Enrolment of a House

Introduction
Houses to be enrolled by the NHBRC
Documents required for enrolment
Sectional title homes
Agrement Certified Systems
Enrolment Fee
Late Enrolment

Introduction

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The law requires all home builders to enrol every new home with the NHBRC. Irrespective of selling price, all new homes must be enrolled fifteen (15) days before construction commences. Guidelines are provided on how to complete the enrolment form and what documents are required to enroll a house.

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Houses to be enrolled by the NHBRC

All new residential dwellings built after 1 December 1999, regardless of selling price, should be enrolled. The following dwellings are the types covered by the warranty.

  • Houses: non-subsudy/subsidy

  • Sectional title units (flats, cluster homes and townhouses)

  • Maisonettes.

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Documents required for enrolment

Mortgage loan: is a category that covers homes built on a so-called 'plot and plan' basis. The housing consumer will have been granted a mortgage loan before construction starts. The home builder and the housing consumer will have signed a building contract and the housing consumer will have signed a land-sale agreement, either with the home builder or with a third party.

The following documents are required:

  • EF003  (Enrolment form)

  • B3        (Proof of site classification certificate)

  • PA003 (Proof of payment or payment authorisation)
  • The home builder's contract and land agreement, or a schedule of pricing extracted from the contract, which accurately reflects the total selling price.

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Sectional Title Homes

Homes under sectional title are enrolled individually. All the homes must be included in a phase of the development that is being constructed at approximately the same time. Homes that are physically attached to one another must be enrolled at the same time.

The following documents are required:

  • ST003   (Sectional title enrolment form)
  • B3         (Proof of site classification certificate)

  • Proof of payment of the enrolment fee for each home
  • Proof of selling price (i.e. deed of sale, where applicable).

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Agrement Certified Systems

For Agrement SA certified systems or elements the following documents are required.

The following documents are required:

  • B1      (Appointment of competent person)
  • C1       (Accreditation of contractor offering Agrement certified non-standardised construction)
  • D2       (Non-Agrement-certified product)

Non-standardised systems or elements

The NHBRC classifies two types of non-standardised homes:

  • Homes built using systems or elements which have valid certificates issued by the Agrement Board of South Africa; and
  • Homes to be built using systems or elements, which do not have such Agrement certification.

  • Proof of payment of the enrolment fee for each home
  • Proof of selling price (i.e. deed of sale, where applicable).

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Enrolment Fee

Before an enrolment certificate is issued, the home builder must pay an enrolment fee, determined as shown in Table 1.

To calculate the enrolment fee for your house, enter the value of your house here
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Table 1: Calculation of Enrolment Fees

    Fee
    Scale    		 Selling Price
    (R)    		 Applicable
    Enrolment
    fee (R)    		 Maximum
    Enrolment
    fee (R)    		 Example of Calculation
    A 0 to 500 000. 1.3% 6,500 House Value = R 200,000
    Enrolment Fee = 1.3% x R200, 000
    = R 2,600
    (VAT inclusive)
    B 500 001 to
    1,0 million    		 A + 1.0% of
    difference    		 11,500 House Value = R 750,000
    Enrolment Fee = R 6,500 + 1% x (R 750, 000
    - R 500,000) = R 9,000
    (VAT inclusive)
    C 1,0 million to
    2,0 million     		B + 0.75%
    of difference    		 19,000 House Value = R 1,200,000
    Enrolment Fee = R 11,500 + 0.75% x (R1,200, 000
    - R1,000,000) = R13,000
    (VAT inclusive)
    D 2,0 million to
    5,0 million    		 C + 0.5% of
    difference    		 34,000 House Value = R 3,100,000
    Enrolment Fee = R 19,000 + 0.5% x (R3,100, 000
    - R2,000,000) = R24,500
    (VAT inclusive)
    E 5,0 million + Maximum of
    R34,000    		 34,000 House Value = R 10,000,000
    Enrolment Fee = R34,000

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Late Enrolment

Introduction

Late enrolment occurs when a registered home builder has not compiled with the rules of the NHBRC to enrol the house fifteen days before the start of construction. Late enrolment of a house impose considerable risk for the NHBRC in that an inspection of such a unit may not identify underlying structural defects.

Documents required

The following documents are required for late enrolment:

  • EF003 (Enrolment form)
  • Appendix B1 (Completion certificate)
  • Appendix D1   (Completion certificate)
  • Payment of enrolment fee (up-front payment)
  • Confirmation of selling price (price structure)
  • Late enrolment inspection fee
  • Street address, area map and contact person on site

Late enrolment fee

Late enrolment fees, applicable in addition to the enrolment fees as indicated in Table 1, are;

  • R150.00 per unit for late enrolment,
  • R250.00 per hour inspection fee to assess compliance with NHBRC technical requirements,
  • R1.53 per km travelled for travelling costs,
  • Street address, area map and contact person on site.

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