Brenda van Niekerk - Real Estate

Brenda van Niekerk - Real Estate Knowing what a big part ones home plays in your life I want to make a positive difference in yours

24/09/2026

HERITAGE IS MORE THAN A DAY๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

Itโ€™s our traditions.
Our stories.
Our people.
And the moments that bring us together.

Heritage lives in the fire light, the recipes passed down through generations, the languages we speak, and the warmth of the tables we share.

As South Africa reflects on this yearโ€™s theme โ€œReimagine our heritage institutions for a new eraโ€ we are reminded that the most important heritage institution of all is the home. It is the place where our stories begin, our culture is lived, and our traditions are carried forward.๐Ÿก

Because our heritage isnโ€™t just something we remember.

๐ˆ๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฐ๐ž ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž, ๐ฌ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐œ๐š๐ซ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐.

From all of us at CCH, wishing you and your family a safe, joy-filled, and memorable Heritage Day!๐Ÿ˜„

20/09/2026

โ€œGo confidently in the direction of your dreams.
Live the life you have imagined.โ€
โ€“ Henry David Thoreau๐Ÿค

As the week comes to an end, take a moment to remember that your dreams are worth pursuing. Keep believing, keep going and keep moving in the direction of the life youโ€™ve imagined.

Wishing you a beautiful Sunday and a week filled with possibility!

๐Ÿก๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐‹๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐„๐ง๐๐ฌ, ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐ƒ๐จ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐‡๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ฒ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐Ž๐ฐ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ: ๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ ๐‘๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐‚๐š๐ง ๐–๐š๐ฅ๐ค ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ฒBuying a proper...
17/09/2026

๐Ÿก๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐‹๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐„๐ง๐๐ฌ, ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐ƒ๐จ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐‡๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ฒ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐Ž๐ฐ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ: ๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ ๐‘๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐‚๐š๐ง ๐–๐š๐ฅ๐ค ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ

Buying a property together is exciting โ€“ until the relationship ends and one person wants out, while the other refuses to cooperate.

Can one co-owner simply refuse to sell, buy the other out, or bring the joint ownership to an end?

A recent High Court judgment in ๐˜‘๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฌ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ท ๐˜—๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ provides important insight into the rights of co-owners and the legal remedy of ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ.

The judgment highlights an important principle for unmarried couples who own property together: ๐ฃ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ž๐š๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐š๐ข๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ง๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ž๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฒ.

Read the full article: https://www.cch.co.za/news/when-love-ends-you-dont-have-to-stay-trapped-in-property-ownership/



Source: Herold Gie Attorneys

๐“๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š ๐•๐ž๐ก๐ข๐œ๐ฅ๐ž ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ญ ๐‡๐จ๐ฆ๐ž?โšก๐Ÿš˜As electric vehicles become increasingly popular, more ho...
14/09/2026

๐“๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š ๐•๐ž๐ก๐ข๐œ๐ฅ๐ž ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ญ ๐‡๐จ๐ฆ๐ž?โšก๐Ÿš˜

As electric vehicles become increasingly popular, more homeowners are considering installing charging stations at their properties. But before you plug in, there are a few important questions to consider.

โ€ข Does the installation require a Certificate of Compliance?
โ€ข What about approved building plans if the charger is installed inside a garage or other structure?
โ€ข Do Body Corporate or HOA rules apply?
โ€ข And what could happen to your insurance cover if an EV or battery fire occurs?

Understanding the ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ, ๐›๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ before installation can help homeowners avoid unnecessary complications later.

๐Ÿ”—Read the full article here: https://www.cch.co.za/news/installing-a-vehicle-charging-station-at-home-ensure-all-the-compliance-boxes-are-ticked/



Sources: Techno Group / Miltons Matsemela Attorneys

13/09/2026

โ€œThe strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.โ€ โ€“ Phil Jackson

Different strengths. Different talents. Different perspectives. Different personalities.

A great team doesnโ€™t ask everyone to be the same. It creates a space where everyone can bring their best โ€“ knowing that their contribution matters and that they donโ€™t have to do it alone.

Because your strength makes the team stronger.
And the strength of the team gives you the confidence to go further.๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ™‚

๐‚๐š๐ง ๐„๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐€๐ ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌโ€™ ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐–๐š๐ซ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐š ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒโ€™๐ฌ ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง & ๐’๐š๐Ÿ๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ?When an estate agent de...
11/09/2026

๐‚๐š๐ง ๐„๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐€๐ ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌโ€™ ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐–๐š๐ซ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐š ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒโ€™๐ฌ ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง & ๐’๐š๐Ÿ๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ?

When an estate agent describes a property as "๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ" ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ "๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ญ", is that simply sales talk โ€“ or could those words create legal responsibility for the propertyโ€™s condition and safety?

A recent Western Cape High Court case, ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ป๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฌ ๐˜ท ๐˜“๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ด๐˜ฌ๐˜บ, looked at exactly this issue after the wooden deck of a property collapsed just seven months after the buyers moved in.

The case highlights the important distinction between marketing language and factual representations, as well as what buyers, sellers and estate agents should understand about ๐ก๐ข๐๐๐ž๐ง ๐๐ž๐Ÿ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐œ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ, ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ.

