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Property Courses & Seminars.

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Property Courses & Seminars.

The following Public Courses are conducted periodically through the year:

EFFECTIVE USE OF A FINANCIAL CALCULATOR

INTRODUCTION TO MARKETING AND SALES

PRINCIPLES OF ADVANCED PROPERTY PRACTICE

PROPERTY LAW / HOW INFORMED ARE YOU? In South Africa today we are experiencing flux within the property market. To keep abreast of these continual changes, and very often punitive and restrictive laws, the ADVANCED PROPERTY PRACTICE course will offer you this very opportunity. This course for property practitioners is well-known in Commercial and Industrial circles. It equips graduates to discuss a vast range of property related issues with confidence and authority. The course is offered in 4 modules and may be attended in any sequence provided that all the modules are completed before the exam is written.

Course Duration:	9 Days
Fees:	R 1 850.00 per module = R7 400.00 (incl. VAT, lunch and refreshments) Option to pay per module accepted
NB:	Please remember to bring your Financial Calculator

Course Contents:

Module 1

		Capital Gains Tax.
		The property environment including expropriation.
		Income Tax and the Estate Agent.
		VAT.
		Deeds registration including transfer and stamp duty.
		Town Planning.

Module 2

		Introduction to understanding and integrating financial statements.
		Different forms of ownership including trusts.
		General requirements for contracts & special contract of sale.

Course Contents:

Module 3

		All the financial calculations you will ever need to know.
		Valuations of going concerns and business enterprises.
		Valuation of income producing properties and specimen valuations.
		Valuing residential property, valuing unique properties.

Module 4

		Retirement Villages.
		Shareblock schemes.
		Time sharing.
		Principles of Business management.
		Landlord and Tenants.
		Restraint of Trade Agreements & Labour Practice.

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PRINCIPLES OF DEVELOPMENT

This course will assist delegates in understanding and implementing the fundamental principles of development. The course will give in depth training on how to acquire the right property and finance, understanding the process of townplanning, zoning, architects, quantity surveying, legislation, etc. until completion of the project.

Course Duration:	15 Days
Fees:	Module 1 and 2 = R 1 850.00 each Module 3 – 6 = R 2 400.00 each Module 7 = R 1 750.00 (incl. VAT, lunch and refreshments) Option to pay per module accepted.
NB:	Delegates who have completed module 1 and 2 of the Advanced Property Practice or Property Management courses, will obtain a credit for module 1 and 2 of this course.

Course Contents:

Module 1 - Property Environment
and Taxation (2 days)

		The current property environment in South Africa.
		Impact of interest rates on property.
		Income Tax and its impact on the property owner and the Estate Agent.
		Taxation issues when buying and selling property, including Capital Gains Tax.
		How to ensure that your property purchases are as tax efficient as possible.
		Deeds registration including transfer and stamp duty and VAT.
		Do I ever pay transfer duty and VAT?
		Town Planning and Feasibility Studies.

Module 2 - Financial Statements
and Contracts of Sale (2 days)

		Introduction to understanding and integrating financial statements.
		Interpreting the financial statements of a property owing entity.
		Different forms of ownership including trusts and their use in the property environment.
		General requirements for contracts & the special contract of sale.

Module 3 – Planning your Development
and Land Identification (3 days)

		Overview of the development process.
		Identifying the right piece of land.
		What type of development should I develop?
		Your property development strategy.
		Building new versus redeveloping an existing property.
		Using software in your feasibility studies.
		Planning the development process.
		Zoning and Regulations.
		Environmental impact assessment.

Course Contents:

Module 4 – The Professional Team
(2 days)

		Dealing with the professionals.
		How to appoint the correct team.
		Using a project manager.
		Advantages and disadvantages of different types of building contracts.
		Tax implications for developers.
		Methods of procurement.

Module 5 – Managing your Project Successfully and Obtaining Project Finance (2 days)

		Principles of project management.
		Ensuring that your project runs on time.
		What could delay the project?
		Controlling costs.
		Developing sectional title.
		Obtaining project finance.
		Legal issues around project finance.

Module 6 – Pricing and Marketing
the Development (2 days)

		How to price the final product.
		How to value your development.
		Why investment value may differ from market value?
		How to get the development ready for marketing.
		Can you legally sell sectional title units off plan?
		The sales contracts that you must use.
		Using an estate agent and signing a mandate with the agent.

Module 7 - Principles of Investing in Property and Estate Building (2 days)

		Using property to create wealth.
		Ensuring that you use gearing to your advantage.
		How to build your passive income with a property portfolio.
		Ensuring that your property purchases are tax efficient.
		How giving up smoking can turn you into a millionaire.
		How to find the next growth area in property.
		How you can create enormous wealth within seven to ten years.

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PRINCIPLES OF SECTIONAL TITLE

This course prepares and assists property professionals in understanding this complex legislation as well as applying the principles of sectional title from all perspectives. This course is designed to cater for managing agents, estate agents and trustees.

Course Duration:	6 Days
Fees:	R 1 850.00 per module (incl. VAT, lunch and refreshments) Option to pay per module accepted

Course Contents:

Module 1

		Understanding the Sectional Titles Act.
		Participation quotas & nominated values.
		Exclusive use areas versus allocated areas.
		The developer’s real right of extension.
		Understanding how levies are calculated.
		Educating buyers - Overcoming the levy objection.
		Understanding recent amendments to the Sectional Titles Act.
		The importance of the Property Rates Act for sectional title owners

Module 2

		The transitional phase.
		The powers of the body corporate.
		The role of the Trustees.
		Duties of owners.
		Dispute resolution.
		Rule 71 - the arbitration rule.
		Case studies and role plays.
		Holding the trustee meetings.
		Holding the AGM and SGM.
		Issuing levy clearance certificates.

