Regan Didloff started at Paddocks this month. He has joined us as our Business Manager. We are very excited to have Regan on board!

Conrad Van Staden made the great move from JHB to Cape Town to join the Mystrata Team. He joins Mystrata as a General Manager.

 

This month Professor Graham Paddock spoke at the NAMA Flagship Seminar.

 

I hope you all had a proudly South African day yesterday celebrating National Heritage Day around the braai. We hope for the managing agents reading this that you won’t be dealing with too many nuisance complaints as a result of these braais happening in the sectional title schemes you manage!

 

In this edition of Paddocks Press:

1. I explain how the body corporate can deal with surplus funds;
   
   
2. Anton discusses why it’s a good idea for estate agents to specialize in sectional title property transactions;
   
   
3. Jennifer sets out what you need to know about chairpersons in sectional title;
   
   
4. Carryn takes a look at swimming pools in sectional title schemes;
   
   
5. The Paddocks Club team shares a few Q&As from the Paddocks Club discussion forum.
   

It is not unusual for well-managed sectional title bodies corporate to accumulate considerable amounts of money.

 

In this article Graham discusses the investment of Body Corporate Funds. (reading time ± 2 min)

Estate agents do their utmost to establish a good reputation. One of the best ways to do that is by being able to provide the information sellers and buyers need to make safe and satisfying sales and purchases.

 

In this article Anton discusses The Sectional Title Specialist Estate Agent and why it is important to specialise. (reading time ± 1 min)

A committed chairperson may well work harder and take on more responsibility than the rest of the trustees. This does not mean that they have individual executive powers and may not make decisions relating to the scheme’s management on their own. The responsibility to manage the scheme falls onto the trustees as a group.

In this article Jennifer explains what your need to know about chairpersons in sectional Title. (reading time ± 2 min)

In this contribution Carryn answers a question as to whether it is possible to have a swimming pool in a sectional title scheme.

 

Carryn sets out the consents required and considerations made when installing a swimming pool in a sectional title scheme. (reading time ± 2 min)

Teaches students to control and manage meetings with confidence through acquiring a broad and thorough understanding of the law of sectional title meetings.

 

Students will be introduced to the administrative, financial, legal and physical aspects of sectional title scheme management and the trustees’ role therein.

Students will learn the legal requirements involved in sectional title scheme management. Benchmark course in sectional title management.

Registrations close: 30 January 2015