What should I check before renting a house in Nigeria?

Check for damp and leaks, water pressure and drainage, power and sockets, window and door security, ventilation, the state of the kitchen and bathroom, plus flooding history, water and power reliability and safety after dark on the street. CribCheck walks you through each of these room by room and records what you find.

How healthy is this home?

CribCheck turns your answers into a home health score out of 100, lists the risks found with severity, explains the health and money consequences, and estimates the repair cost range.

What additional fees should I expect?

Beyond rent or purchase price, budget for agency and agreement fees, caution deposit, repairs found during the check, and utility connection costs. CribCheck shows an itemised financial breakdown with your check.

Is a professional inspection different from the free walkthrough?

The free walkthrough is a calm guided check anyone can do on site. A booked CribCheck inspection adds equipment-based testing — moisture readings, electrical testing, water quality and plumbing diagnosis — carried out by a CribCheck professional and reviewed before release.

Know before you pay

Know the home before you commit.

CribCheck guides you through the property, room by room, so you can spot hidden problems, understand the true cost and make a more confident decision.

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Free to start. No technical experience required.

A woman using her phone to inspect a bright apartment window

Sample property health

82 / 100

✓ Evidence checked

VentilationGood

WaterReview

SafetyGood

Free · you check it

Check the home yourself, guided

CribCheck asks the questions, tells you what to look for and turns your answers into a CribReport. About 10–15 minutes on site.

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Have CribCheck inspect it for you

A CribCheck-trained inspector visits the property, documents every finding with photos and delivers a reviewed CribReport with repair costs.

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Every finding is sourced. Every professional report is reviewed.

Evidence-backedfindings, not impressions

Room by roomguided checking

Private firstyou control what is shared

Fresh paint can hide expensive problems.

CribCheck helps you examine the things that are easy to miss during a rushed viewing — from damp and drainage to water, wiring, security, hidden fees and neighbourhood conditions.

A beautiful apartment can still be a bad home. Paint cannot tell you whether the street floods, the borehole water is safe, the wiring is overloaded or the generator contribution doubles your monthly cost.

Staying for a few days or weeks?

Check a Crib

Send us a shortlet or serviced-apartment listing. We’ll inspect it before you pay.

Check a crib

Listing compared with the real apartment
Power, water, Wi-Fi and air conditioning tested
Your own priorities checked first
The complete cost, including hidden charges

How CribCheck works.

Three steps, on your phone, while you are standing in the property.

Walk through the property

CribCheck tells you what to inspect and what evidence to capture.

Record what you find

Answer simple questions and add photos as you move from room to room.

Receive your CribReport

See the property's condition, important risks, estimated costs and suggested next steps.

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Start with the decision you need to make.

The walkthrough adapts to the property, your purpose and the spaces you can access.

01 / RENT

I’m planning to rent

Check the property, neighbourhood, utilities and complete move-in cost before paying rent, agency or caution fees.

02 / BUY

I’m planning to buy

Uncover condition problems, document risks and likely repair costs before making an offer.

03 / OWN

I want to check my home’s health

Identify maintenance, safety and indoor-health issues before they become more expensive.

One property. Three clearly labelled sources.

Compare what residents observed, what CribCheck inspectors verified and what the property representative provided. Every finding shows where it came from.

Community-reported

3-bedroom flat · Lekki Phase 1

Last checked 6 days ago by two community contributors.

3walkthroughs

7photos

2concerns

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Drainage

Water collected near the rear entrance after rainfall.

Needs a closer look →

₦

True first-year cost

Estimated 24% above the advertised annual rent.

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Paid professional service

When you need more certainty, bring in a professional.

A CribCheck-trained inspector examines the property, documents every finding and delivers a reviewed CribReport with photographs, severity ratings and practical next steps.

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Tell us about the propertyPurpose, type, size, location and access.

Choose a suitable inspectionClear scope and total price before payment.

Receive evidence, not guessworkFindings, severity, photos and next steps.