Schulphoek sale has been concluded

The stage is set for the building of a Better Living Model housing project on the Schulphoek land after it was confirmed that the sale of the land has been concluded and it was registered in the name of the Overstrand Municipality in December.

It was reported in September 2019 that a sale agreement was reached with the previous owners to buy back the controversial piece of land at a price of R31.7 million. The land was originally sold by the municipality to developers in 2010 for R23.2 million.

According to municipal Director of Infrastructure and Planning, Stephen Müller, the municipality and the provincial government are busy setting a land availability agreement in place the terms of which the provincial Department of Human Settlements will erect a Better Living Model housing project.

Talks on the creation of at least 7 500 housing opportunities have been ongoing since 2018 when a Stakeholder’s Forum was created by then Western Cape Premier Helen Zille.

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