A traditional property manager charges $275+/month on an average rental. HoldKey replaces the day-to-day work with software — rent tracking, AI maintenance triage, AI tenant comms, bond lodgement reminders, and state-specific compliance — for a flat $45/property/month AUD. First property free 2 months.
Start Free — First Property On UsA traditional property manager charges 7–10% of weekly rent plus letting fees, lease renewal fees, and inspection fees. HoldKey charges a flat $45 per property per month (AUD) — your first property free for 2 months. On an average rental earning $650/week, that's around $230/month saved from day one. See the per-property maths on the rental property management platform overview.
Most property managers don't answer tenant messages after hours — they forward you the missed call at 9am. HoldKey's AI inbox replies to routine tenant questions (lease, repair status, rent receipts, inspection times) within five minutes, around the clock. Genuine emergencies (gas leaks, no hot water in winter, electrical hazards) are routed straight to you with a phone notification. Pair the AI with the AI property manager for autonomous screening and triage.
Property managers typically add a margin on every tradie invoice they pass through. HoldKey's AI triages incoming maintenance requests against photos, urgency, and tenant notes; matches them to your preferred tradies or the HoldKey contractor directory; and routes the job back to you for one-tap approval. Jobs under your spending limit dispatch autonomously — no percentage cut, no admin fee. The same workflow runs on the landlord app so you can approve jobs from your phone.
Property managers earn their keep by chasing bond lodgement deadlines and routine inspections on your behalf. HoldKey replaces both — state-specific bond lodgement reminders (NSW Fair Trading, VIC RTBA, QLD RTA, SA CBS, WA Consumer Protection), claim-window alerts, inspection scheduling with the right notice period for your state, and complete ingoing/outgoing condition reports stored against each tenancy. You stay compliant without paying an agency to chase paperwork.
A traditional Australian property manager typically charges 7–10% of weekly rent plus letting fees ($200–$600 per new tenant), lease renewal fees ($100–$300), routine inspection fees, and maintenance markups on every tradie invoice. On an average rental property earning $600–$700/week, that adds up to roughly $4,500–$7,000 per year — or $275+/month in fees. HoldKey replaces the day-to-day work that earns those fees with software, for a flat $45/property/month AUD (your first property free for 2 months). For a deeper breakdown of traditional PM costs vs HoldKey, see the cost comparison guide.
Yes. Every Australian state runs its own bond authority and lodgement rules — NSW Fair Trading and RTBA, VIC Residential Tenancies Bond Authority, QLD Residential Tenancies Authority (RTA), SA Consumer and Business Services, and WA Consumer Protection. HoldKey's compliance logic is state-specific: lodgement windows, claim deadlines, notice periods, and tribunal processes are configured to match the law in each state. You log a bond with the right authority, on time, with the right paperwork — without studying the Residential Tenancies Act cover to cover.
HoldKey handles the day-to-day work a property manager charges 7–10% of rent to do: rent tracking per property with arrears reminders at 3/7/14 days, 24/7 AI tenant messaging, AI maintenance triage and tradie dispatch, bond lodgement reminders and claim-window alerts, routine inspection scheduling, tenant application screening with human-in-the-loop approval, lease renewal automation, and state-specific compliance. You keep final say on every consequential decision — tenancy approvals, repairs above your spending limit, anything tenant-facing that needs your voice. The AI property manager handles the routine so a 7–10% PM fee stops making sense.
Only the ones you authorise. You set per-property spending limits (e.g. autonomous repairs under $200), choose which categories run without your approval (routine cosmetic fixes, standard tenant replies) and which always escalate to you (anything above your limit, anything tenant-facing that needs your voice). You can change the thresholds any time from your dashboard, and every autonomous decision is logged for audit and review. HoldKey runs the routine — you stay in control of what matters.
Yes. There are no lock-in contracts, no letting fees to claw back, no exit fees, and no notice period. HoldKey is billed monthly in AUD and you can cancel any time from your dashboard. Your data is exportable on request, and you keep full access through to the end of your current billing period. The cost flips back the moment you cancel — no percentage resuming, no admin reinstatement fees.
First property free for 2 months. No credit card required. $45/month per property after — billed in AUD, cancel anytime.
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