The City of Johannesburg has published a new General Valuation Roll (GVR) that will come into effect from 1 July and will be used to determine the rates charged on almost 900 000 properties in the metro until at least …

Property owners in the Durban CBD are addressing the affordability challenge that faces many prospective tenants in their area – and reconfiguring the inner city rental market in the process. That’s the word from Andrew Schaefer, MD of national property …

The imposition of fines in community housing schemes (CHS) like sectional title complexes and estates is always an emotive issue, with some owners saying that it really helps to ensure that all residents follow the rules, and others arguing that …

National property group Trafalgar has just launched a new financial service to assist the many sectional title schemes that are having trouble meeting the maintenance plan and reserve fund provisions of the Sectional Title Schemes Management Act (STSMA). Regulation 22 …

Until recently, there were two schools of thought about whether it is permissible to let sectional title units via Airbnb in terms of the Sectional Title Schemes Management Act (STSMA), but their differences appear to be have been resolved for …

Living in a community housing scheme such as a sectional title (ST) complex or an estate can have many benefits, but it can also be problematic unless the residents have well-established and fast channels of communication with the trustees and …

It is unfortunate that the increasing popularity of Sectional Title (ST) living in SA over the past 15 to 20 years has not been accompanied by similar growth in the number of ST owners who are qualified or even willing …

Good trustees are the key to the smooth running of Sectional Title schemes, but many owners in these schemes don’t actually know what their trustees do, how to communicate with them or even who they are. “It is unfortunate but …

Student apartments can be a great option for property investors – but only if they know which apartments to choose and how to manage their tenants. So says Andrew Schaefer, MD of national property management company Trafalgar*, who notes: “While …

National property management company Trafalgar* has just announced the acquisition of Table View-based managing agency Browmann Property Management. This follows the decision of Browmann owners Riana Biermann and Lucinda Brown to retire, and to seek a well-established and reputable company …