Course Contents:

Module 3

		Sectional Title sales agreements.
		Compulsory & advisable disclosures.
		Management rules.
		Conduct rules.
		House rules.
		Meetings, resolutions & voting.
		Rights and responsibilities of owners.
		Can the trustees exclude estate agents from marketing in a particular complex?
		Obligations of agents when marketing a sectional title unit.
		Alterations and extensions.
		Body corporate decisions after the sale but before transfer.

Module 4

		Obligations of the body corporate and the trustees with regard to the body corporate’s levy money.
		Collection of levies.
		Drawing up the annual income and expenditure for the body corporate.
		Ensuring that the budget is adopted at the AGM.
		Debt collection

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FUNDAMENTALS OF LEASING AND THE RENTAL HOUSING ACT

PRINCIPLES OF COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL BROKERAGE

This course provides delegates with an understanding of the principals of brokering commercial properties.

Course Duration:	4 Days
Fees:	R 2 600.00 (incl. VAT, lunch and refreshments)
NB:	Please remember to bring your Financial Calculator. Prior knowledge of the use of financial calculators is recommended. Please refer to the workshops on financial calculators if required.

Course Contents:

	Understand Town Planning Schemes.
	Understand development Trends.
	Understand the “Time value of Money”.
	Determine the market value of income producing properties.
	Understand the importance and use of risk analysis.
	Compare investment properties to determine the most suitable investment.

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PRINCIPLES OF PROPERTY AND FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

This course provides delegates with a practical understanding of property and facilities management and all related issues for the management of commercial and retail properties.

Course Duration:	10 Days
Fees:	Module 1 and 2 = R 1 850.00 each Module 3 – 5 = R 2 150.00 each (incl. VAT, lunch and refreshments) Option to pay per module accepted.
NB:	Delegates who have completed module 1 and 2 of the Dip. Advanced Property Practice or Dip. Development, will obtain a credit for module 1 and 2 of the Diploma in Property Management.

Course Contents:

Module 1 – Property Environment and Taxation (2 days)

		The current property environment in South Africa
		Impact of interest rates on property
		Income Tax and its impact on the property owner and the Estate Agent
		Taxation issues when buying and selling property, including Capital Gains Tax
		How to ensure that your property purchases are as tax efficient as possible
		Deeds registration including transfer and stamp duty and VAT
		Do I ever pay transfer duty and VAT?
		Town Planning and Feasibility Studies

Module 2 – Financial Statements and Contracts of Sale (2 days)

		Introduction to understanding and integrating financial statements
		Interpreting the financial statements of a property owing entity
		Different forms of ownership including trusts and their use in the property environment
		General requirements for contracts & the special contract of sale

Module 3 – Role of Property Management and Property Maintenance (2 days)

		What is property management and why is it necessary?
		Duties and functions of property managers
		How to draw up a management plan
		Management requirements for different kinds of property
		Objectives of property maintenance
		Planned maintenance and maintenance contracts
		Determining how much to spend on maintenance annually
		Energy and water management – more profit for the property owner
		Life cycle costing – replace assets as cost effectively as possible
		Risk management, including fire and emergency planning
		Security and security planning – designing a security policy
		Access control and parking management
		Financial management, including budgets, cash control, operating costs and financial reporting

Course Contents:

Module 4 – Financial Management, Leasing and Tenant Relations (2 days)

Financial management, including budgets, cash control, operating costs and financial reporting

Legal aspects of the lease agreement – rights and duties of the lessor and lessee

How to reduce tenant turnover

Tenant relations

Tenant installations

Aspects of management of:

	∙	Marketing of Management Services
	∙	Residential properties
	∙	Commercial Properties
	∙	Sectional title schemes
	∙	Shareblocks
	∙	Promotion of shopping centres
	∙	Industrial properties
	∙	Special properties
	∙	Management structures and personnel management

Module 5 – Facilities Management
(2 days)

		Development and implementation of a procurement strategy
		Occupational Health and Safety Act, regulations and implementation
		Spatial analyses and the effective use of space
		Project management
		Developing and implementing a quality management strategy

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PROPERTY INVESTORS PROGRAMME

Do you want to learn how to invest in property?
Do you want to own ten properties in ten years?
Do you want to retire financially independent?
Do you want your own step-by-step property investment strategy?
Do you want to learn how to make your property investments tax efficient?
Do you want to find out how to renovate as cheaply as possible in order to obtain the maximum possible return?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this is the programme for you.

Course Duration:	2 Days
Fees:	R 2 150.00 (incl. VAT, lunch and refreshments)
NB:	Please remember to bring your Pocket Calculator

Course Contents:

	Principles of Investing in Property and Estate Building.
	Using property to create wealth.
	Ensuring that you use gearing to your advantage.
	How to build your passive income with a property portfolio.

Course Contents:

	Ensuring that your property purchases are tax efficient.
	How giving up smoking can turn you into a millionaire.
	How to find the next growth area in property.
	How you can create enormous wealth within seven to ten years.
	Renovating for maximum return.
	When should I renovate or can I just repair?
	The five must-repairs in a rental property.
	What is the most cost effective manner to undertake your repairs?
	How spending a cent can make you a rand.
	What products should you use?
	The do’s and don’t’s of renovating.

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