The PPRA provided a practice note informing property practitioners dealing with rental properties that they would need to create their own mandatory disclosure forms and apply for exemptions to use them.
The Housing Consumer Protection Bill stands to force conveyancers and estate agents to police compliance with the municipal requirement to obtain approved building plans, amongst other things.
Earlier this year, role players in the real estate industry were caught by surprise when it became apparent that the Property Practitioners Act goes further than only regulating estate agents’ practice.
Beleaguered former CEO of the PPRA, Mamodupi Mohlala-Mulaudzi, has hit back at her temporary suspension by the Minister of Human Settlements, Mmamoloko Kubayi, pending an investigation into allegations of administrative and financial misconduct brought forward by a whistle-blower.