Listings recycled by strangers
Close to three quarters of listings are reposted by middlemen who never held the file. Your property travels from WhatsApp group to WhatsApp group, sometimes at a different price, and you are the last to know.
Landlords and agencies
Listyourproperties.Findtherightclients.Manageitallinoneplace.
For sale or for rent, Lookup brings your whole property journey together: listings, enquiries, applications, documents, contracts, payments and portfolio tracking.
What you gain
- Everything in one place
- First property free
- Leases compliant with Beninese law
- A written record at every step
- Signature by SMS code
- Mobile money payments
Letting or selling here means fighting this first.
Six realities of the Beninese market that landlords, sellers and applicants know all too well.
The broker cascade
Between the applicant and the key, three or four intermediaries share a commission above the legal cap of half a month's rent. Nobody answers for the property, and every visit is an obstacle course.
Fees hidden from applicants
Viewing fees charged per property, inflated commissions « to be shared », charges discovered after signing. The result: serious applicants distrust every listing, including yours.
Outright scams
Fake agents collect advance and deposit then vanish; down payments go to properties already let. Every scam makes the next honest deal harder to close, for everyone.
Rents that slip away
With no schedule and no written record, arrears settle in: you hesitate to ask, you lose track, and the debt outgrows the deposit before you react.
Selling without proof
Plots sold twice, forged titles, sellers with no right to sell: Beninese buyers have learned to demand land documents that most listings never provide.
Lookup takes aim at exactly this: the listing comes from its real holder, amounts are stated upfront, and every step leaves a written record.
From the listing you publish to the rent you collect.
Five steps, one tool to track them all.
01Publish
Complete, transparent listings
Price, charges, features, amenities, location, availability, land status, photos. Lookup helps you present the property with the information candidates actually look for.
02Attract
Reach people who are genuinely searching
Your property appears in the Lookup search engine, with the criteria renters and buyers use here.
03Qualify
Bring your enquiries and applicants together
Enquiries, files, viewings and conversations all sit in one place, in the order they arrived.
04Contract
Turn the agreement into a document
Lease, condition report, property documents, tenant paperwork. Your relationship keeps a structured record that holds up the day you disagree.
05Manage
Once the tenant moves in, Lookup carries on
Rent, receipts, charges, documents, repairs, due dates and the full history of the tenancy.
Landlord features, agency features.
Pick your profile: tools, pricing and buttons follow.
Stay in control of your properties without becoming a property manager.
List easily
Create your sale or rental listings and put your properties in front of the people looking for them.
Choose your tenants better
Enquiries, information and files come together before you decide.
Put your tenancies in writing
Leases, condition reports, documents and history all stay in your space.
Track your rent
Due dates, payments, advances, deposits and charges at a glance.
Issue your receipts
Generate and keep your proof of payment, month after month.
Manage several properties
One dashboard for your portfolio, your tenants and your income.
Real-estate news in Benin.
Legal caps, advance and deposit, land titles, taxation: our articles break down the rules of the Beninese market so you can let and sell with full knowledge.
6 min
Advance or deposit: two amounts, two logics
The advance counts towards future rent; the deposit comes back at the end. Confusing them costs three months' rent to whoever gets it wrong. What law 2022-30 says, and how to write it into a lease.
Read the article
8 min
A property's land status, before you sign
Land title, resettlement certificate, sale agreement: these three papers do not grant the same rights. What each one proves, what it does not, and what the bank will ask for.
Read the article
7 min
Standardised MECeF invoices: who has to issue them
Renting out a home does not always mean invoicing. Renting out commercial premises often does. IFU, tax group, AIB withholding: the framework explained without jargon.
Read the article
5 min
Water, power, access: what actually matters
SONEB or borehole, SBEE or generator, a road passable in the rainy season, flood-prone ground. The criteria candidates search on, and why a listing that stays silent gets fewer viewings.
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5 min
Announcing the all-in price
Rent, charges, advance, deposit, commission: added up, they decide whether the candidate can move in. Announcing them together loses calls and wins tenants.
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9 min
Purchase costs, properly calculated
Registration duties, the notary's sliding scale, ANDF, VAT depending on the seller. On 20 million, the total lands around 8%. The detail, line by line.
Read the articlePricing that matches what you do.
A landlord and an agency are not in the same business. Neither are the plans.
Free
For a first property.
0 CFAalways
- 1 property managed
- 1 active listing
- 2 tenants
- 2 leases
- 4 condition reports
- 50 MB of documents
- Receipts
- Rent tracking, the essentials
Essential
For a few properties.
30,000 CFAper year
that is 2,500 CFA per month
- 5 properties managed
- 5 active listings
- 10 tenants
- 10 leases
- 20 condition reports
- 500 MB of documents
- Receipts
- Electronic signature
- Rent and charges tracking
Premium
For an established portfolio.
60,000 CFAper year
that is 5,000 CFA per month
- 15 properties managed
- 15 active listings
- 30 tenants
- 30 leases
- Unlimited condition reports
- 5 GB of documents
- Receipts
- Electronic signature
- Rent and charges tracking
- Assisted writing
- Priority support
The questions we get asked
One property under management is free, with no time limit and no card. Beyond that, plans depend on the number of properties, tenants and leases. Publishing a listing costs nothing.
Create your space for free.
Landlord, list your first property with no commitment and no bank card. Agency, open your space and bring your portfolio. The rest follows: enquiries, files, leases, rents.