The Landlord

2021

• New - What Maintenance is the Body Corporate Responsibile For?
• Roofing a Continual Maintenance Cost?
• Centlec Are Just Frustrating
• Why Are You Paying Interest On Your Bond?
• Managing Agents
• Trustees are Indemnified - Except When They Deliberatly Err

2020

• Don't Spend All Your Hard Saved Reserves
• What a Problem - Trees and Ivy in Common Property Gardens
• Insurance is Compulsory, but what Happens if the Insurer Declines to Insure your Building?
• Don't Hide your Vacancies - Let the Insurance Company Know
• Sectional Title Body Corporates, and Covid-19
• Solar Panels - Expensive But Worthwhile
• April Turned Out To Be a Pretty Good Month
• For Body Corporates and Landlords - The Big C?
• We Have the Space, If You Have the Building
• Levies Are Set By Requirements - Not Manipulated
• Platinum Global Offer Executive Managing Agent Services

2019

• Prepare for a Life Without Water. What is the Solution?
• Levies on the Rise but Still Far Below Other Provinces
• Bank Repossessions can be Bargains, but do Your Homework
• Trustees Cannot Deal with Rights of Extensions
• Good Accounting is the Minimum Needed for Good Body Corporates
• Post Office Discontinues Pre-Paid Registered Post
• Owner Not Paying the Levy – Then Get the Tenant to Pay It Instead
• Body Corporate Management – You’ve Tried the Rest – Now Try Us

2018

• Sectional Titles Management Act - Costly to Administer
• Be clear on what you expect from your managing agents
• CSOS conciliation meetings can be costly & time consuming
• Did you enjoy your recent holiday – or was your place broken into?
• Consortiums Can Be An Easy Investment
• Benchmark International – Crypto Currency Guaranteed
• Platinum Global Employs a Chartered Accountant

2017

• Student Accommodation for 2018
• Selling a Property? Hints & Tips
• New STMA Trying To Do The Right Thing The Wrong Way
• Trustees Must Know What is Going On

2016

• Mobile Homes
• New Community Scheme Act in force from 1st October 2016
• Community Scheme Seminar 13th August 2016
• Missing Money - Possible Solution
• Do You Read Your Annual Financials?
• Fair Complaint Procedures
• Provide Your Residents with Free Electricity

2015

• Solar PV Electricity Supply Can Keep Your Building Full
• Can You See What You Really Have in the Bank?
• Erwin Rode - REIM Real Estate Conferences 2015
• New Green Building Materials Available from August 2015
• Try Not to Make Your Problems the Managing Agents'
• Home Owners Association – Efficient Management?

The Commercial Landlord

2022

• New - Shortage of Good Accommodation - An Opportunity

2021

• National Tenant Urgently Looking for Centre Premises
• Will people return to work or work from home?
• What To Do To Protect Yourself
• 23% Increase In Electricity Tariff From The Beginning Of July '21
• Signs of an Improvement in the Economy?
• Is Business Booming in Bloemfontein?
• The Ups and Downs of the Rental Market in 2021
• The Market Is Not So Bad

2020

• Adjust Rental to Meet Market Expectations
• Times Are Tough, But the Tough Are Getting On With the Job
• A Funny Old Market - The Good, The Bad and The Rest
• Position, Position, Position - Still So True
• Lower Interest Rates are Encouraging the Market
• Build Illegally Or Encroach On Your Neighbours At Your Peril
• New Rental Flats Being Developed in Vista Park

2019

• Developers Take Heed - Metro is Coming for You (Part II)
• Developers Take Heed - Metro is Coming for You (Part I)
• Free State Province Looking to Encourage and Assist Local Projects
• Interested in Northern Suburb's Approved 20 HA Development site?
• Proposal to Enforce Affordable Housing in all Developments
• Could this be the Time to Buy Industrial and Commercial Property?
• Think "Body Corporate Management" - Think "Platinum Global"
• Think about Solar for your Commercial Properties
• Small Body Corporates No Longer Cost Effective To Manage
• Weak demand for Commercial Property? Landlord's Solution?

2018

• Valuations and Consultations are worth their cost
• Unique Hill Top Site for 106 “Top of the Range” Townhouses
• Benchmark Launches Business Backed Crypto
• Positive Changes – Hard Budget
• All Change for 2018

2017

• Bulk Residential Letting is an Important Skill
• 273-Unit flat site with direct access to high quality creche
• Zoned Site for 273 Flats “For Sale” R12,285,000 + VAT
• Low/No Maintenance Building Will Sell Better
• Current Economy Make Times Tough for Landlords
• New Sectional Title Management in Force from October '16
• Don't dictate - Negotiate
• The Market is still Good
• NHBRC - Not Worth Their Money!
• Demand for City Centre Shops Excellent
• Good Demand for Small Offices
• Site Available for Building 275 Flats
• Rentals Ease but Occupation Increases
• First Vista Park Transfers Happen
• Install the Right Meters when Building

2016

• New Sectional Title Management in Force from October '16
• Don't dictate - Negotiate
• The Market is still Good

2015

• NHBRC - Not Worth Their Money!
• Demand for City Centre Shops Excellent