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”…
By the Newsletter Team Regular Paddocks Press readers are probably aware that Paddocks is a family business. Paddocks, which was started by Prof Graham Paddock and his wife Mandy in…
By Jennifer Paddock Contractually obligating owners Q1: I would like to know if the trustees can contractually obligate owners without notifying owners. In our case, our trustees signed a contract…
By Jennifer Paddock The current position In terms of section 44(1)(c) of the Sectional Titles Act 95 of 1986 (“the Act”) it is the duty of an owner to repair…
By Rob Paddock How can we reduce the amount of rubbish our scheme’s units produce? The answer is simple: practice the three Rs. 1. Reduce2. Reuse 3. Recycle In…
By Jennifer Paddock New owner’s entitlement to attend meetings Q1:We have three units in our scheme. I used to own two and have just sold one. The chairman and secretary…
By the Newsletter Team Colin Grenfell has been a very diligent Paddocks student and already has four courses under his belt: the standard and advanced UCT Sectional Title Scheme Management…
By the Newsletter Team If there has been one constant factor in the history of Paddocks, it must be the UCT Sectional Title Scheme Management course. For the last 10…
By Prof Graham Paddock On 16 April 2010 the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform amended the Regulations made under the Sectional Titles Act, 1986. These amendments were published…
By the Newsletter TeamName: Bridget BakkerWhere do you live: I live in Jukskei Park, RandburgOccupation: I am the Principal of an Estate Agency Starting out When I left school (which…
By Mike Addison The geyser has become one of the biggest challenges for insurers, underwriting managers and trustees wishing to manage their premiums. We are told that roughly 70% of…
By the Newsletter Team Before the University of Cape Town (Law@Work) Sectional Title Scheme Management Course (or any other course presented by Paddocks, for that matter), before Paddocks, there was…
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