INCREASE IN TARIFFS – WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR PROPERTY OWNERS IN SA?
 IN SOUTH AFRICA, INCREASES IN TARIFFS, PARTICULARLY FOR MUNICIPAL
SERVICES LIKE ELECTRICITY, WATER, AND PROPERTY RATES, SIGNIFICANTLY
IMPACT PROPERTY OWNERS. THESE INCREASES CAN LEAD TO HIGHER UTILITY
BILLS, REDUCED PROFITABILITY FOR LANDLORDS, AND POTENTIALLY DECREASED
PROPERTY VALUES. THE IMPACT VARIES DEPENDING ON PROPERTY VALUE,
WITH SOME MUNICIPALITIES LINKING TARIFFS DIRECTLY TO PROPERTY
VALUATION.
 DURBAN AND JOHANNESBURG RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE
RAISED THEIR CONCERNS OVER PROPOSED PROPERTY RATE, ELECTRICITY,
WATER AND SANITATION TARIFF HIKES, SAYING THEY FACE AN AFFORDABILITY
CRISIS AND THAT THEIR CITIES’ CRUMBLING SERVICES DELIVERY DOES NOT
WARRANT THE INCREASES FOR THE 2025-26 FINANCIAL YEAR.
 WE ARE JOINED BY SHAUN RADEMEYER WHO IS A PROPERTY EXPERT AND THE
CEO OF MULTINET HOME LOANS….