About Ethiolet
Making rentals in Ethiopia more trusted and transparent
Ethiolet was created by people who have spent years around housing, digital products, and the Ethiopian community at home and abroad. We've seen how hard it can be to find a genuine place to live, and how quickly trust can be broken when information is unclear or out of date. Ethiolet exists to do that differently.
Our mission
Our mission is to become the most trusted way to discover rentals in Ethiopia — for locals, the Ethiopian diaspora, and expats. That means fewer dead or scammy listings, clearer information, and a calmer experience for both renters and landlords.
Ethiolet is not trying to be "yet another classifieds site". We are focused on quality, trust signals, and building a product that respects both sides of the rental relationship.
Built on experience
Ethiolet is shaped by real stories from renters and landlords in Addis Ababa and beyond — people dealing with unreliable ads, unfinished buildings, and confusing contracts. Our team brings experience from tech, operations and the Ethiopian market, and we design Ethiolet around those realities.
Trusted by design
Every feature is built around one question: "Does this make it easier to trust what I'm seeing?" That's why we focus on verification badges, freshness of checks, diaspora-ready indicators, and a simpler way to contact owners instead of random phone numbers scattered across the internet.
A fair experience for both renters and landlords
For renters
We want you to feel more confident before you even step into a property. Clearer photos, better descriptions, trust signals, and a contact flow that makes it easier to ask good questions — all of this is designed to save you time and reduce risk.
For landlords
We know serious landlords are tired of noise too. Ethiolet helps you present your property properly, receive structured inquiries, and show that you are serious about doing things in a transparent way — especially when working with diaspora or expat tenants.
Focused on Ethiopia, built for locals, diaspora & expats
Ethiolet is unapologetically focused on Ethiopia. That focus lets us pay attention to how people actually search, visit and rent homes in Addis Ababa and other cities — rather than copying a generic global template.
At the same time, we know many renters live abroad or are arriving as expats. Ethiolet is being built with that in mind: diaspora-ready indicators, clearer communication, and a product that respects the reality of searching from another country.
What we're building towards
- Deeper verification tools that remain realistic for the market.
- Better support for diaspora and expat renters who cannot always be on the ground.
- Helpful services around the rental process — from referencing to documentation — without hiding fees or surprising anyone.
Ethiolet is still early, but the direction is clear: a trusted, modern rental experience that is built for how Ethiopia actually works.
Want to explore Ethiolet today?
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If you have questions or want to partner with us, you can reach the team via our Help page.