HomeVault has expanded globally with their AI property records platform for homeowners, landlords and property investors.
The platform collects and organises documents linked to a home, including warranties, invoices, compliance certificates and maintenance records. As files are added, it reads them, identifies the document type, extracts key details and links them to related records in what HomeVault calls a Property Passport.
HomeVault will be entering a market where homeowners still manage records through email inboxes, paper files and general cloud storage tools. The company comments this leaves property histories incomplete and could make documents harder to retrieve during repairs, insurance claims or sales.
The service is set to have a Home Health Score, to show how complete and up to date property records are. In addition, Ask HomeVault lets users query the system in natural language to find out when equipment was last serviced as well as other features.
Founder of HomeVault, Danielle Pewhairangi comments the business came from her own dealings with property ownership and administration.
“I’ve experienced property from several different angles-building homes, investing in property and managing everything that comes with ownership.
“No matter the situation, the same frustration kept appearing. Important information was always scattered somewhere else. I realised this wasn’t just my problem-it was a problem shared by homeowners and property investors everywhere.”
Danielle Pewhairangi, Founder, HomeVault
The platform is targeted towards people with a single home and those with multiple properties. For investors, every property has its own record, which can be shared with family members, property managers, estate agents and other authorised users.
Property paperwork can become hard to manage. A missing warranty, forgotten renovation invoice or absent compliance certificate may result in delays and costs, especially when an owner needs to support an insurance claim or provide records to a buyer.
HomeVault’s approach centres records on the property as opposed to folders or individual uploads – a receipt, certificate or photograph becomes part of a history which future owners, insurers or tradespeople can use.
“Traditional document storage platforms are excellent at keeping files safe, but they still expect people to remember what they uploaded, where they saved it and why it mattered.
“Our vision is different. We want technology to understand the information for you, connect related records automatically and remove as much administration from property ownership as possible. The goal is simple: less admin, more confidence.”
Danielle Pewhairangi, Founder, HomeVault
Consideration to sensitive financial and personal information was key in how the service was built. According to HomeVault, each property record is under the homeowner’s control and can be shared at their discretion as opposed to revealing the account to another party.
This model is anticipated to be extended to broader tools for agents and property managers as the business grows its product set. In addition, HomeVault has opened a waitlist for estate professionals ahead of a separate platform intended for business users.
The system was designed to work across various property markets and documentation requirements, to address a diverse customer base beyond New Zealand – as digital record-keeping becomes a larger part of home ownership and property transactions.
“Every property has a story. Every renovation, warranty, inspection and repair adds another chapter. We believe every property deserves its own permanent digital memory-one that grows with the property and preserves its history for future owners, not just the current one.
“We want HomeVault to become the trusted place where that history is preserved, understood and never lost.”
Danielle Pewhairangi, Founder, HomeVault
HomeVault aims to turn records into a continuous history that follows the property through renovations, ownership changes and eventual resale.
