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Fitzanne’s Property Exchange

Fitzanne's Property Exchange, hosted Pearl Scheltema, keeps you captivated and intrigued as we provide you with the very latest news and insights to the South African residential property industry. Having conversations with property investors, industry experts, Sectional Title Scheme Executives and innovative stakeholders, we invite you to listen to their stories and make it your own.
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41 Episodes
12 – 32

What Trustees should know about a deceased estate within a Sectional Title Scheme

When the owner of a property in a Sectional Title Scheme dies, the Master of the High Court appoints a trustee/executor to wind up their estate. This involves paying any outstanding debts, realising any assets, and distributing them according to the instructions contained in the deceased person’s will. Ownership of…
14 Jul 2022 22 min

Benefits of Property Investment in Sectional Title Schemes

Despite the economic downslide caused by COVID, property investment remains a profitable endeavor, especially with pent-up demand set to be unleashed in the wake of the lockdown. Furthermore, a succession of interest rate cuts intended to boost the economy has resulted in the lowest lending rates for decades. If you’re…
29 May 2022 29 min

Industry Engagement with CSOS

It has become clear in recent months that many Sectional Title Schemes industry stakeholders were experiencing a host of challenges with the Community Schemes Ombud Service (CSOS). In this episode of Fitzanne's Property Exchange, Pearl Scheltema talks to Zerlinda Van der Merwe, Co-Founder and Director of TVDM Consultants and Willie…
8 Apr 2022 41 min

Panel discussion: CSOS Executive Managing Agent Panel

The CSOS recently placed an advert for a Panel of Executive Managing Agents and subsequently formulated a Panel of Executive Managing Agents from the applications. According to CSOS, they have trained and educated all the panelists on the panel on their roles and responsibilities towards the body corporate. In this…
10 Mar 2022 33 min

Unpacking the new Property Practitioners Act

With the publication of the Property Practitioners Regulation on 14 January 2022, significant changes to the property industry have come about on 01 February 2022. The Property Practitioners Act and Regulations aim to regulate and professionalise the property industry. In this episode of Fitzanne's Property Exchange, Pearl Scheltema talks to…
12 Feb 2022 19 min

What A Community Scheme Debt Trap Is and How To Get Out Of It

Dealing with the finances in a Sectional Title Scheme can be a difficult and uncertain affair, with numerous aspects to consider. Should a Sectional Title Scheme find itself in need of financial assistance, it has a number of options to choose from. Making the right choice for the Sectional Title…
15 Dec 2021 24 min

The future of AGMs – how to achieve a quorum every time

As the long-standing owner, trustee and chairperson of a self-managed complex, Poena le Roux designed MeetingPal in 2017 as a tool that complies with the Sectional Titles Schemes Management (STSM) Act which obligated bodies corporate to calculate votes in both number and value. No longer is there is need to…
21 Nov 2021 24 min

Why property investors should get EDGE Certification for their properties

With South Africa facing a water and energy crisis, sustainable solutions are needed and EDGE Certification makes it faster, easier, and more affordable than ever before to build and certify green homes. An innovation of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), EDGE (Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies) is a green…
20 Oct 2021 15 min

My Clean Green Home design competition: Sustainable living in action.

In partnership with the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA), the My Clean Green Home design competition called for professionals and students to develop a home that demonstrates sustainable living in action. The winning design from Team Mahali, is an innovative, modular ‘house in a box’ covered by an…
6 Oct 2021 20 min

Female leadership in SA's property sector needs to be prioritised

We've made considerable progress in the last ten years, and women are increasingly being integrated into diverse professions across the property sector in South Africa. However, ensuring that women are represented in high levels within the sector remains a serious concern. Although progress is sluggish, the wheels of gender equality…
24 Aug 2021 22 min

Electricity vs solar: How property owners can capitalize on renewable energy

South Africa's electricity supply has been inconsistent for more than a decade, with state company Eskom compelled to use load-shedding on and off to avoid overloading the grid. This has put enormous strain on the energy-dependent economy, as well as lowering household quality of life. With no end in sight…
8 Aug 2021 22 min

Empowering youth through property

The Youth In Property Association (YIPA) is focused on transforming the property sector by increasing the active participation of young people through its Education, Employment and Entrepreneurship initiatives. In this podcast, Pearl Scheltema interviews Zahraa Parker, YIPA Vice-Chairperson to find out a bit more about what the organisation does, what…
17 Jun 2021 19 min

What Scheme Executives should know about POPI

The Protection of Personal Information Act’s deadline for compliance is here and came into effect on 1 July 2021. This deadline brings forth significant changes to the administration of community schemes, particularly when dealing with member’s or other stakeholder’s Personal Information. All scheme executives, in this case Trustees, have a…
3 Jun 2021 30 min

Tax advice for property investors

Property ownership potentially exposes one to a spectrum of taxes such as income tax, capital gains tax (CGT), secondary tax on companies (STC), donations tax, estate duty, transfer duty or value added tax, stamp duties and municipal rates. Which taxes you have to pay, how much and when, depend on…
9 Apr 2021 36 min

The South African Rental Industry

Description: March marks the grim anniversary for the first COVID-19 lockdown we embarked on a year ago. It’s fair to say that nothing has been quite the same since – including the real estate landscape. As with any industry, performance is driven by supply and demand. According to TPN this…
10 Mar 2021 17 min

Budget 2021: What the property industry can expect

As we await the National Budget Speech later this month, many investors and roleplayers in the real estate industry are holding their breath to gauge the year ahead. A tumultuous 2020 left many feeling hesitant and we’re seeing a strong sense of cautious optimism as we head towards the new…
18 Feb 2021 24 min

Installing solar energy in Sectional Title Schemes

With load shedding back, many of us are looking to install solar power to keep our households ticking over. A lot of buzzwords are thrown about, like hybrid and off grid – most of us don’t know what these are, and what would best suit a particular need. Pearl Scheltema…
4 Feb 2021 19 min

What owners must know about the sectional title claims process

Pearl Scheltema interviews Mike Addison, co-owner and founding director of Addsure, a registered financial services provider. The sectional title claims process is often misunderstood, leading to unnecessary conflict and unpleasantness. Pearl and Mike discuss the process to bring about a better understanding of this process in order to help manage…
27 Jan 2021 30 min

How your physical space plays a role in your mental health

Given the amount of time that individuals have spent at home over the last few months, it begs the question: Does our physical space also play a role in our mental health? Pearl Scheltema interviews Jacques van Embden from property development firm Blok on how the increase in working from…
8 Jan 2021 21 min
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