About our prepaid services
Our company is a proudly South African company, established in 2017 by Chris and Linda Strydom,
that provides a smart software solution for the responsible management of water, electricity, rent and other services.
Our first customers was Albert Wiffen and Tossie Steyn from Mosselbay, well respected property investors and entrepreneurs......and still with us.
The company offers the latest in smart, next generation digital technology for water and electricity metering with a
national customer base.
We encourage the protection of water, electricity and rent through our innovative management system to ensure customers have the best
technology available to meet the needs of the landlords, body corporates and agents they serve.
Manage your rental properties rent, prepaid water and electricity from as little as R99pm.
We offer Prepaid Electricity and Prepaid Water meters as well TPN credit checks on potential tenants.
All online transactions are managed by Netcash (www.netcash.co.za)
What is Prepaid Water & Electricity?
Prepaid water and/or electricity means that the consumer purchases units of credit in the form of a prepaid water and/or electricity token.
When entered into the Unit located in the consumer’s home or business, the unique token instructs the relevant management device to allow
a certain amount of water or electricity through the meter, before closing.
Is prepaid cheaper?
No. Prepaid and post-paid cost exactly the same. With postpaid, additional fees are charged. It is illegal to sell municipal water above the municipal tariff rate declared.That being said, prepaid water gives consumers the opportunity to monitor their consumption and react immediately to possible leaks, thereby saving money. Consumers can track usage, load credit remotely, and decrease the possibility of bill shock due to incorrect monitoring.
A prepaid water/electricity meter can also be used to limit maximum water/electricity to a particular area.
This helps property owners to control the amount of water/electricity used at certain outputs. They can make payment in smaller, frequent increments. This prevents their falling into debt, which can compound in a post-paid arrangement.
If you have a garden cottage or rental unit, you can add additional water and/or electricity meters and management software to the building, to ensure that your tenants don’t rack up huge bills in your name – and then refuse to pay, or vacate the premises without paying.
How does it affect rental properties & body corporates?
The implications for rental properties and body corporates are significant.
Prepaid metering reduces admin to a minimum, while removing the risk and frustration of late or non-payment of water/electricity bills.
Housing estates are swiftly moving to prepaid water & electricity. Gone are the days of splitting the entire estate’s water/electricity
bill by the number of units.
Prepaid metering means that users pay for their consumption only. If you’re a developer or estate body corporate, contact us for discounted pricing.
Feel free to contact us on:
0100-350-250
e-Mail us now with your enquiry
Regards
Prepaid-Services (Pty) Ltd
2025-03-20:
The Prepaid-Services system works very conveniently and effective, especially if you have a lot of tenants.
This makes it easy to make sure that you as an owner receive your rent every month.
The services we use of PPS are the rent, municipal fees and electricity collections.
They also provide pre-paid meters at affordable prices.
Thus, the tenant cannot buy power if he/she has not yet paid the rent.
This assures the owner that he receives his rent every month.
The monthly fee for the services is affordable and the system is very easy to use.
The support one gets from PPS is excellent, any queries are answered thoroughly, and assistance is provided with tenants or any technical aspects.
We are very pleased with the service we are getting from Chris and his team.
We as a company that use their services would highly recommend them for rental agents to make use of their services.
Ansunette (admin for Tossie Steyn, Mosselbay, Property Investor)
2025-03-15:
Gooday,
I really appreciate your company as it has greatly assisted in the prepaid services, previously i used to struggle with the collection of the utilities bill, but the prepaid service makes it easy.
Thank you.
Regards,
Linda Penicela
2025-03-16:
So far it has been very good, minimizes headache of rental collection.
Phalane Mphiri
PMC Properties