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What Property Nest Offers You, the Private Seller

Everything you need to know to List and Sell Your Property as a Private Seller on Property Nest.

Property Nest is a national South African property listings platform that allows private sellers to list and sell their residential properties without the need for an estate agent. We connect sellers directly with interested buyers through a secure, user-friendly online portal.

Any South African property owner or legally authorised individual (e.g. Power of Attorney, Executor) can list a residential property for sale directly, provided they can supply the required documentation and verification.

You can list:

  • Houses
  • Apartments / Flats
  • Townhouses
  • Vacant residential land
  • Sectional title units
  • Duets and clusters
  • Farms, Plots (residential use)

  • Click the register button to register: Register
  • Click the register button to login: Login
  • After logging in, capture your property by completing our simple property capture form & Upload your property photos.
  • Once captured, click advertise and complete payment using the PayFast secure payment gateway and 'your property is advertised on Property Nest.

The following documents do NOT need to be uploaded, but you will need them to sign an Offer to Purchase (OTP) on your property.

To ensure safety and compliance, you’ll need:

  • Copy of your South African Identity Document.
  • Proof of ownership (e.g. municipal rates bill, Title Deed).
  • Utility bill (proof of physical residence address and erf number).
  • Legal Mandate (if listing on behalf of someone else).

Once submitted and payment is received, your listing will go live.

  • Full address, suburb, ERF number
  • Property type and number of rooms
  • Size in square metres
  • Photos are essential
  • HD video is an optional extra, but well worth getting done, you can capture the link to your video when capturing your property information
  • Asking price
  • Detailed description the property and features and location benefits

Yes. A minimum of 10 high-quality photos are required. Listings with better visuals get more enquiries.

You can capture the link(s) to your video(s) when capturing your property information.

  • Use natural lighting in photos
  • Include a floorplan if possible
  • Write an honest and engaging description
  • Price realistically (use recent area sales as a benchmark, Lightstone property and suburb reports) can be obtained at a fee.
  • Upgrade to a Featured Listing for better visibility on the homepage and search results

Yes. Log in to your dashboard at any time to update photos, price, description, or status (e.g. Sold, Under Offer).

Yes. You can stop advertising your listing at any time via your dashboard.

Standard listings remain live for 30 days, at a time. You’ll receive a reminder before expiry for you to extend advertising of your listing for a further 30 days a further payment is required.

  • The secure enquiry form on your listing
  • Your preferred contact method (email or phone) Your contact details are protected and not publicly displayed unless you choose otherwise.

We recommend speaking to buyers before scheduling a viewing

What makes Property Nest stand out is our Leads offering

A tiered structured lead will be assigned as follows:

  • Gold lead: Pre-qualified lead from a registered user on Property Nest that have completed the a pre-qualification with our partners
  • Silver lead: Lead from a registered user on Property Nest, that has completed the contact me registration form to your property on the website
  • Bronze lead: Lead from an un-registered visitor, that has completed the contact me registration form to your property on the website

No costs for leads!

We offer our standard national listing of 1 (one) property paid monthly upfront for a 30 (thirty) day subscription period.

  • R 345.00 VAT Incl. per month pay as you go

Featured Listings option:

  • Home page listings (page 1 landing page) R 575.00 VAT Incl. per featured listing for a 30 (thirty) day subscription period.
  • Results pages R 287.50 VAT Incl. per featured listing for a 30 (thirty) day subscription period.

Billing done on a month-by-month basis, in advance via our payment gateway PayFast.

  • Payment by EFT
  • Payment by Debit order
  • Payment by Credit card

Invoices are downloadable from your dashboard.

Yes. You can stop advertising your listing, by clicking stop advertising in your dashboard.

No, there is a panel of attorneys who can assist, click here: Find an Attorney

No. Property Nest charges no commission on private sales. You pay only for the listing package you select.

Yes. Property Nest is POPIA-compliant and uses industry-standard encryption to protect your personal data.

If you encounter suspicious activities, report to support@propertynest.co.za

Not at all. Our platform is designed for non-technical users. You’ll be guided through each step with tooltips and support resources.

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