According to Lightstone, residential buyers are opting for sectional schemes and estates in greater numbers as security, convenient living and greater availability across price bands drive sales. “Sectional schemes and estates make up less than 20% of South Africa’s more than 7 million registered residential… Read More »Estates showing greatest value growth in SA’s residential market – Lightstone
Midstream Estate, a sought-after residential estate in Midrand, is planning to install a large battery bank to store energy from solar plants, Eskom, and, if required, a bank of generators to protect residents against load-shedding. The plan to avert load shedding stages 1 to 4… Read More »Gauteng estate planning R200 million battery bank and solar farms
Restaurants are one of the increasingly common and popular features on residential estates. Some, like Nooitgedacht Village in Stellenbosch, want to have multiple facilities on site when it comes to foodie pleasures. So, besides restaurants they want to add a deli and coffee shop, for… Read More »Do restaurants make residential estates more attractive?
Community housing schemes have until 30 June 2021 to ensure complete compliance with the Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Act, warn property experts. The regulations require schemes to have: A POPI policy Amended the rules of the scheme to comply with POPI; An information officer… Read More »New rules for complexes and estates in South Africa from July – with fines of up to R10 million
Ever wondered what the “greenest” places to live in the world are? @EarthConsciousLife #GreenCities Maybe you could move there. Or, maybe you live in one of these places already! According to data and reports from the last several years, these are some of the most… Read More »Cape Town Recognised for Green Credentials by Earth Conscious Life
Initiated by the estate specialists at Chas Everitt Cape Town South, the Cape Gated Estates initiative is far more than another website. The initiative for Cape Gated Estates came from Sally Gracie, Managing Director of the Chas Everitt franchise that covers the Peninsula / False… Read More »March Launch of Cape Gated Estates