Community schemes sometimes face difficult situations involving residents whose behaviour is threatening, abusive, disruptive or increasingly concerning. These situations can leave trustees and managing agents unsure about where their responsibilities begin and end – and what they can legally do. What happens when a resident’s… Read More »Abusive residents: What can trustees do?
Retaining walls often go unnoticed – until they fail. Understand your scheme’s insurance risks and responsibilities. Strong walls, strong governance: Most trustees don’t realise their scheme has retaining walls until one fail – making it essential to understand the insurance risks, responsibilities and potential consequences… Read More »Whose wall is it anyway? Let’s talk retaining walls, responsibility and insurance.
Success in sectional title schemes is not just about understanding the law; it is also about understanding people. In this insightful Women in Sectional Title webinar, we explored the Enneagram, one of the world’s most respected personality profiling frameworks. The session examined how understanding our… Read More »The People Factor: The leadership skill every trustee and managing agent needs
Women in Sectional Title hosted a thought-provoking conversation with Helen Zille, who shared her insights into the challenges facing Johannesburg and what they mean for sectional title owners, trustees, managing agents and property investors. The discussion explored the factors contributing to the city’s decline and… Read More »Helen Zille on the future of sectional title schemes in Johannesburg
Our deep dive into the new Consolidated Practice Directives issued by the Community Schemes Ombud Service has been incredibly insightful. At our January, February and March sessions, we unpacked some of the most important procedural and practical changes affecting community schemes, trustees, managing agents alike… Read More »CSOS Consolidated Practice Directives: The Wrap-Up Session
This webinar took place on 23 April 2026. Levies going up again? You’re not alone in wondering where the money goes and why it’s never quite enough. In our April 2026 WiST webinar, we unpacked the financial fundamentals that every owner and trustee should understand.… Read More »Money matters: Understanding your scheme’s finances
In our third instalment unpacking the Consolidated Practice Directives, we moved further into the practical realities of dispute resolution within sectional title schemes, an area that trustees, managing agents and owners encounter regularly. Building on the groundwork covered in Parts 1 and 2, this session… Read More »Navigating CSOS Disputes: Process, responsibilities & POPI
This webinar took place on 26 February 2026. In our second instalment unpacking the Consolidated Practice Directives, we moved into one of the most fascinating (and often misunderstood) areas of sectional title law: scheme rules, and, in particular, the types of rules that CSOS regards… Read More »Event 66: Consolidated Practice Directives -Part 2