Neighbourhood DBN - 26 February 2017

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Neighbourhood PROPERTY & LIFESTYLE

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Shongweni Here’s what’s happening in property in the area WORDS: MEGAN DEANE

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hongweni is a beautiful lush, green country area known as Durban’s equestrian region.

Made up of a range of homes, from smallholdings to duplex-style houses and even environmentally friendly housing in a new eco-estate. The Upper Highway area, which includes Shongweni, has both young, growing families and those that have lived in the area for many years. Among the many attractive qualities of this neighbourhood are the number of top class schools just minutes away.

This charming country town creates the perfect lifestyle for those who

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live in and around it. One of the most popular attractions is the Shongweni Farmers and Craft Market, which had humble beginnings but has now grown into a must-see events in the area. “At Shongweni Farmers and Craft Market, you’ll find something to suit every taste or curiosity. Going to the Shongweni Market is like taking a vacation away from city life,” says Melissa Roux, administrator, Shongweni Farmers Market.

Boasting an equestrian lifestyle, Shongweni’s green hills and dirt roads also allow for an adventurous outdoor lifestyle. There is so much in

the area that will keep you occupied, such as mountain bike trails, walking and running paths, horse riding, abseiling, rock climbing and dam fishing, just to name a few.

This scenic region is close to popular amenities and has easy access to the major highways of KwaZuluNatal, like the M13 and N3. There are also trendy restaurants and coffee shops scattered all around that cater to families. On either side of the highway, residents have The Pavilion shopping centre, Hillcrest Corner, Life Westville Hospital and Busamed Hillcrest Private Hospital.

TOP SCHOOLS NEARBY: • • • • • •

Shongweni Hall Little Seedlings Pre-Primary Kloof Junior Primary School Highbury Preparatory School Thomas More College Waterfall College

AREA ATTRACTIONS: • Shongweni Farmers and Craft Market • Shongweni Dam and Nature Reserve • Killarney 4x4 • Krantzkloof Nature Reserve • Horse riding

BEST IN FOOD: • Enjoy a day of equestrian splendour at the Durban Shongweni Club.

• Delight in scenic views while eating at Summerveld Country Lodge.

• Taste a bit if the local flavour at Shongweni Brewery.

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PROPERTY NEWS

For sale in Assagay

For rent in Assagay

Median asking prices

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SHONGWENI FARMERS & CRAFT MARKET

Local property experts give us the inside scoop on Shongweni

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What makes Shongweni/Summerveld area such an attractive place to reside in/near?

Properties in the Shongweni/ Summerveld area range from lock-up-and-go simplex/duplex-type sectional-title units, through to 2ha smallholdings. Summerveld is characterised by high-value smallholdings. Shongweni and Assagay are new urban growth nodes, with a number of developments, including the Busamed Hillcrest Private Hospital, Shongweni Eco Estate, Hillcrest Retirement Village and Silver Oaks.

This is the equestrian centre of the Upper Highway. It offers a luxurious, country lifestyle just 30 minutes from Durban, tree-lined lanes and grassy paddocks. Enjoy mornings watching the race horses in training or visit the Shongweni Farmers Market on a Saturday for delicious breakfasts and home-made goods. Nearby Hillcrest, Waterfall or Kloof have all the shopping amenities and excellent schools.

I lived in Summerveld for four years and although I moved to Kloof two years ago, I still keep my horses stabled there.

I love this area because it’s an equestrian paradise, a place with a friendly community and a spectacular outlook.

James Arnott

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The home office

Working from home saves you money, lowers your carbon footprint and improves your family life WORDS: ANNE SCHAUFFER

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he look of a home office is strongly dictated by the actual space available. Factors such as whether you’ll have clients visiting your office and the nature of your business will also dictate certain fittings.

If you have a choice, opt for an office that is outside the main house. Even if it’s just across the courtyard, it physically and mentally separates work from play, and creates an invisible line for family to understand the difference, too. It also makes it easier to lock the office door on Friday and not return until Monday morning.

One of the joys of working from home is the flexibility. Nobody can see you in your pyjamas at 5am finishing that tax return or writing an article.

You also have a better work-life balance, it’s easier to juggle children’s commitments, your commute is limited to crossing the courtyard and your office can be pretty much as you dream it.

Creating a smart workspace is important. Don’t recreate that dingy cubicle you left behind at your old

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office; create a space you really like. A small room in white, with a concrete floor, even concrete shelving, blinds, a trestle table, a chair or two, large industrial-type light fittings and a white filing cabinet looks good and exudes calm for most businesses. If need be, buy second-hand items and spray paint or reupholster them. Invest in quality technology like reliable electrics, air-conditioning, Wi-Fi, computers and lighting. Although a good home office needs to be functional first and beautiful second, it’s possible to have the best of both worlds.

Lighting is so important. Capitalise on natural light, but don’t neglect targeted lighting for grim days or late nights. Move your desk close to the windows and run it parallel to the panes. A garden can be soothing to look at while you work.

Storage is essential and often difficult to make attractive. Depending on your needs (and whether you’re a naturally tidy, organised person or not) consider restoring a lovely old wardrobe, so that everything can be hidden away.

