Africa-first, world-ready

The operating system for student accommodation in Africa.

Registration, leases, NSFAS compliance, transport and a built-in AI assistant — run your entire residence from one place. No more WhatsApp chaos. No more paper files.

Live with our first residences NSFAS-aware by design Built in South Africa
Purpose-built for African student housing
1 hub
Every student, lease & doc
100%
NSFAS-ready proof of residence
4 roles
Owner · Admin · Staff · Student
Nesta
AI assistant, built in
The reality today

Running a residence shouldn't mean drowning in admin.

Most student accommodation in Africa is still run on WhatsApp groups, paper leases and spreadsheets that never quite reconcile. When NSFAS audits land or a student needs proof of residence, the scramble begins.

WhatsApp chaos

Applications, complaints, room changes and payments scattered across a dozen group chats. Nothing is searchable, nothing is recorded.

Paper everything

Leases printed, signed, scanned and lost. Proof of residence letters typed one by one. Audit season becomes a fire drill.

NSFAS pressure

Funding depends on clean records and compliant documentation. One missing letter can hold up a payment — and a student's place to stay.

One platform

Everything your residence runs on — in one place.

Nestd brings the full life cycle of a student tenancy into a single, modern system. From the first scan of a QR code to a signed lease and a compliant proof of residence.

Registration

Sign students up in seconds

QR code or invite link — students register themselves. You approve with one tap. No forms to re-type, no data lost.

Leases & signing

Digital leases, signed on the spot

Use the Nestd lease template, fully customisable to your residence's terms. Students sign digitally, and every agreement is stored, versioned and instantly retrievable.

Compliance

Proof of residence, generated

Produce NSFAS-ready proof of residence PDFs in a click — accurate, branded and audit-proof. No more typing letters one student at a time.

Transport

Routes that fit each property

Per-property destination presets keep student transport organised and predictable — set it once for each residence, manage it from anywhere.

Meet Nesta

Your AI assistant, built in.

Nesta lives inside Nestd. Ask it anything — who still needs to sign, which leases expire this month, how many beds are open — and it answers from your live data. It summarises, surfaces and flags what needs your attention, so you spend less time digging and more time managing.

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Morning, Sbu 👋 You have 3 pending approvals and 2 leases expiring before 30 June.
Generate proof of residence for everyone on NSFAS in Block L.
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Done — 12 PDFs ready to download or send. Want me to email them now?
How it works

Live in a day, not a quarter.

No long implementation, no consultants. Get your residence onto Nestd and feel the difference from week one.

01

Set up your property

Add your residence, rooms and team. Owner, admin and staff roles take minutes to configure.

02

Invite your students

Share a QR code or link. Students register themselves and you approve from your dashboard.

03

Sign & store leases

Send the lease, collect digital signatures, and keep every document in one searchable place.

04

Stay compliant

Generate proof of residence and reports on demand. Let Nesta keep you ahead of deadlines.

Built for NSFAS

Turn NSFAS admin from a burden into a button.

NSFAS funds your residence directly — which means your records have to be clean, current and audit-ready at all times. Nestd is designed around that reality, so compliance stops being a scramble and becomes part of how you operate.

  • One-click, audit-ready proof of residence PDFs for every funded student.
  • Accurate occupancy and lease records that stand up to NSFAS scrutiny.
  • Digital leases tied to each student — nothing missing when it's needed.
  • Designed for how funding actually flows: the property is paid directly, students never touch billing.
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Proof of Residence

sVillage · Soshanguve Block L, Pretoria

Generated by Nestd · NSFAS-ready

Pricing

Simple plans that grow with you.

Start with one residence, scale to a portfolio. Every plan includes Nesta and NSFAS-ready compliance.

Starter

For a single residence getting organised.

R349/mo
per property · billed monthly
  • Student registration (QR & link)
  • Admin approval workflow
  • Nestd lease template & digital signing
  • Proof of residence PDFs
  • Nesta AI assistant
Get started

Enterprise

For multi-property groups & PBSA.

From R2 499/mo
custom · volume & portfolio pricing
  • Everything in Professional
  • Unlimited properties & portfolios
  • API access & integrations
  • White-label options
  • Dedicated onboarding & account manager
Contact sales

Prices shown in ZAR and are indicative — final pricing confirmed during your demo. Annual billing available.

Before Nestd, every NSFAS request meant hours of paperwork. Now I approve students from my phone and generate proof of residence in seconds. It changed how we run the residence.
SV
sVillage · M House
Soshanguve Block L, Pretoria — first Nestd residence
Questions

Everything you might be wondering.

Do students pay through Nestd?+
No. Nestd is built around how student funding actually works — NSFAS pays your property directly, so students never deal with billing inside the platform. Nestd handles the registration, leases, documents and compliance around that funding.
What is "proof of residence" and why does it matter?+
It's the official document confirming a student lives at your residence — essential for NSFAS funding and audits. Nestd generates these as branded, accurate PDFs on demand, so you're never caught out when one is requested.
Can I customise the lease contract?+
Yes — the Nestd lease template is fully customisable per residence: clauses, deposit terms, house rules and fees. Professional and Enterprise plans add your logo and residence name on every document. Bring-your-own-PDF upload is on the roadmap.
Who is Nesta?+
Nesta is the AI assistant built into Nestd. It answers questions about your live data, surfaces what needs attention, flags expiring leases and pending approvals, and helps you stay ahead of compliance — like having an extra team member who never misses a deadline.
How long does it take to get set up?+
Most residences are live within a day. There's no lengthy implementation — add your property, configure roles, and invite students with a QR code or link. Enterprise groups get dedicated onboarding support.
Is Nestd only for South Africa?+
We're starting in South Africa, where NSFAS shapes the market — but Nestd is built to scale across Africa. The core platform works for any student accommodation provider; we're rolling out market-by-market.
Get started

See Nestd run your residence.

Book a 20-minute demo and we'll show you exactly how Nestd handles registration, leases and NSFAS compliance for a property like yours.