This serves to provide an update to all PPRA stakeholders on the PPRA stakeholder consultations held with the various industry representative bodies in terms of Regulation 33.2.1 of the Property Practitioners Act. This regulation required the PPRA to consult in good faith with the representative bodies in the various

Refer to our latest communication on Market and Rental Valuations/Assessments In Respect Of Immmovable Property.

The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) is urging property practitioners to complete and submit their risk and compliance returns in terms of Directive 6 without further delay.   The submission of risk and compliance returns enables the FIC to measure property practitioners’ understanding of money laundering, terrorist financing and...

The PPRA wishes to inform all exam candidates who booked to write the exam on the 17th of August 2023 of the following updated exam centres below:

On 30 March 2023, the Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority (PPRA) reported in a communique that it is making changes to the MyPPRA Auditors Portal (Auditors Portal) to reflect the new illustrative reports approved by the Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA)’s Committee for Auditing Standards to be used by auditors of...

You are hereby invited to a webinar meeting on 28th  July 2023 at 10h00 with Johlene Wasserman, Executive Manager for Licensing and Registrations to discuss:

It's with immense pleasure that we advise all of you that the industrial action that had marred our activities is now behind us. Our organisation has been able to successfully conclude a settlement with the union, National Education Health and Allied Workers’ Union (NEHAWU).

This serves to communicate to all PPRA stakeholders that the PDE scheduled for 17 August 2023 is now open for enrolment/registration strictly via MyPPRA portal. All prospective Exam candidates and those who have officially requested postponement and such postponements have been approved by PPRA may start enrolling and paying for the exam without...

The PPRA would like to inform all eligible property practitioners that the mandatory CPD programme and learning material for 2023 is not yet available on MyCPD Portal

This serves to provide clarity on the previously issued communique regarding the 30thJune 2023 deadline on compliance with Education Regulations, as follows:

This correspondence serves to communicate the procedures of requesting and obtaining postponements for those who failed to write the exams for whatever reason after having enrolled/registered and paid.

This serves to inform all Professional Designation Examination (PDE) candidates who wrote the examination on 23 March 2023, 20 April 2023 and 18 May 2023, that the examination (PDE) results are now available on MyPPRA portal. Thus, candidates may log in and view their results on the portal.  

A comprehensive list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on property practitioners audits and trust account exemptions.

This serves to inform all real-estate property practitioners (estate agents) that effective 01 July 2023, the Statutory PDE Exemption previously granted to property practitioners who practiced and were issued with FFC five (5) years prior to and up to the 15th of July 2008 is no longer available and no applications will be accepted in relation...

This communiqué serves to inform you that PPRA employees, through their recognized trade union, i.e., National Education Health and Allied Workers Union (NEHAWU) have with effect from Monday, 29 May 2023, embarked upon a protected strike which is continuing. This is because of a wage dispute which could not be resolved at the Council for...

This serves to communicate to all PPRA stakeholders that the PDE scheduled for 20 June 2023 is now open for enrolment/registration strictly via the Portal. All prospective Exam candidates and those who have officially requested postponement may start enrolling and paying for the exam without any further delay to avoid late registration. 

In September 2017, the PPRA communicated the expanded criterion for the grant of the statutory exemption from the PDE in line with the interpretation of regulation 7(3) of The Standard of Training for Estate Agents Regulations, 2008 to give the above regulation its widest possible meaning

We have seen over the last few weeks that property practitioners said that they Whatsapp ‘’so called’’ staff members to assist with the issuing of their FFCs, - only to find out that they have never worked at the PPRA, or they have worked here years ago! We also request that you do not WhatsApp us but sent a formal email...

This serves to communicate to all PPRA stakeholders that the deadline of 30 June 2023 requiring compliance with Education Regulations will not be extended. The PPRA wishes to clarify stakeholders of the following:

The Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority (PPRA) received several complaints from property practitioners alleging that they are required to pay “accreditation” fees to trade in certain estates. Following the enactment of the Property Practitioners Act, 22 of 2019, and the promulgation of its regulations early in 2022.

This notice serves to advise all stakeholders residing in Cape Town and surrounding areas that our offices in Cape Town remain closed until further notice. This is due to a strike action currently going on at the Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority (PPRA) which also affects Cape Town Offices.