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Consider creating a little “me corner”, which can also double as a clientmeeting zone. There’s something liberating about being able to leave your desk and move over to your chill corner. It could have a comfy chair, a little coffee table/ottoman and a great reading lamp. Whether you’re the catnapping type or disciplined enough to take 45 minutes for a lunch break, it’s important to take a breather in the day.

Finally, look at the flow of your office.

Make sure you don’t have to go around furniture to reach the printer.

Streamline the space for your needs. A giant white board or pinboard means you can update your life easily.

HOT TIPS: • Add greenery. Plants make people happier and they can survive a few of days without water, so you won’t need to visit the office over the weekend.

• Consider getting a small fridge or coffee machine.

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My business neighbourhood Shauna Neill tells us about her bold and creative jewellery business in Mount Edgecombe WORDS: MEGAN DEANE

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create, and market the ideas whirling around in my head.

Q: Why did you choose this area to set up shop?

A: I initially worked from home in Mount Edgecombe until our home studio could no longer contain my growing number of staff. I was only prepared to move if I could find premises in Mount Edgecombe close to where we live.

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Q: How did you find your premises?

A: I’d been looking for a while, but everything was going to stretch our monthly expenses quite considerably, so when my husband decided to get offices for his business, joining forces seemed like a great idea.

Q: Why are the premises ideally suited to your business?

A: The space has both offices and a mini-warehousing area.

This will allow us to expand, and has easy access onto the freeway, which means getting to suppliers, meetings or fetching my boys from school is easy.

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ppealing to modern women wanting something unique, Shauna Neill creates contemporary statement jewellery inspired by the African design landscape.

Q: How did your business start?

A: A fter years in corporate marketing and project management, and having my sons, I yearned for the opportunity to design,

Q: Who are your neighbours?

A: My closest neighbour is my husband’s business. I’m also fortunate to have friendly, likeminded people at Spaces and Places, Thandana, and Home Ice Cream on either side of me.

Q: What are the shop rental/ sales prices like in this area?

A: There are definitely more reasonably priced areas to rent in, but for me it’s

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worth paying a slight premium for the convenience this space offers.

Q: How many people go through your store each day?

A: A lthough a lot of my sales are done online and via email, I do have meetings with stockists and suppliers. While the website is a vital part of the business, my customers still like to be able to touch and feel and try on the jewellery, so stores and design shows are just as important.

Q: Do you have any expansion plans?

A: My dream is to move the studio section into our beautiful lightfilled mezzanine level in the warehouse where my ladies can have more space to create.

Q: Do you operate online as well?

A: Yes, I have an online store as well as a registration and ordering portal for my wholesale customers.

Q: What’s your most popular item?

A: Earrings are traditionally the best seller, particularly our geo studs, which are simple and easy to wear. The Samburu and Black Conduit necklaces are our top selling necklaces.

SEE FOR YOURSELF: Shauna Neill 083 555 2410 shaunaneill.co.za

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Knowing the difference There are some significant differences between body corporates and homeowners associations WORDS: CANDICE BOTHA IMAGE: NOVOS GROUP

HOW DOES OWNERSHIP DIFFER IN A SECTIONAL TITLE OR FREEHOLD SCHEME? In a sectional title, the common property is owned by all the owners in undivided shares. Therefore, an owner owns their section plus an undivided share in the common property.

These combine to what is commonly referred to as a unit. This undivided share in the common property cannot be separated from the section. In a freehold situation, each homeowner owns their house and land, which each have separate erf numbers, while the homeowners association owns the common property and manages it under the direction of the members.

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ith estate and complex living more popular than ever, body corporates and homeowners associations are a part of many South African’s lives. The differences between homeowners associations and body corporates stem from the type of development they function in. “A homeowners association is registered for a development with free-title homes and a body corporate for sectional title developments,” says Jeff Gilmour, president, Association of Residential Communities.

In practice, this means that apartments and complexes are generally run by a body corporate, which is managed by trustees, while big estates such as Simbithi Eco Estate and Mount Edgecombe Country Estate will have a homeowners association with a board of directors.

The legislation which governs the two is different. “A homeowners association has a Memorandum of Incorporation registered within the Companies Act while a body corporate has articles of association registered within the Sectional Titles Act,” says Gilmour. In both instances, residents are expected to pay levies but the costs covered by the levies differ. Gilmour says that in the case of a homeowners

association, levies will cover security, common land, common area insurance, landscaping, maintenance, roads and all costs relating to areas outside of each separately owned erf. Owners are responsible for their own building’s maintenance.

“In a body corporate, the levy will include these things as well as unit insurance and exterior maintenance of each unit. In a homeowners association, all levies are equal. In a body corporate, levies are calculated according to the size of each unit, with bigger units paying more,” he says.

A homeowners association is registered for a development with free-title homes and a body corporate for sectional title developments JEFF GILMOUR, PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES

Although homeowners associations do have rules, they are very specific to the particular circumstances of the development and pertain to building guidelines and conduct rules. The Sectional Titles Act has a set of prescribed rules which all new developments use as a base for establishing rules for the body corporate. The rules are divided into two categories: management rules and conduct rules. Management rules deal with issues pertaining to the running of the body corporate.

Conduct rules deal with issues pertaining to the day-to-day running of the complex and the harmonious living in the complex.

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