PROJECT UPDATES
Setlhoa
Showrooms
By Brett Marlin
It is really satisfying to be able to hand over a development to your
clients and see smiling faces and happy customers. It really is so
important to rather under promise and over deliver and this is what we
think we have achieved at Setlhoa Showrooms.
We certainly have had our challenges in getting the units handed over,
between the Covid lockdown, material supply issues and Botswana
Power Corporation not having transformers to be able to give us power
on site. That being said, our team of consultants and contractors led
by Roy Mapharing have found a way to make things work and have
managed to complete the project to the satisfaction of the buyers.
of the sectional title scheme and sections, which need to get registered
in the deeds office. Only after this can the mortgages be registered and
transfer take place. It is a lengthy process and generally results in transfers
only being registered about three months after occupation. We wish it
could be faster, but sadly have to live with this situation. So, if you are
buying a newly developed sectional title scheme, please be aware that
there are going to be delays in the transfer process.
From a few of the pictures of the buyers, it’s clear that
they are really happy with their units and this is in no
small measure due to:
It is not often that one receives praise for a job well done, it’s normally
only complaints when clients are unhappy, but in this case we received
a call from the landowner who also took one of the units to thank us
for the fantastic development and for assisting him in resolving his
development covenant issues. Nilesh, it was an absolute pleasure.
One of the problem areas that crops up in every sectional title
development is the delay in getting the units transferred into the name of
the buyers. This results from the surveyor only being able to survey the
building once the walls are up and all the divisions are complete. These
plans then need to be submitted to the surveyor general for approval,
which is a lengthy process. On approval, another delay is the registration
Roy Mapharing
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