord inside a co-ownership sees both sides of the same building.
- Property inspections brick built: move-in and move-out photo checklists with tenant signature
- Viewings diary from the room-booking calendar with conflict detection
- Owner statements built on the expense-claim and petty-cash patterns already in the family
- MySyndic adjacency: syndic charges pass through to the owner statement instead of vanishing
Modules
Everything inside Kolab Property
Every module is a brick. Start with what hurts most, snap on the rest when you are ready.
Property register
Every property with its owner, address, meters, keys and documents, the spine of everything else.
Lettings pipeline
Enquiry to viewing to offer to lease, so no serious tenant is lost in a notebook.
Viewings diary
A shared diary with conflict detection, so two agents never show the same house at the same time.
Tenancy files
Lease, addenda and notices per tenancy, with renewal dates that warn you at 90 days, not after.
Deposits
Deposits tracked from receipt to return, tied to the move-out inspection that justifies every deduction.
Rent book
Rent due, rent received, arrears aged by days, and receipts in MUR the tenant keeps.
Reminders & receipts
Rent reminders and payment receipts by WhatsApp, sent from the system and saved in the file.
Inspections
Move-in and move-out photo checklists, room by room, signed by the tenant on screen.
Maintenance jobs
A leak becomes a job with photos and a cost, sent to your trades, with Kolab Trade linking in.
Owner statements
Monthly statements per owner: rent in, fees, repairs, syndic charges, net paid, all traceable.
Syndic charges
Charges from the co-ownership pass through to the owner statement, with MySyndic linking directly.
Compliance
Insurance renewals, and CEB and CWA meter readings captured at every handover.
A closer look
How Kolab Property feels day to day
From enquiry to lease, without the notebook
Every enquiry lands in the pipeline with its source and its property. Viewings go into the shared diary, offers are recorded against the file, and the lease closes the loop. On Monday morning you see exactly which prospects are warm and which house has been empty too long.
- Pipeline stages from enquiry to signed lease
- Viewings diary with conflict detection
- Vacancy days visible per property, so empty stock gets attention
Who has paid, who has not, no scrolling
The rent book shows every tenancy's month at a glance: paid, partial, late, and by how many days. Reminders go out on WhatsApp on the schedule you set, receipts follow each payment, and the arrears conversation happens with dates and numbers instead of memories.
- Arrears aged by days, per tenancy
- Reminders and MUR receipts by WhatsApp, filed automatically
- Partial payments recorded honestly, not rounded away
Photo proof, signed at the door
The move-in inspection walks room by room with a photo checklist; the tenant signs on screen and gets the report. At move-out, the same checklist shows what changed, so the deposit conversation is about evidence, not opinion. Meter readings are captured in the same pass.
- Room-by-room photo checklists, timestamped
- Tenant signature on screen, report shared instantly
- CEB and CWA readings captured at every handover
Statements owners stop querying
Every month, each owner receives a statement that reconciles itself: rent collected, management fee, repairs with their job records, syndic charges passed through, and the net amount paid. An owner in Paris reads it on a phone and has no questions, because every line links to its proof.
- Monthly statements per owner, per property
- Every repair line traces to a job with photos
- Syndic charges passed through transparently
Local by design
Lettings, the Mauritian way
Rent in rupees, tenants on WhatsApp, owners abroad and a syndic downstairs. Lakaz is built for exactly this.
WhatsApp with a record
Reminders, receipts and inspection reports go out on WhatsApp and land in the tenancy file, not in someone's personal phone.
Rupee rent book
Rent, deposits and statements in MUR, with Juice and bank transfer references recorded against each payment.
Meter handovers
CEB and CWA readings captured with photos at move-in and move-out, ending the final-bill argument.
Syndic aware
Built beside MySyndic: co-ownership charges pass through to owner statements, and one login sees both.
Owners overseas
Statements and inspection reports readable on a phone in Paris or Perth, with rupee amounts they can trust.
DPA 2017
Tenant IDs, photos and files kept for defined purposes with retention rules, and export tooling when someone asks.
Boost for the lettings team
Good property management is unglamorous consistency. Boost keeps the score visible.
Inspections on time
Every handover inspection completed and signed on the day earns points; the deposit disputes it prevents are the real prize.
Arrears worked daily
Clearing the day's reminder list builds a streak, and collections follow.
Vacancies filled fast
Days-vacant is the number owners feel. Cutting it is celebrated, per property and per agent.
In the wild
What it looks like in real businesses
Rent day used to mean three staff scrolling WhatsApp against a spreadsheet. Now the rent book shows the morning's position, reminders go out on their own, and owner statements post themselves at month-end.
Reads the monthly statement on his phone, sees the geyser repair with photos before approving it, and stopped asking his cousin to check on the tenants.
Thirty units in the lettings pipeline, viewings booked without clashes, and syndic charges from the résidence passed through to each unit's statement automatically.
Pricing
Kolab Property pricing, in rupees
Indicative launch pricing, per portfolio per month, VAT excluded, unlimited users. Nothing is charged before general availability, and founding customers lock their launch price for two years.
Landlord
For private landlords, up to 10 tenancies.
- Property register and tenancy files
- Rent book, reminders and MUR receipts
- Move-in and move-out photo inspections
- Deposit tracking
Agency
The working agency, up to 75 tenancies.
- Everything in Landlord
- Lettings pipeline and viewings diary
- Maintenance jobs and trade links
- Owner statements with syndic pass-through
Portfolio
For large books and multi-branch agencies.
- Everything in Agency, up to 300 tenancies
- Multi-branch teams and roles
- Compliance calendar and insurance renewals
- Priority support and assisted onboarding
Prices per person per month, VAT excluded. Annual billing takes two months off. Indicative pricing: nothing is charged before general availability, and pilot customers lock their launch price for two years.
Questions
Asked all the time
When does Lakaz launch?
Does Lakaz collect the rent itself?
We manage everything in Excel and WhatsApp. How painful is moving?
What if the property is inside a co-ownership?
Can owners see their properties directly?
How are tenant documents and photos protected?
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