By the Newsletter Team Alison Hagemann is a long-time Paddocks student – she studied the University of Cape Town (Law@Work) Sectional Title Scheme Management course in 2007, the Paddocks Sectional…
By Steve Broekmann Balconies are one of life’s little luxuries. They’re mostly a delight – great for a braai or to sit outside for a drink. But problems can arise,…
By Jennifer Paddock Prescribed management rule (“PMR”) 7 requires nominations by owners for the election of trustees at any annual general meeting (“AGM”) to be given in writing, accompanied by…
By Anna Malczyk The property business is a high-risk, high-profit industry that is very competitive – and anyone working in it should take every chance to get ahead. However, many…
By Anton Kelly There seems to be some confusion of late as to the differences between home owners’ associations and sectional title schemes. Sectional title is a legal arrangement in…
By Rob Paddock There are a number of different motivations for purchasing a sectional title unit as an investment. Are you investing for capital growth or rental returns? Perhaps…
By Jennifer Paddock Contravening the conduct rules Q1: Please advise whether fines or penalties for contravention of the conduct rules can be imposed for persistent transgressors. (more…)
By the Newsletter Team Mandy Paddock is the wife of Prof Graham Paddock and the mother to Paddocks managing directors Sam and Rob. In many ways, literal and figurative, she…
By the Newsletter Team Shan Rampersad, the manager of the Durban sectional title department at Trafalgar Property Management, took a few minutes out of his day to tell us a…
By Clint Riddin The term capital in accounting terminology usually refers to expenditure which relates to purchasing or investing in or acquiring property, plant or equipment which is then used…
By Rob Paddock It has been a bitterly cold winter. The temperatures have regularly been on the wrong side of freezing, and the sun has generally set by the…
By Sayed Iqbal Mohamed There are certain challenges common to all sectional title owners, irrespective of their social or financial status. Management, maintenance, co-operative environment, levies and rules all require…
By Jennifer Paddock AGM meetings notesQ1: Is it enough to send notices via email for annual general meetings and special general meetings or must it be by post even though…
By Jennifer Paddock Owner meetingsThe right to vote is one of the normal consequences of membership of an association. An owner of a unit in a sectional title scheme is…
By the Newsletter Team Tracey du Plessis, a portfolio manager at Constantia Sectional Title Management and veteran Paddocks student, came upon her sectional title career by chance – and after…
By Peter Newmarch Recent proposed legislative amendments to the KwaZulu-Natal Planning and Development Act are set to impact on how sectional title developers, owners and bodies corporates undertake certain actions.…
By Clint Riddin For those readers who do not understand Afrikaans, the word “gaap” means to yawn, and since some people believe accounting is boring, the reference to GAAP seemed…
By Rob Paddock Many homeowners with gardens in South Africa have some kind of composting system in operation, and are able to turn their organic kitchen and garden waste…
By the Newsletter Team Myburgh Brink is a regular on Sectional Titles Online and he has completed a number of courses presented by Paddocks. We wanted to get to know…
By Jennifer Paddock In many sectional title schemes in South Africa, owners and tenants have tacit arrangements, generally established over long periods of time, in respect of who is “entitled”…
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