Post your rental property on Cabans and reach thousands of tenants across Lagos, Abuja, and all of Nigeria. No listing fee. No commission on tenant enquiries. Free for landlords, owners, and agents.
Post my rental property →The majority of tenants in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, and other Nigerian cities now start their accommodation search online — before contacting an agent or walking into an estate office. Posting your rental property online means your listing is the first thing a prospective tenant sees when they search for accommodation in your area.
Cabans is built for the Nigerian rental market. When you post your rental property, it appears in location-specific searches, property-type filters, and rent-range queries relevant to your listing. Tenants searching for a 2-bedroom flat in Lekki, a self-contain in Maitama, or a house to rent in Port Harcourt GRA will find your listing through dedicated search pages.
Posting is completely free — no listing fee, no commission on tenant enquiries, and no subscription. Enquiries arrive directly to your Cabans dashboard so you can respond and arrange viewings immediately.
All residential and commercial rental types are supported — for private landlords and estate agents.
Detached, semi-detached, terrace houses, and bungalows available to rent.
1-bedroom, 2-bedroom, 3-bedroom flats and serviced apartments for rent.
Self-contained rooms and mini flats — popular in Lagos, Abuja, and Port Harcourt.
Terrace duplexes, semi-detached duplexes, and luxury standalone duplexes for rent.
Furnished apartments, vacation rentals, and serviced short-let units.
Office spaces, retail units, and warehouses available to let.
Create your free Cabans account
Register as a landlord, property owner, or estate agent. No credit card required.
Post your rental property
Select 'For Rent', choose your property type, and enter your location, rent price, payment frequency (monthly or annually), and key features.
Upload clear photos
Add 8+ photos showing all rooms, the exterior, and key features. Rental listings with 8+ photos receive significantly more tenant enquiries.
Receive tenant enquiries
Your listing is reviewed and published within a few hours. Tenants searching on Cabans contact you directly to arrange viewings.
No listing fee, no commission on tenant enquiries, no subscription. Posting for rent is completely free.
Cabans tenants are actively searching for rental property across Nigeria. Your listing reaches the most relevant audience.
Tenants contact you directly — no call centre, no queued leads. Real-time enquiries from tenants with genuine need.
Tenants search Cabans across all Nigerian cities. Your listing is visible to tenants filtering by location, property type, and rent budget.
Six things to include in your rental listing that convert views into enquiries — based on what tenants consistently ask about Nigerian properties.
In Lagos and Abuja, generator coverage is often the first question a prospective tenant asks — before asking about price. Include in your listing: (1) generator capacity in KVA; (2) fuel type (diesel or petrol); (3) whether it covers the whole flat or only selected circuits (e.g., lighting but not AC); (4) whether diesel is landlord-supplied or tenant's responsibility. A listing that answers this upfront eliminates the most common post-enquiry delay and signals a professional landlord.
Many tenants budget for rent but underestimate service charges — and when they discover a ₦350k–₦600k annual service charge on top of the rent, they withdraw or renegotiate. State your service charge as an annual figure per unit. Also clarify what it covers (estate management, security, common area generator, bin collection) vs what the tenant pays additionally (individual electricity bills, estate power billing). This level of transparency consistently produces more committed tenants.
Tenants in Nigeria are required to pay rent 1–2 years in advance at many properties. If you require 1-year or 2-year advance, state it. Also state the expected agency fee (typically 10% of annual rent) and legal fee (typically 5–10% of annual rent for tenancy agreement). A tenant who can see the total move-in cost — e.g., ₦1.2m rent + ₦120k agency + ₦60k legal = ₦1.38m — can assess affordability before enquiring, which produces more committed viewings.
Nigerian tenants ask about water supply because municipal water supply is unreliable in many estates. State: (1) whether there is a borehole on the compound; (2) whether the borehole is privately managed or estate-managed; (3) whether the water is metered or charged separately; (4) whether a water pump is installed for upper floors. Tenants in multi-floor buildings particularly care about this — a listing that says 'compound borehole with pump, 24-hour supply' is materially more attractive than silence on the subject.
For rental properties, tenants who are relocating or placing a family member are particularly interested in safety. Lead your photo set with: compound gate, security checkpoint if present, perimeter fence or wall, and road frontage showing whether the street is well-lit and maintained. An estate agent trick that works for private landlords too: include one photo taken from the entrance gate looking toward the property. It immediately communicates the security context and compound size.
The most common reason a prospective tenant withdraws after expressing interest is unexpected move-in terms. State in your listing: (1) rent advance required — 1-year is standard across most of Nigeria, 2-year is common in Lagos; (2) agency fee, typically 10% of annual rent; (3) legal fee, typically 5–10% of annual rent; (4) any specific documentation required such as an employment letter or guarantor. A tenant who reads your terms and still enquires has already accepted them — which produces better-quality, more committed viewings.
To post a property for rent on Cabans: create a free account, select 'For Rent', choose your property type (house, flat, apartment, etc.), enter your location, rent price and payment frequency, add photos, and submit. Your listing goes live within a few hours.
Yes — posting a property for rent on Cabans is completely free. No listing fee, no commission on tenant enquiries, no subscription.
You can post houses for rent, apartments and flats for rent, self-contained rooms, duplexes, short lets, and furnished apartments — all at no cost.
Yes — private landlords and individual property owners can post rental properties directly on Cabans without going through an estate agent. Tenants contact you directly.
Yes — self-contained rooms, mini flats, and bedsitters are fully supported listing types on Cabans. These are high-demand listing types particularly in Lagos and Abuja.
Your rental listing remains active until you mark it as let or remove it. There is no expiry date on free Cabans rental listings.
Post your rental property on Cabans by creating a free account, adding your property details, uploading photos, and setting your rent. Once live, tenants searching on Cabans contact you directly through your listing.
Yes — Cabans supports rental listings across all Nigerian cities and states: Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Ibadan, Enugu, Kano, Benin City, Owerri, and everywhere else in Nigeria.
Post your rental property for free on Cabans. Reach thousands of tenants across Nigeria and receive direct enquiries.
Listing a house for rent? List your house for rent on Cabans.
Listing an apartment? List your apartment for rent on Cabans.
Want to post for sale instead? Post property for sale on Cabans.
Free listing? Free property listing on Cabans.
Tenant guide? How to find an apartment for rent in Nigeria.