Most estate improvements start with one resident who's tired of the same problems. If you're always asking "has the service charge receipt come?", calling the gate to let a delivery in, or scrolling through 300 WhatsApp messages to find the AGM date, you're the right person to raise it.
Start with the problem, not the app
Committees hear about new apps all the time. What gets their attention is a problem everyone already feels. Pick the one or two that bother your estate most:
- Service charge and levies: nobody's sure who has paid, receipts are slow, and the treasurer spends evenings matching bank alerts to names.
- The gate: guards call residents for every visitor and delivery, or let people in without checking.
- Notices: important announcements get lost in the residents' WhatsApp group.
- Trust: residents want to see where the money went before the AGM, not only at it.
Who to talk to
- The chairman or secretary of your residents association, CDA or landlords' association.
- The treasurer, who usually feels the payment problem most.
- Your facility manager or estate manager, if a company runs the estate.
- If there's an AGM or general meeting coming up, ask for 10 minutes on the agenda.
A message you can forward
Questions you'll be asked
- "Do residents need to download an app?" No. It works in any phone browser, and residents sign in with their phone number and a 4-digit PIN.
- "What about older residents?" They can keep paying by bank transfer as they do now, and they get a receipt for every payment. The estate admin can reset a forgotten PIN in seconds.
- "Who holds our money?" The estate does. Residents pay into the estate's own collection account, and BreeUp keeps the records. Payouts can need two committee members to approve.
- "Will our guards cope?" The guard checks a short code against the visitor's name. They don't need a smartphone app.
- "Can we leave if it doesn't work for us?" Yes. Your estate can export its households, payments and records at any time.
- "What does it cost?" It depends on the size of the estate. Ask for a quote, and compare it with the time your treasurer and guards spend today.
Make the next step easy
- Ask for a demo together
Book a short call with BreeUp on the Contact page and invite the chairman or treasurer. Seeing the gate pass and payment matching usually answers most questions.
- Suggest a small start
Start with one thing, like service charge reminders or visitor passes, before switching everything over.
- Offer to help
Volunteer to collect residents' phone numbers in a spreadsheet. The admin can import everyone at once.
How BreeUp helps
BreeUp is free to set up, with a subscription based on the number of homes. Payment fees are shown upfront and added for the resident, so the estate receives every naira it bills. Bills, receipts, WhatsApp reminders, the resident portal, the spending log and AGM reports are all included.
Extras like visitor passes and automatic WhatsApp or SMS reminders are add-ons, so the estate only pays for what it needs. The free estate budget planner is a good thing to bring to the committee meeting.
