Sectional Title (ST) owners need a better understanding of how ownership of the common property works and what they can and cannot do with it. So says Andrew Schaefer, MD of national property management company Trafalgar, who notes: “We find …

TENANTS, if you can’t pay your rent, speak up quickly, all experts advise. The first thing to do is to communicate with the owner and try to make a plan with him or her, said Herschel Jawitz, chief executive of …

  The Ballito office of Trafalgar Property Management is experiencing increased demand for its services and has already gained several more Sectional Title complexes and North Coast estates as clients since opening in July. Among these is the spectacular Prince’s …

Success followed a decade of legal wrangling to clear a Durban building that had turned into a no-go zone. Blessing Mbhele, a buff bodyguard turned building manager, has an angelic smile that changes in an instant when he means business. …

There are many Sectional Title owners and buyers who are under the impression that the legislation which made it compulsory for schemes to establish and maintain substantial reserve funds also did away with the need for unpopular and often problematic …

Elwin Els, the National Collections Manager for Trafalgar Property Management talks about the legal collection process of arrear levies. There are a couple of items discussed, one being the rationale “Why do we need attorneys?”, “Why do we need them …

There could be trouble ahead for the owners of duet homes and properties in small sectional title (ST) estates that do not have a functional body corporate and are not being run in terms of the Sectional Title Schemes Management …