RestMalta has a few moving parts — dossiers, e-signed leases, move-in inventories. This page walks through exactly what happens, step by step, for whichever role fits you.
Search by zone, budget, and lease type — short-let, long-let, or a room in a shared flat. Switch to map view to see everything geographically, or watch a virtual tour video if the lessor added one.
Real-time chat with the lessor or agency, right in the app. Your phone number stays private until you choose to share it — no more handing it out to strangers on Facebook groups.
Upload your ID, an employment letter, bank statements and references a single time. From then on, every application reuses the same verified dossier — no re-uploading for each flat you're interested in.
Add co-lessees directly to your application — they each get invited to submit their own dossier and sign the lease alongside you. Searching for people to share with in the first place? Find a Roommate connects you with others looking too.
Send your application with your move-in date and any notes for the lessor. If there's a platform fee for this listing, it's authorized on your card at this point — but only actually charged if the lessor accepts. Nothing is taken upfront.
The moment you're accepted, a lease compliant with Maltese rental law is generated automatically with your details already filled in. Review and sign it from your phone — no printing, no in-person meeting required.
Before you get the keys, every room and both meters (water & electricity) are photographed and logged, then signed by both you and your lessor. This becomes your proof of the property's condition — real protection if there's ever a dispute over the deposit.
Your dashboard tracks every payment due, lets you report maintenance issues with photos, and keeps your full conversation history with your lessor. Deposit and rent go directly to your lessor's account — RestMalta never holds your money.
When your lease is coming to an end, renew it or generate your official notice to leave — both handled right from the app, correctly timed to Maltese lease law. Leave a review of your lessor when you're done, and see the reviews they've left for you too.
Fill in the details yourself — title, photos, price, lease type (short-let, long-let, or room rental). Selling instead of renting? List it for sale too, same platform, its own separate flow.
Decide your deposit amount, whether you accept lease attestation for non-EU tenants needing it for their residence permit, and any house rules. All of this shows on the listing before anyone applies.
Lessees message and apply directly through real-time chat. Prefer hands-off management instead? Browse agencies and hand the whole thing to one — they'll handle visits, applications and move-in on your behalf.
Before accepting anyone, see their verified ID, employment letter, bank statements, references — and their rating from previous lessors, if they have one. Decide with real information, not just a WhatsApp message.
Accepting an application instantly generates the lease with both parties' details pre-filled, compliant with the Private Residential Leases Act. Sign it from your dashboard — no printing, no notary required for a standard lease.
Complete the move-in inventory with your lessee — every room and both meter readings photographed and logged, signed by both of you. This is what protects you if there's ever a disagreement about the property's condition later.
Deposit and first month's rent land straight in your own account once the lease is signed — RestMalta is never in the middle of your money. Track every payment's status from Rented Properties going forward.
When a lessee reports an issue with photos, choose how to handle it: fix it yourself, hire your own contractor, or request quotes through RestMalta's network — all tracked in one place, nothing falls through the cracks.
Rented Properties gives you a single view of every tenancy, payment status and lease end date. When the time comes, renew the lease or generate an official notice to leave, correctly timed to Maltese law — then leave a review of your lessee.
Your agency gets its own public profile — lessors browsing by zone can find and contact you directly, without you having to chase leads. Pick up estimation requests from lessors wanting a valuation too.
Pull details straight from an existing listing URL, bulk-import a whole portfolio via CSV, or build listings manually one at a time — whatever fits how you already work.
Add team members with their own PIN-protected identity — each person's clients, listings and messages stay separated automatically, tracked to whoever's actually handling them. A full agency admin view (its own separate PIN) sees everything across the team when you need the big picture.
See each lessee's full verified dossier — ID, employment letter, references — right on the application card, before deciding whether to accept on the landlord's behalf.
If the landlord doesn't have a RestMalta account, look them up by email to link one — or if you're authorized to sign on their behalf, do it directly. Otherwise, relay the signing link however's easiest: copy it, send via WhatsApp, or email.
Run the move-in inventory with photos and meter readings, get it signed by both lessor and lessee — the same protection every RestMalta tenancy gets, whether you manage it or they do it themselves.
A real CRM — separate lessee and lessor contact databases with names, nationality, phone and email. Applications, visits and messages all filterable to just your own clients, or the whole team's.
RestMalta runs on a flat monthly subscription for agencies — never a cut of your commission. What you charge lessors and lessees is arranged and paid directly, entirely outside the platform. Post sale listings for free too.
RestMalta does more than a typical listings site — here's the "why" behind the parts that aren't obvious at first glance.
Formally called an EDL (état des lieux) in Maltese rental practice — a room-by-room record of the property's condition and both meter readings, photographed and signed by both parties the day the tenant moves in. Its whole purpose is to settle disputes fairly later — if something's disputed at move-out, there's an agreed, dated record from move-in to compare against.
Two reasons. First, trust — a landlord reviewing your application, or a tenant reviewing who they're renting from, can see a verified identity instead of just a name in a chat. Second, Maltese leases legally require each party's identification to appear on the document itself, so it's needed either way.
It covers running the verification, e-signing and hosting behind the platform. It's only ever charged if a lessee's application is actually accepted — never upfront, and never if you're rejected. Properties managed by an agency don't carry this fee at all, since agencies pay their own separate subscription instead.
Self-managing directly between lessor and lessee is the default and works for most people — RestMalta handles the lease, e-signing and move-in inventory either way. An agency is there for landlords who'd rather hand off the day-to-day (visits, applications, coordination) entirely.
Leases generated through RestMalta are built to comply with Malta's Private Residential Leases Act (Chapter 604) — covering the property address, agreed use, duration, rent and payment method, deposit, and the move-in inventory as required by law. It remains the landlord's responsibility to register the lease with the Housing Authority within the legally required timeframe.
They're never held by RestMalta. Once a lease is signed, deposit and first month's rent go straight from the tenant's payment method to the landlord's own account — the platform only ever facilitates the transaction, it isn't a party to it.