 I realised today that there are only six and a half weeks until mid-December, which is when our offices effectively go into holiday mode. So while we, and so many of you, are getting ready for the final sprint of 2014, why not take time to read our latest sectional title news? This edition is a special one, as I have decided to share an exclusive Paddocks Club Video with all of our Paddocks Press Fans. This edition of Paddocks Press includes: - My video introducing the new CSOS board;
- Anton discusses Selling Sectional Property off Plan;
- Craig talks about An Efficient Managing Agency Market;
- Jennifer looks at A Great Idea: Pre-purchase Reports for Sectional Title Properties;
- Carryn examines Trustees Contracting with Third Parties on Behalf of the Body Corporate
- The Paddocks Club Team shares a few Q&As from the Paddocks Club discussion forum.
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Kind regards,
Graham
P.S. We wish all our Sectional Title Scheme Management students well, as they are about to attend our workshops!
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Paddocks Club Video Tutorial 193
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By Graham Paddock
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We do not usually share our weekly Paddocks Club Video Tutorials with anyone other than our Paddocks Club Community Members! However, this video is too important not to share.
Graham posted this video after meeting with Reverend Vukile Mehana, the Chairman on the CSOS Board, the newly appointed Chief Ombud, Mr Themba Mthethwa and Mr. Themba Mabuya, the CFO of the CSOS. (Video length ± 3 min).
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| Selling Sectional Property off Plan
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By Anton Kelly
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We know that it is an opportunity to acquire a brand new property at a good price, with all the latest décor and finishes, where everything works properly and in a community that provides the facilities and services that suit the modern lifestyle. We also know that that there might be some pitfalls to being the first owners in the community. 
In this article Anton discusses selling sectional property off plan. (reading time ± 1 min)
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| An Efficient Managing Agency Market?
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By Craig Rowlings
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There is a never ending amount of work involved in managing a scheme and often the fee for monthly services are charged based on the number of units.
In this article Craig asks the question, "How can that possibly be an accurate assessment of cost when the actual management of a Scheme has so many dimensions to it, not simply the number of units?" (reading time ± 2 min)
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Thinking Inside the Box - Blog post
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A Great Idea: Pre-purchase Reports for Sectional Title Properties
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By Jennifer Paddock
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In Australia, when a person is looking to buy a strata property, it’s considered standard procedure for the prospective buyer to obtain a ‘pre-purchase report’. As the name implies, it is a report that the prospective buyer receives before officially buying a property.
In this post Jennifer discusses the things you could learn from a pre-purchase report as well as why it would be important to know that kind of information. (reading time ± 1 min)
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| Sectional Title Scheme Management course |
Registrations close: 5 December 2014
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Students will learn the legal requirements involved in sectional title
scheme management. Benchmark course in sectional title management.
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| Home Owners' Association Management course |
Registrations close: 30 January 2015
Teaches students the legal, financial, physical and administrative
aspects of home owners’ association (HOA) management. Course material
covers HOAs established as non-profit companies and common law
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| Find out more about this course. |
| Sectional Title Specialist Estate Agent course |
Registrations close: 30 January 2015
Students will learn about the legal aspects of sectional title property
sales. They will gain an understanding of the various consumer
protection provisions and a knowledge of the scheme management
provisions that apply to the transfer of sectional title property.
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| Find out more about this course. |
| Sectional Title Trustee Training course |
Registrations close: 27 February 2015
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Students will be introduced to the administrative, financial, legal and
physical aspects of sectional title scheme management and the trustees’
role therein.
Find out more about this course. |
| UCT Sectional Title Meetings course |
| Registrations close: 27 February 2015
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Teaches students to control and manage meetings with confidence through
acquiring a broad and thorough understanding of the law of sectional
title meetings.
Find out more about this course. |
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