SA Affordable Housing September / October 2017 // Issue: 66 | Page 34

CONTRIBUTOR Continued from page 30. development of infrastructure that enhances residents’ lifestyles, including roads, security and communal areas. Given that most residents in these developments report an enhanced quality of life, better safety, access to education and employment, reduced transport and utility costs and a greater sense of financial security due to property ownership and security of tenure, client relationships like the one Nedbank Affordable Housing enjoys with IHS must become the norm rather than the exception, within the South African social housing sector. Affordable housing can no longer be just about providing shelter. It must now come of age, and realise the immense potential it must also deliver quality of life, opportunities, equality and dignity for all South Africans. ABOUT LEANNE GOVENDER Govender has a passion for all things property finance related. She has spent the past two years carving out a well-earned reputation as a leading contributor to the stellar growth of the country’s affordable housing industry. She is known by her clients for her deep insights and expansive market knowledge, Govender is a passionate and enthusiastic advocate of the role and prospects of affordable housing as an agent of socio- economic transformation in South Africa. Leanne Govender, sales manager, Nedbank: Affordable Housing. Send your article and high resolution images to [email protected] or call [phone] for more information. AFFORDABLE SA HOUSING PROVIDING POSITIVE, INNOVATIVE, COST-EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS FOR SOUTH AFRICA’S HOUSING BACK LOG FOR THE MISSING MIDDLE CONTACT US: [phone] / www.saaffordablehousing.co.za CALL [phone] TO BOOK YOUR ADVERT 32 SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 2017 AFFORDABLE SA HOUSING