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Inaugural PayProp awards recognise rental agents for exceptional performance
PayProp recently celebrated exceptional client performance on its payment platform with the inaugural PayProp Awards 2021.
Held on 10 June 2021, the PayProp Awards were hosted by PayProp SA CEO Jan Davel, joined by Global CEO and co-founder of PayProp, Johannes van Eeden. Van Eeden noted that while PayProp now operates as a global business across many time zones, its foundations and roots remain firmly South African.
“Location really doesn’t matter as much anymore, especially with the pandemic, but our heritage is South African, and it’s more than just a market for us – it’s who we are.”
The annual awards ceremony was hosted live on the videoconferencing platform Livestorm and attended by 135 rental agency principals, administrators and special guests.
Award highlights
The first award of the day, the PayProp Masters Award, recognised agencies that have been transacting on the PayProp platform for 15 years or more. The award for longest-standing clientele went to RE/MAX Property Associates, specifically the rental book of Warren Leslie, who joined PayProp in October 2004 and has used the platform for an impressive 6 080 uninterrupted days.
The most prestigious accolade, the PayProp Pinnacle Award, recognised the agency with the most exceptional overall performance across all award categories. This award was based on the highest aggregate score across platform tenure, transaction processing volume, tenancy growth and usage of the PayProp product ecosystem. The overall winner was Rawson Properties – Cape Metro Classic, based in Cape Town’s Southern Suburbs.
Other award winners
Congratulations also go to the winners of the remaining awards.
The PayProp Performance Award for exceptional growth in processing volume and number of tenancies on PayProp during the last three financial years was awarded to Dormehl Phalane Property Group, Midrand.
The PayProp Performance Award for exceptional growth in processing volume and tenancies over the past financial year was awarded to Howes Real Estate.
The PayProp Processing Award for high processing volumes during the 2021 financial year was awarded to SA Investor Rentals in the independent category, and Engel & Völkers, Potchefstroom in the franchised category.
The PayProp Power User Award in the Damage Deposit Managing Service category, recognising the rental agency with the highest total value of damage deposits on PayProp as a percentage of monthly processing volume over the last three years, was awarded to Calitz Real Estate.
The PayProp Power User Award in the Property Account Managing Service category, recognising the highest total value of Property Account funds on PayProp as a percentage of monthly processing volume over the last three years, was awarded to Fine & Country, Franschhoek.
The PayProp Power User Award for exceptional use of PayProp’s Tenant Assessment Report and credit check functionality, recognising the highest number of tenant assessments as a percentage of tenancies managed on PayProp over the last three years, was awarded to Century 21, Sandton.
Looking ahead
“We are extremely proud of our winners and wish them all the very best in their continued endeavours to serve the market with distinction – with some help from PayProp,” said Davel.
“Our clients graced this inaugural ceremony with their presence, and it is only with their continued support that PayProp will remain the South African market leader in automated property rental payments.”
