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Advice for ratepayers on property valuation disputes in eThekwini
March 06, 2026
|The Mercury
PROPERTY owners in the eThekwini Municipality have until the end of March 2026 to lodge any objections for the 5th General Valuation (GV) 2026, which opened on February 13.
The eThekwini Ratepayers Protest Movement (ERPM) is expected to have a general valuation roll webinar with municipal law experts to help ratepayers understand how to challenge incorrect valuations on Saturday, March 7.
Asad Gaffar, the ERPM chairperson, said they have received numerous complaints that some property valuations are incorrect and some are exorbitant.
“If your valuation is wrong, you have the right to challenge it,” he said.
The ERPM is offering
- Expert legal guidance
- How the general valuation roll works
- How to object to your property valuation
- Deadlines and legal requirements
Gaffar stated that the webinar would cost R250.
“Every ratepayer is up in arms.
هذه القصة من طبعة March 06, 2026 من The Mercury.
اشترك في Magzter GOLD للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة، وأكثر من 9000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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