Find more than a room.
Find a place that fits your life.
Discover affordable accommodation shaped around your needs, your budget and the way you live. From student rooms and backrooms to welcoming household stays, Family House helps you explore your options with clearer information and a stronger focus on trust.
A place for every stage of life
Whoever you are,
there's a way in.
Students
A safe, affordable room near campus - and a quiet place to study.
Workers
A practical place close to work, transport and the week ahead.
People relocating
Land softly in a new town while you find your feet.
Longer-term residents
A household that welcomes you for months, not nights.
Hosts with space
Earn from a spare room, backroom, cottage or family house.
Institutions
Employers, schools, churches and organisations arranging stays for their people.
Choose the stay that fits your life
Better decisions,
not more searching.
Every Family House listing is built to show you the whole proposition before you commit - what it costs, what is included, what the rules are and what daily life there looks like.
More than accommodation
A home away
from home.
A quiet place to study. A room close to work. A household that welcomes longer-term guests. A practical arrangement that helps someone settle into a new city.
Family House starts with a broader question than price and dates: what kind of place would help this person live well? These are the experiences we design for - made possible by trust, verification and clear expectations on both sides.
Trust is built into every stay
What verification
actually means.
What Family House checks
- A local coordinator visits and inspects each space before it is listed.
- The space is photographed as it really is - real photos, real places.
- The owner's details are verified before a listing can carry the badge.
What we cannot check
- We do not promise that every host will become family, or that every arrangement will suit both parties.
- A badge is not a guarantee of safety - it is evidence of a verified visit and honest information.
What you should verify
- Visit before you pay. See the space and meet the host in person.
- Confirm what is included - meals, utilities, house rules - before you commit.
- Agree terms in writing before money changes hands.
For hosts
Make your available space
work for you.
List a room, communicate your expectations and receive enquiries. Listing is free, review and approval are handled by a local coordinator, and your room can work.
List your space
Add your room, backroom, house or rental space.
Get verified
Upload photos, details and location so your listing can be trusted.
Receive inquiries
Connect with students, workers, visitors and families looking for a place to stay.
Start earning
Turn available space into real monthly income.
How much it costs
Simple launch pricing
for property owners.
List your room, backroom, house or rental space at no cost.
Build trust with tenants and stand out as a verified owner.
Get more eyes on your listing and attract serious tenants.
We succeed when you do. You pay only when your space is rented.
Launch pricing may vary slightly by town and service level.
Family House is launching
Now opening in Free State,
Limpopo, Mpumalanga & Eastern Cape.
We open town by town, together with Ubuntu Town's local coordinators. These are the first towns in the rollout - if yours isn't listed yet, call us and we'll note your interest for when we open near you.
Free State
- Ficksburg
- Harrismith
- Ladybrand
- Sasolburg
- Thaba Nchu
- Brandfort
Limpopo
- Burgersfort
- Thohoyandou
- Tzaneen
- Mokopane
- Lephalale
- Lebowakgomo
Mpumalanga
- Bushbuckridge
- Mbombela
- eMalahleni
- Sabie
- Ermelo
Eastern Cape
- Butterworth
- Qumbu
- Cofimvaba
- Flagstaff
- Bizana
- Bhisho
Family House for institutions
Arranging accommodation
for your people?
Employers, educational institutions, churches and community organisations: talk to us about accommodation requirements for your members, students, workers or beneficiaries - in our launch towns and beyond.
Clear next steps
Start where
you are.
List today.
Build tomorrow.
One family. More spaces. More opportunities.