Press Release
25 March 2021
Drakenstein Municipality’s General Valuation Roll for the financial years 2021 to 2025 is open for public inspection and objections until 6 April 2021. The valuation process is conducted every five years by an independent valuer appointed through a competitive bidding process.
The valuer conducts an independent general valuation and prepares the valuation roll. A valuation roll takes effect from the start of the financial year following the completion of the public inspection period required by section 49 of the Municipal Property Rates Act. It consists of property information of all rate-able properties within the boundaries of a municipality.
The General Valuation Roll assigns a value to all properties in a municipality with the objective of generating rates on an equitable basis. The owners of properties listed on the General Valuation Roll will also be notified of their valuations in writing at the postal address currently held on the Municipality’s database.
Drakenstein property owners can view the valuation roll at http://www.drakenstein.gov.za/about-us/administration/valuation-roll, or at the following venues:
• Drakenstein Municipal Offices, 3rd Floor, Civic Centre, Berg River Boulevard, Paarl;
• Drakenstein Municipal Housing Office, Mbekweni;
• Drakenstein Municipal Offices, Civic Centre, Pentz Street, Wellington;
• Drakenstein Municipal Offices, Gouda; and
• Drakenstein Municipal Offices, Saron.
Any property owner or other person who wishes to do so, may lodge an objection with the City Manager regarding any matter reflected in, or omitted from the General Valuation Roll until 6 April 2021. Please note that under no circumstances will late objections be accepted. Objections may only be lodged in respect of properties listed on the General Valuation Roll.
The prescribed forms for the lodging of objections are available at the abovementioned venues or at http://www.drakenstein.gov.za/about-us/administration/valuation-roll. Please note that an objection form must be completed per property.
The completed objection forms can be handed in at the abovementioned venues or posted to:
Drakenstein Municipality, For Attention: Valuation Section, PO Box 1, Paarl, 7620, or emailed to valuation@drakenstein.gov.za. For online objections click on http://www.drakenstein.gov.za/about-us/administration/valuation-roll.
For enquiries, please contact Isaac Fortuin on 021 807 4534 or Andre Abrahams on 021 807 6245.
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Issued by: Communication and Marketing, Drakenstein Municipality
