# Blog
URL: https://www.leasesurance.co/blog
Title: Deposit-Free Leasing Insights, Research & PropTech Blog | LeaseSurance
Summary: Research, case studies and analysis on deposit-free leasing, lease insurance and PropTech for South African institutional landlords and fund managers.
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Insights

Research and analysis on deposit-free leasing, PropTech and institutional risk management in South Africa.

All Insurance Leasing Research Technology

- [How one portfolio lifted occupancy 11 points without touching rent](https://www.leasesurance.co/blog/portfolio-occupancy-11-points-without-touching-rent) — Case Study A 5,000-unit residential book swapped the cash deposit for a waiver. Occupancy went from 87% to 98%, concessions dried up and bad debt halved. 7 min read Case Study

- [The deposit myth: most tenants never get it back](https://www.leasesurance.co/blog/the-deposit-myth-most-tenants-never-get-it-back) — Research The rental deposit is sold as savings a tenant gets back. Data on more than 68,000 move-outs says it is a fee they pay upfront and rarely see again. 6 min read Research

- [Tenants don't want the deposit, and removing it changes nothing they do](https://www.leasesurance.co/blog/tenants-dont-want-the-deposit) — Research Given a real choice, up to 7 in 10 new tenants skip the cash deposit. The worry that dropping it makes tenants behave worse does not hold up in the data. 6 min read Research

- [Why South African institutional landlords are ditching cash deposits](https://www.leasesurance.co/blog/why-sa-institutional-landlords-are-ditching-cash-deposits) — Featured The deposit model costs large portfolios more than it protects them. Here is what institutional landlords are replacing it with, and why they are moving now. 8 min read Insurance

- [Lease insurance vs cash deposits: a cost-benefit analysis](https://www.leasesurance.co/blog/lease-insurance-vs-cash-deposits-cost-benefit-analysis) — Insurance What a cash deposit really costs a large portfolio once admin, held capital and disputes are counted, and how insurance-backed cover compares on each. 6 min read Insurance

- [How PMS integration actually works with LeaseSurance](https://www.leasesurance.co/blog/how-pms-integration-works-with-leasesurance) — Technology What happens when LeaseSurance connects to your property management system: how billing is raised, how tenants are enrolled and how claims are settled. 5 min read Technology

- [POPIA compliance in lease insurance: what landlords need to know](https://www.leasesurance.co/blog/popia-compliance-in-lease-insurance) — Research How tenant data is handled in a lease insurance programme, who can see it, and which parts of POPIA apply once you roll it out across a rental portfolio. 5 min read Research

- [How ZD Rewards uses incentives to cut bad debt](https://www.leasesurance.co/blog/zd-rewards-behavioural-incentives-reduce-bad-debt) — Leasing Rewarding tenants for paying on time and leaving a property in good order is a risk tool most landlords overlook. Here is how it works and what it changes. 5 min read Leasing