MortgageMax Digest I 11 April 2025
Dear Business Partners,
Welcome to your weekly roundup of newsworthy articles. Please share with your clients and developers so that they’re kept up to date with what’s happening in the market.
Your suggestions and comments are always welcome – we’d love to hear from you.
Enjoy!
The MortgageMax Team
Welcome to your weekly roundup of newsworthy articles. Please share with your clients and developers so that they’re kept up to date with what’s happening in the market.
Your suggestions and comments are always welcome – we’d love to hear from you.
Enjoy!
The MortgageMax Team
Race, land and reform: why SA is changing its deeds process
As from Saturday, 5 April 2025, property buyers are required to provide personal information such as gender, race and nationality so the Deeds Office can track demographics of land ownership.
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As from Saturday, 5 April 2025, property buyers are required to provide personal information such as gender, race and nationality so the Deeds Office can track demographics of land ownership.
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More pain for Cape Town homeowners as property prices bite in new tariffs
Utility bills for the affluent will jump by 20%-plus with proposed fixed charges …
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Utility bills for the affluent will jump by 20%-plus with proposed fixed charges …
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Former MPs refuse to leave their subsidised housing in parliamentary villages
The department responsible for Cape Town’s parliamentary villages has asked the State Attorney to institute legal action to evict former Members of Parliament (MPs) who are refusing to move out of their heavily subsidised accommodation.
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Former MPs refuse to leave their subsidised housing in parliamentary villages
The department responsible for Cape Town’s parliamentary villages has asked the State Attorney to institute legal action to evict former Members of Parliament (MPs) who are refusing to move out of their heavily subsidised accommodation.
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Joburg launches inner-city revitalisation plan, to identify buildings to sell to private investors
The City of Johannesburg says it has initiated a comprehensive inner-city revitalisation plan to transform derelict and unsafe buildings into ‘secure, functional spaces’ while reviewing its property portfolio by identifying buildings to sell to private investors.
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Joburg launches inner-city revitalisation plan, to identify buildings to sell to private investors
The City of Johannesburg says it has initiated a comprehensive inner-city revitalisation plan to transform derelict and unsafe buildings into ‘secure, functional spaces’ while reviewing its property portfolio by identifying buildings to sell to private investors.
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03
Airbnb Community Fund announces grants to empower over 160 organisations worldwide
In a significant step towards empowering communities around the world, Airbnb has announced the latest recipients of its Community Fund grants, benefitting over 160 organisations across more than 30 countries and six continents.
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Airbnb Community Fund announces grants to empower over 160 organisations worldwide
In a significant step towards empowering communities around the world, Airbnb has announced the latest recipients of its Community Fund grants, benefitting over 160 organisations across more than 30 countries and six continents.
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A pedestrian-friendly CBD’ – Cape Town calls for comment on draft LSDF
The City of Cape Town is calling for comment on its draft local spatial development framework (LSDF) for Cape Town’s CBD to guide decisions on land use and development, and the public realm including streets and urban design.
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A pedestrian-friendly CBD’ – Cape Town calls for comment on draft LSDF
The City of Cape Town is calling for comment on its draft local spatial development framework (LSDF) for Cape Town’s CBD to guide decisions on land use and development, and the public realm including streets and urban design.
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Legal battle to remove occupiers from land in Ballito
KwaDukuza Municipality says the land is earmarked for a school and clinic, but occupiers say they can’t move away from job opportunities. Families living at the Shakas Head informal settlement have been embroiled in a legal battle with the KwaDukuza Municipality (KDM) for the past three years.
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Legal battle to remove occupiers from land in Ballito
KwaDukuza Municipality says the land is earmarked for a school and clinic, but occupiers say they can’t move away from job opportunities. Families living at the Shakas Head informal settlement have been embroiled in a legal battle with the KwaDukuza Municipality (KDM) for the past three years.
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NHBRC blamed for George building collapse
Human Settlements Minister Thembi Simelane has told Parliament that the 2024 George building collapse, in which 34 people died, was due to system failures within the National Home Builders Registration Council. The NHBRC is a statutory body, falling under the Department of Human Settlements.
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NHBRC blamed for George building collapse
Human Settlements Minister Thembi Simelane has told Parliament that the 2024 George building collapse, in which 34 people died, was due to system failures within the National Home Builders Registration Council. The NHBRC is a statutory body, falling under the Department of Human Settlements.
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