๐Ÿ”—Read the full article: https://www.cch.co.za/news/can-estate-agents-marketing-words-warrant-a-propertys-structural-integrity-condition-safety/



Source โ€“ STBB Attorneys

โš–๏ธ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ซ๐œ๐ž & ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ: ๐‚๐š๐ง ๐š ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง ๐š ๐’๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐‡๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐”๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ซ๐œ๐ž ๐ˆ๐ฌ ๐…๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐ž๐?When a divorce is ongoing, questio...
09/09/2026

โš–๏ธ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ซ๐œ๐ž & ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ: ๐‚๐š๐ง ๐š ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง ๐š ๐’๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐‡๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐”๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ซ๐œ๐ž ๐ˆ๐ฌ ๐…๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐ž๐?

When a divorce is ongoing, questions surrounding the family home can become particularly complex โ€“ especially when the property is registered in only one spouseโ€™s name and is subsequently sold.

A recent ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐‘ด๐’–๐’๐’๐’†๐’“ ๐’— ๐‘ด๐’‚๐’”๐’–๐’“๐’†๐’Š๐’Œ considered whether a spouseโ€™s pending accrual claim could entitle them to remain in a property that had been sold to new owners.

The judgment provides important insight into the distinction between ๐š ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ง๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐œ๐ฅ๐š๐ข๐ฆ ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐š๐œ๐œ๐ซ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐จ๐œ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ.

For divorcing spouses, property owners and prospective buyers, understanding these principles can be important when navigating a property transaction during divorce proceedings.

Read the full article here: https://www.cch.co.za/news/divorce-can-a-spouse-stay-in-a-sold-home-until-the-divorce-is-finalized/



Source - Herold Gie Attorneys

Property Market Terminology | Occupation Date vs Transfer Date: Whatโ€™s the Difference?These two dates are often confused...
08/09/2026

Property Market Terminology | Occupation Date vs Transfer Date: Whatโ€™s the Difference?

These two dates are often confused, but they have very different meanings when buying or selling property.

๐Ÿ”‘๐Ž๐œ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐ž โ€“ The day the buyer is entitled to move into the property or the seller must vacate. This is when the buyer takes physical occupation and receives the keys.

๐Ÿ“œ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐ž โ€“ The day the property is legally registered in the buyerโ€™s name at the Deeds Office. This is when legal ownership officially passes to the buyer.

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐๐จ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐š๐ฅ๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐š๐ฆ๐ž ๐๐š๐ฒ.

If occupation takes place before transfer, the buyer is occupying a property that is still legally owned by the seller. In this situation, the buyer will generally be required to pay occupational rent to the seller, as agreed in the Offer to Purchase.

For example: If you move into your new home before transfer takes place, you may need to pay the seller occupational rent until the property is officially registered in your name.

Understanding the difference between occupation and transfer can help avoid confusion and unexpected costs during the property transfer process. Click here to read more: https://www.cch.co.za/news/understanding-the-details-of-the-occupational-rent-clause-in-a-sales-contract/

๐๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ? Make sure you have an experienced property practitioner guiding you through every step of the process.

๐Ÿ“ž021 851 1951 | ๐ŸŒ www.cch.co.za
CCH - Cape Coastal Homes / City Country Homes

06/09/2026

โ€œWhen you are happy, you can forgive a great deal.โ€ โ€“ Princess Diana

There is something powerful about being at peace within yourself. Perhaps true happiness is not about having a perfect life, but about having a heart that is strong enough to forgive, gentle enough to understand, and wise enough to let go.

Princess Diana was admired for her compassion, kindness and ability to see the humanity in others.

Sometimes, happiness changes the way we see everything โ€“ even the things we once couldnโ€™t forgive.๐Ÿค

๐Ÿ“ˆSOMERSET WEST RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MARKET REPORT: FIRST SEMESTER 2026The latest Somerset West Residential Property Mark...
03/09/2026

๐Ÿ“ˆSOMERSET WEST RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MARKET REPORT: FIRST SEMESTER 2026

The latest Somerset West Residential Property Market Report provides valuable insight into the performance of one of the Cape Winelandsโ€™ most sought-after residential markets during the first half of 2026.

While overall residential sales volumes declined by ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“%, the market continues to demonstrate notable resilience. The luxury segment, in particular, recorded strong activity, with properties priced above ๐‘๐Ÿ“ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐š๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ž๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฑ๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐‘๐Ÿ ๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐ฌ๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก๐ฌ.

At the same time, exceptionally low sales turnover in the freehold market highlights the continued shortage of available properties, while selected suburbs recorded significant capital growth during the period.

For homeowners, buyers and investors, these figures offer valuable insight into current market conditions and where opportunities may lie.

Read the full report here: https://www.cch.co.za/news/somerset-west-residential-property-market-report-first-semester-2026/ or browse available properties in Somerset West: https://www.cch.co.za/results/residential/for-sale/somerset-west/?advanced_search=807af8f1-392f-5b63-a0f2-f68b1f8dd03d

๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐›๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ง ๐’๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž๐ญ ๐–๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ? Contact our local CCH Property Practitioners for up-to-date advice based on the latest market data.

๐Ÿ“ž021 851 1951 | ๐ŸŒ www.cch.co.za
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