Can you believe we’re already five months into 2025? Time is flying — and so are our courses! The mid-year presentation of the UCT Sectional Title Schemes Management short course is already underway, and the UCT Home Owners Association short course kicks off in exactly one month. If leveling up your property management skills (and earning a UCT certificate) is on your 2025 to-do list, now’s the perfect time. Check out the next section of the newsletter for upcoming dates and exciting course specials!
This year is extra special for us at The Advisory — we’re turning FIVE next month! To celebrate this milestone, we’ve got something exciting planned exclusively for you, our newsletter community. Want to boost your chances of being part of the fun? Invite your friends, colleagues, or fellow scheme members to subscribe — the more, the merrier (and luckier).
Save on your UCT short course registration fee
Take advantage of the below discounts on our University of Cape Town online short courses - please check the deadlines for each special, and be sure to register as soon as possible to take advantage of these offers:
8 weeks || Starts 2 June 2025 || Save 15% until 23 May 2025
For more information on these courses, send an email to courses@theadvisory.co.za or call Tim on 064 529 3352.
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The Advisory Team
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ARTICLES - MAY 2025
Cutting Corners Comes at a Cost: Why Trustees Must Prioritise Legal Compliance in Sectional Title Schemes By Auren Freitas dos Santos
In this article, Auren discusses a court case in which a body corporate's levy claim was rejected because the trustee resolution authorising the levies was only signed by the chairperson.
Is that a legitimate reason to delay the AGM? By Ané de Klerk
Delaying a sectional title scheme’s AGM can have serious legal and practical consequences. In this article, Ané unpacks the three most common reasons given for postponing an AGM.
Sectional Titles Schemes Legislation paperback book
OurSectional Titles Schemes Legislation paperback book contains a comprehensive compilation of the key legislative frameworks governing sectional title schemes in South Africa, including the Sectional Titles Schemes Management Act and Regulations, CSOS Act and Regulations, and the Sectional Titles Act and Regulations (including amendments up to January 2024), and includes a Thematic Index of these legislations. It is designed to serve as a valuable resource for property owners, trustees, managing agents, legal practitioners, and anyone involved in the management and administration of sectional title properties and community schemes.
