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Battered Rule 31, the most significant of the prescribed management rules?

12 years ago

By Anton Kelly Prescribed management rule (PMR) 31 is the rule that gives the detail of how the provisions of section 37, that deal with general and special contributions, must…

Tribute to Gerhard Jooste

12 years ago

By Adjunct Prof Graham Paddock The National Association of Managing Agents of South Africa (NAMA) has been in existence for 12 years. Before it was formed, there were regional associations,…

Q&A with the Prof – 2013 05

12 years ago

By Adjunct Prof Graham Paddock Below is an example of a question on the discussion forum on Paddocks Club. We want to show what is available to our Community Members!…

Sectional title insurance advice

12 years ago

By Mike Addison Sectional Title Insurance policies typically renew annually, and most premiums are collected by monthly debit order. This means that once a year, an insurance advisor or broker…

Preventing fires in sectional title schemes

12 years ago

By Adjunct Prof Graham Paddock The Sectional Titles Act, 1986, includes under the functions of bodies corporate an obligation to insure the building or buildings in a scheme and to…

Sectional title sales and transactions are complex

12 years ago

By Adjunct Prof Graham Paddock When it comes to sales and other dealings with conventional freehold property most people have a very good idea of the processes involved. (more…)

Share block and sectional title

12 years ago

By Anton Kelly The establishment of share block companies was a common development methodology for blocks of flats during the 1970s and 80s, even though the Sectional Titles Act…

Body corporates claim to the arrear sectional levies

12 years ago

By Sivannah Padayachee The purpose of insolvency law is not to deprive creditors of their claims but merely to regulate the manner and extent of their payment. (more…)

Q&A with the Prof – 2013 04

12 years ago

By Adjunct Prof Graham Paddock Below is an example of a question on the discussion forum on Paddocks Club. We want to show what is available to our Community Members!…

Q&A with the Prof – 2013 03

12 years ago

By Prof Graham Paddock Below is an example of a question on the discussion forum on Paddocks Club. We want to show what is available to our Community Members! (more…)

Paddocks portfolio has grown

12 years ago

By the Newsletter team This is an exciting month for Paddocks; we celebrated the 30-years in publication milestone of the Sectional Title Survival Manual, we welcomed Jennifer Paddock back to…

Jennifer Paddock rejoins the team

12 years ago

By the Newsletter Team The Paddocks team is excited to welcome back former Paddocks member, Jennifer Paddock. (more…)

Effective management is the backbone of a good scheme

12 years ago

By Sayed Iqbal Mohamed A well-run scheme is always a result of good management. It is not unusual to outsource the management of the scheme instead of employing or using…

Maintenance to a section in continued disrepair

12 years ago

By Anton Kelly The classic situation in which this question is asked is when an owner fails to repair a leak in his or her section and the leak…

Q&A with the Prof – 2013 02

12 years ago

By Prof Graham Paddock Below is an example of a question on the discussion forum on Paddocks Club. We want to show what is available to our Community Members! (more…)

30 year milestone for the Sectional Title Survival Manual

12 years ago

By the newsletter team The Sectional Title Survival Manual has been a crucial component in the history of Paddocks. For the last three decades, this manual has driven the company’s…

Occupational Health & Safety: Mandatory or money-making gimmick?

12 years ago

By Jacques Maree As the winter season is fast approaching, many sectional title bodies corporate are franticly scurrying around in order to finalise major maintenance projects. The rainy season…

Choosing a good managing agent

12 years ago

By Anton Kelly Sectional titles schemes are mini democracies, run by elected executives who themselves often delegate some or many of their functions to managing agents. (more…)

Levies on an equal “per owner” basis

12 years ago

By Prof Graham Paddock Over many years of giving sectional title advice, I have seen a persistent theme of schemes charging levies on an equal “pro rata” basis, either for…

Property’s unique investment characteristics

12 years ago

By Pierre Heistein Before deciding to invest money in property you need to ask the most basic of questions: why are you doing it? Is it to make money, or…

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