For private student-accommodation landlords · 2026

NSFAS isn't late.
Your payment is blocked — find out why today.

Half the providers in one 2026 payment run weren't paid because of verification failures — not because there was no money. The free checker shows exactly which students are blocked and what you're short for the DHET inspection. The Kit shows you how to fix all of it.

No sign-up. Works on your phone. Your data stays on your device.

↑ move your finger over the rooms

Students & payments — live example
StudentConfirmedLeaseStatus
T. MokoenaYesYesPaid up
L. NdlovuYesYesShort-paid R4 200
S. DlaminiYesNoBlocked — no lease
K. MahlanguNoYesBlocked — not confirmed
R29 400 owed to you but blocked by paperwork — 7 months × 2 students
These two will never be paid until the paperwork is fixed — no matter how many times you phone NSFAS.
In landlords' own words

You're not the only one keeping the lights on with stokvel loans

"My bank account has been dry since November last year. How do I pay for water, electricity, Wi-Fi, cleaners and security when we have not been paid?"Provider, 150 students, Komani — TimesLIVE, March 2026
"Payment was supposed to be made at the end of February, March and April, but it was never paid… they said the funds were sitting at the university."Provider owed ≈R485 000, Free State — TimesLIVE, May 2026
"When municipalities disconnect services, students become unhappy and expect us to fix the problem, even when it is due to NSFAS not paying."Owner of 3 residences, owed ≈R623 000 — Sowetan, March 2026
"For the accommodation to meet the norms and standards required by NSFAS, renovations had to be done and furniture had to be bought. So we took out loans."Free State provider — TimesLIVE, May 2026
0%of providers in the March 2026 run unpaid for verification failures
R0mowed to one Pretoria provider for 2025 alone
0reasons applications fail — every one of them fixable
0 yearaccreditation validity — miss the renewal and you drop off the portal
How it works

Three steps, one afternoon

Count what you have

Rooms, toilets, showers, stoves, fridges, common area. The checker calculates every DHET ratio and tells you exactly what you're short — "add 1 toilet, 2 showers" — plus your registration fee and 5% net.

Tick your documents

16 documents, where to get each, and which ones expire. The Kit tells you the order to start them in so the municipal chain doesn't hold you up for months.

Reconcile every student

Confirmed? Lease on the portal? Paid? Blocked students get sent to the right office with the right letter. Confirmed-but-unpaid gets a query NSFAS can't ignore — with your CSV attached.

What's in the Kit

The 2026 Accreditation & Payment Kit

A 14-page PDF plus the app. Written by a landlord, not a lawyer.

Standards cheat-sheet

  • Room minimums (8 m² / 14 m²)
  • Ablution & kitchen ratios pre-calculated for 20, 30, 45, 60 and 100 beds
  • Common-area and distance rules

The 20 reasons applications fail

  • Each with the specific fix
  • Which ones cost under R2 000
  • Which ones take months (start now)

Document checklist, in order

  • Owner and property documents
  • Where to get each, validity periods
  • The municipal chain: plans → zoning → occupancy

Inspection-day walkthrough

  • Night-before checklist
  • What to say — and not say — to the inspector
  • The one question that gets you a free re-inspection

Getting-paid SOP

  • The 5 conditions NSFAS needs before it can pay
  • 30-minute monthly routine
  • Lease clauses that protect you

4 letter templates

  • Query to NSFAS on an unpaid student
  • Note to the financial aid office
  • Notice to a student paid directly · Authority letter
Pricing

Cheaper than one month of one unpaid bed

Free
R0
  • Readiness checker: ratios, fee, 5% net
  • Document tracker with expiry
  • Student payment reconciliation + CSV
  • Printable readiness report
Open the checker
Most landlords
R499 once
  • The 2026 Kit (PDF) — everything above
  • Updated edition sent to you when NSFAS changes the rules this year
  • WhatsApp support for one property's application
Get the Kit — R499

Delivered by WhatsApp/email within a few hours of payment.

Failed once, or 50+ beds
From R2 500
  • Kasablanc on-site pre-inspection audit
  • We measure, count and photograph every room
  • Your complete document pack, in order
  • We stand with you on inspection day
Who's behind it

Kasablanc Enterprises

We own and manage 150+ student and working-professional beds across Pretoria (TUT, UP), Johannesburg (UJ) and Potchefstroom (NWU), and we've taken other owners through accreditation and the architectural side of meeting the norms and standards. This kit is the checklist we use on our own buildings — we built it because we were tired of watching good landlords fail on a R200 document, or wait months for money that was blocked, not late.

WhatsApp 076 143 7387

Questions
Is the checker really free?

Yes. It runs in your browser and saves on your device. Nothing is uploaded, no account needed.

Are these the official NSFAS rules?

The ratios come from the DHET Minimum Norms and Standards for Student Housing and the NSFAS provider portal, cross-checked with 2026 provider guidance. NSFAS changes rules mid-year — Kit buyers get the updated edition when that happens.

I've already failed an inspection. Will this help?

That's exactly who the audit is for. Send us your inspection feedback on WhatsApp and we'll tell you honestly whether it's a checklist fix or a building fix.

How do I pay?

Card via the payment link, or EFT — WhatsApp us and we'll send bank details. The Kit is delivered by WhatsApp or email within a few hours.

Does this guarantee accreditation or payment?

No one can promise that. What it does is remove every reason that is in your control — which is most of them.

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