Your rental,
on autopilot.
Tenants, repairs and rent, handled. You keep every penny.
- Completely free
- No contract
- Set up in 10 minutes
The jobs you'd rather not do.
From midnight boiler texts to tenancy notices, we've got it covered.
Otamo
2 Elgin Avenue
No hot water and the boiler's clanking
Your tenant · 10.41pm
Thanks for letting me know. Gas Safe engineer booked for tomorrow, 8 to 10am.
10.42pm
Tenants
Messages at all hours? We answer every one. You only hear about the ones that need a decision from you.
A. Patel Plumbing
Gas Safe · 4.9 Booked
Boiler, no hot water · 2 Elgin Avenue
Within your £150 limit. No approval needed.
Repairs
Something's broken and you're not there. We book vetted London tradespeople in your area, within a spend limit you set, and make emergencies safe.
Rent this month
From your bank feed2 Elgin Avenue
Paid 1 Nov
4 Castellain Road
Due 1 Dec
1 Lauderdale Road
2 days late, chased
Rent
Know who's paid and who hasn't. We track every payment from your bank feed. The rent goes straight to you, never through us.
Rent review notice
2 Elgin Avenue
- Current rent
- £1,850.00
- New rent
- £1,950.00
- Starts
- 1 Feb
Paperwork
Notices and licences, sorted. We keep track of new legislation and your borough's licensing rules.
No more nasty surprises.
Whether it's burst pipes, late rent or new legislation, we've got you covered.
You don't need a traditional agent.
Tenants are happier when their landlord handles repairs. The numbers say so. And you'll be happier when Otamo does the running around.
Landlord handles repairs
Agent handles repairs
% of tenants satisfied with repairs
English Housing Survey 2024-25
- Agents charge up to £480 a month.
- For full management on £2,400 monthly rent, at London's published 12 to 20%.
- Agents charge up to £240.
- For one rent-review letter, on a published London fee list.
- Avoid fines up to £40,000.
- Penalties for repeat breaches under the Renters' Rights Act.
From one property to a full portfolio.
Whether you let one property or ten, just starting out or years in, Otamo is built for all of you.
A rental, not a second job.
You let one property and work full-time. Otamo answers your tenant, books the fixes and keeps the paperwork in date. Your rental stops eating your evenings.
- Your tenant gets a reply, even mid-meeting
- Messages, repairs and rent in one app
- Anything over your limit is one tap: yes or no
Otamo
2 Elgin Avenue
Hi, the kitchen tap's dripping and it won't stop
Your tenant · 7.52pm
Thanks for letting me know. A plumber is booked for Thursday, 8 to 10am. They'll text when they're on the way.
7.53pm
Booked within your £150 limitNo approval needed
You stay in charge.
Set your limits once, and Otamo works within them. No surprises.
Set your spend limit.
Fixes under your limit just happen. Anything over it waits for you. Either way, you're copied in on every message and every job as it happens.
Spend limit
£150Under £150
Just happens
Over £150
Waits for you
Keep me in the loop
Copy me in on every message
Tenant, trades and Otamo, as it happens
Daily summary
One note at 6pm
Get set up in 10 minutes.
No paperwork marathon. Just your address, your limits and a link for your tenant.
The address and your certificates. Upload what you've got and we'll spot what's missing.
2 Elgin Avenue
W9 · Maida Vale
Certificates in date
Certificates
See allGas safety
In date to 3 Mar
EICR
Due 14 Jan
EPC
Rating C
Deposit
Protected
We'll spot what's missing. You upload what you've got.
A note from George.
Hi, I'm George. I'm building Otamo here in London.
Otamo answers your tenant day or night. I answer you. If you ever want to talk something through, you'll get me, not a sleazy sales team.
Your rent stays yours, and you can leave Otamo any time. Join now and I'll help you get set up myself.
George
Photo of George to come
Three ways to let. Pick yours.
Same home, same tenant. Here's who does what.
| What you get | otamo | High-street agent | Doing it yourself |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | Free | 12 to 20% of rent | £0, plus your evenings |
| Tenant answered at 11pm | Yes, Day or night | No, Office hours | No, You |
| Repairs booked for you | Yes, Your trades or ours | Yes, Their list | No, You |
| Certificates tracked | Yes, Gas safety, EICR, EPC | Yes, Gas safety, EICR, EPC | No, You |
| New-law alerts and notices | Yes, Drafted for you | Partly, Sometimes | No |
| You make the decisions | Yes, One tap | No, Often them | Yes |
| Rent straight to you | Yes | No | Yes |
| Cancel the service any time | Yes, No contract | No, Agent's notice period | Yes, Nothing to cancel |
We don't find your tenants. Yet. For everything after, there's Otamo.
The whole platform. Free.
Every feature, every property. No card, no contract, no percentage of your rent.
- Tenant messages, day or night
- Repairs booked within your limit
- Rent checked as it lands
- New-law alerts and notices
- Every record on file
No free trial that turns into a bill. No paid tier hiding the good bits.
What you do pay
You pay tradespeople for their work, at their price, straight to them.
For comparison
A London agent would charge up to £480 a month for the same job.
Made in London, for London.
Your local trades and your borough's rules, built in from day one.
A. Patel Plumbing
Gas Safe · 4.9 from 212 jobs
Local trades
Vetted London tradespeople near your rental. Not a national call centre.
1 Brook Green
W6 · Hammersmith and Fulham
- Selective licensingApplies here
- Additional licensingNot in W6
- Mandatory HMONot needed
Your borough's rules
Licensing differs from Hammersmith to Hackney. Otamo knows which applies to your address.
- 00.14
Burst pipe reported
- 00.15
Water off at the stopcock
- 00.41
Plumber on the way
Midnight, made safe
Burst pipe at midnight? A local trade makes it safe. You decide the full fix in the morning.
Boiler service
Quote £95.00, within range
Fair local prices
See what a job should cost in your area before you say yes.
Westminster guide
Licensing, deposits, notice periods
Borough guides
Plain-English landlord guides for every London borough.
Your tenants will love us too.
Your tenant gets one number to message, day or night. Repairs get booked sooner, and they always know what happens next. They know it's Otamo, and they know you're in charge.
No question too big or too small. A broken boiler gets a plumber. A blown bulb gets a friendly how-to.
Yes, Otamo will explain how to change a light bulb. Patiently. Every time.
Otamo
2 Elgin Avenue
Hi, the boiler's stopped and there's no hot water
10.41pm
Thanks for letting me know. I'm Otamo, the assistant Sam uses to look after your home. Is the pressure gauge below 1?
Otamo · 10.41pm
Yes, it's on 0.5
10.43pm
Booked: plumber, Thursday 8 to 10am. They'll text when they're on the way.
Otamo · 10.46pm
Is your property ready for the new rules?
15 questions. A score out of 100. What to fix first, emailed to you.
The Renters' Rights Act changes how you end a tenancy, raise rent and answer pet requests. Penalties for repeat breaches reach £40,000.
Takes 2 minutes. Free. No card.
Your score
- Gas safety: in date
- EICR: due in 60 days
- Deposit protected: yes
Example score, not yours
FAQs
Your tenant's next message is coming.
You're already paying for property management. In Sunday afternoons.