AssetProof
Property records · Cape Town

Every surface of the property, on the record.

One video walkthrough becomes the dated, photographed record behind every lease, sale, insurance claim and handover. We write it. You sign it.

11Areas
118Surfaces
230Findings
148Plates

From one published record: Sample Property B, a two-bedroom house in the City Bowl, inspected 20 July 2026.

Sample-B · Pool courtyardPlate 007
Plate 007: the plunge pool at Sample Property B, its water green with an algae bloom, cracked white paving around it
1F016Pool water severely green and murky, algae bloomHIGH
2F017Dark sediment and algae on the submerged steps and floorHIGH
3F018Hairline cracks in the white pool-surround pavingMEDIUM
4F019Grime and staining on the paving surfaceMEDIUM
5ItemGarden ornaments ×2 — intact, no chips or cracksGOOD
Every finding carries a reference, a severity and the plate that proves it.20 Jul 2026
Our thinking

“A condition record that only shows a property at its best is worthless to the person who has to rely on it later.”

From “About this record”, AssetProof sample inspection, 20 July 2026

Every document a property needs — the lease inventory, the landlord report, the insurance schedule, the sale pack — is only as good as the looking that went into it. Every component, its condition, where it sits, what it sits next to.

That looking is slow, exacting work, and attention doesn't survive repetition. So it is the first thing people skip.

AssetProof does the looking once, properly, dates it and signs it. Every document that matters is built on top of it — so at the end of a tenancy, or at a claim, both sides are arguing from the same page.

How a walkthrough becomes a record

Already insured?

Most homes are insured for a number someone guessed years ago.

Send us your current policy schedule. We'll compare it with a documented inventory of the property and show you where you're under-covered, over-paying, or short of evidence.

A factual comparison, not financial, insurance or legal advice. Your own licensed broker makes the cover decisions.

How 'average' works — an example
On the policyR1m

What the home is insured for.

Actually worthR2m

True replacement value. Insured for half.

R200k claim paysR100k

The insurer pays the same half. You pay the rest.

'Average' sits in almost every household and commercial policy. How a dated inventory fixes it

Michael Smorenburg, founder of AssetProof, in Cape Town
Michael Smorenburg, founder
Who we are

Built by a host who got tired of the paperwork.

Since 2015 I've run a boutique short-term letting company in Cape Town, with upward of fifty listings.

The best part is meeting and greeting guests. The worst is the admin: endless inventories, listing copy, reports, snag lists, cleaning checklists, house manuals and insurance schedules. So I built systems to get rid of it. They worked — and they work just as well for long-term letting, sales, insurance and estates. That is AssetProof.

Two decades ago I built a franchise. I'm doing it again: AssetProof is a documentation engine other people can build a business on, in their own city.

Regional partners: Janice in Cape Town, Spiro in Johannesburg.

Free for short-stay hosts

A free Cape Town guide for your guests.

A printable local guide and a one-page counter card, free for any host. Download it, print it, send the link to your guests.