Estate Living Magazine Issue 30 Smart Environments June 2018 | Page 22

Gauteng Supply of upmarket retirement property is especially limited in Gauteng, and only a few of these developments allow full ownership, or do not have age restrictions for buyers or investors. One of these is the recently launched Celebration Retirement Estate in Fourways, where you can buy units from R810,000 and rent them out to tenants aged 50 or over for between R7,500 and R15,000 per month. Due to the high demand and limited supply of this calibre of retirement property – clearly evident in the 100 units sold at Celebration within the first 14 days of its launch – these properties also resell three times faster than other types of residential property. ‘Celebration Retirement Estate is the best retirement investment available in the market, offering returns Evergreen Lake Michelle on investment of up to 20% per annum from the first year,’ says Gerrit Brandow, director of Central Developments, which boasts a retirement portfolio Set in peaceful landscaped gardens and covering four hectares, of 11 developments, all of which offer on-site frail care the centrepiece of this Estate i