Next-Generation Rental: From Chaos to Transparency
Erzhan Amirkhanov, founder of the Livin platform
Author - Mansur Ismagulov
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The Livin platform, founded by Yerzhan Amirkhanov, is transforming Kazakhstan's residential rental market. Over 90% of young people rent apartments due to high purchase prices: the average cost per square meter in Almaty is around 500,000 tenge. In the past four months, the app has been downloaded more than 35,000 times, with over 14,000 guests registered and more than 800 housing options available. In 2025, the launch of long-term rental services is planned to ensure transparent terms and secure transactions.
Today, renting housing has become an integral part of life for most Kazakhstani residents. In the fast-paced rhythm of the modern world, we all seek convenience, simplicity, and clarity when searching for an apartment. However, the rental market remains complex, unclear, and inconvenient. Guests face high prices and fake contracts, which threaten their rights. Owners struggle with finding reliable guests, payment delays, and property damage. These problems require modern solutions.
The team that is changing the market
Erzhan Amirhanov, the founder of the Livin platform, aims to transform the real estate rental market in Kazakhstan. He has assembled a team of professionals who understand how important comfort and reliability are for every client.

We created a platform where anyone can rent any preferred housing in one or two clicks. We are proud to do everything possible to ensure our users feel safe.
The rental market is terrible, and the problem is not with the guests
The rental market in Kazakhstan is indeed going through difficult times. 85% of owners still use outdated interaction schemes that do not give guests confidence in the transaction.
This leads to serious consequences:
— 70% of guests face inflated prices and opaque terms
— 60% of guests complain about unexpected commissions and hidden fees
— 90% of transactions are conducted without an official written contract, putting guests' rights at risk
— 65% of guests have encountered unjustified rent increases or refusal to return deposits.
Future trends: why renting is not a temporary solution
For most Kazakhstani residents, especially young people, renting has become the only realistic option for accessing housing. More than 90% of youth in Kazakhstan under the age of 27 rent housing because buying an apartment is unaffordable for them due to high real estate prices and complex mortgage lending conditions.
For example, in Almaty, the average price per square meter is about 500,000 tenge, making the purchase of a two-room apartment costing 30 million tenge practically unattainable for most people.
Livin: a new standard for long-term rental

In 2025, renting housing through the Livin platform will cease to be a headache and will become simple and transparent. Livin offers long-term, reliable, and comfortable rental options, ensuring safety and convenience at every stage of the transaction. This is a solution for those who value time and confidence.
Advantages of long-term rental with Livin:
- Transparent terms: all rental conditions are clearly specified in the contract, with no hidden fees.
- Reliability: you are guaranteed to live in the chosen housing for the agreed period.
- Flexibility: the possibility of extending the lease or revising terms by agreement with the landlord.
- Support: we accompany you at every stage — from closing the deal to resolving any housing-related issues.
- 0% hidden commissions and no deposits.
- Online property viewing.
14,000 guests have already chosen us
All processes are concentrated in one intuitive app. Currently, Livin's main focus is on simplifying short-term rental processes, making renting so easy that it takes just minutes from searching for an apartment to signing the contract!
The results speak for themselves.
Over the past 4 months, the Livin platform has achieved impressive results:
— 35,000+ app downloads
— 14,000+ registered guests have chosen our platform to search for and rent housing
— 800+ housing options
— 100% of transactions were completed successfully, without complaints or conflicts
— 90% of guests return to the platform to close new deals.

Time for change
In 2025, with the launch of long-term rentals, Livin will bring radical changes to the real estate market. We plan to open new opportunities for owners and guests by offering innovative solutions that will reduce the time spent searching for housing and processing transactions, allowing market participants to manage the rental process more effectively. We hope to become an indispensable platform for housing rental, providing solutions that will make us a key tool in every user's life.
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