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Letshego rolls out affordable housing product

Fergus Ferguson PIC: LETSHEGO
Fergus Ferguson PIC: LETSHEGO

Homegrown microlender Letshego is rolling out a product that seeks to offer affordable houses to its customers in Botswana and Namibia.

Letshego’s Affordable Housing proposition includes housing finance, construction, plot purchase and renovation.

Letshego’s Affordable Housing and Home Renovation solutions are accessible digitally through the LetsGo Digital Mall available online through mobile devices. Through the product, people can get land and a customisable house, or capital to purchase materials from trusted local suppliers to renovate existing homes or properties, wherever the structures may be located.

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