IMPORTANT: No old exam enrolment forms, however if they are sent to PPRA they will be processed. No payments received without enrolment on the portal will be entertained. No late enrolment will be entertained. The PPRA is pleased to inform potential and eligible PDE candidates that the enrolment/registration via the PPRA portal is now open. The...

The PPRA recently issued a notice informing all property practitioners who failed to comply with the Education Regulations that the new extended compliance date is 30 June 2023

Please be informed that the following venues will be used to host the venue-based and hand-written Professional Designation Examination scheduled for 30 November 2022:  

Once again, the PPRA would like to apologise profusely to all affected candidates for the unfortunate experience wherein the Online Exam platform of our service provider malfunctioned causing a myriad of challenges for the candidates. While the PPRA is addressing contractual and technical issues with the service provider, the Board has resolved...

In June 2022, the Board of the PPRA granted an extension in respect of the compliance with the Education Regulations by issuing Practice Note ETD01/2022 thereby giving property practitioners (intern estate agents and principals) who had failed to comply with Education Regulations of 2008 until 31 January 2023 to comply with the said Regulations....

Regrettably, it has been brought to the attention of the PPRA that some candidates who were scheduled to write the Professional Designation Examination (PDE) experienced various challenges in relation to receiving login details to access exams and that those who managed to login were kicked-out of the exam platform and were not able to continue...

The PPRA is aware that seat number confirmation letters to exam candidates contain the Online Venue of Sandton, PPRA Offices, which is our standard practice. However, to provide clarity, the PPRA wishes to inform all exam candidates who have received such letters that exam venues are created by the PPRA when the exam is opened for enrolment /...

It is a pleasure to inform all the examination candidates for the Professional Designation Examination (PDE) written on 26 August 2022 that the results will be released today. Candidates are requested to check their inboxes, including Spam or Junk emails. Property Practitioners are requested to be patient as the PPRA will be updating examination...

    This serves to inform all real-estate property practitioners (estate agents) aged 60 years and above that effective immediately this type of exemption is no longer available and no applications will be accepted in relation thereto. Therefore, all categories of affected property practitioners (estate agents) who have not qualified or...

Full Press Statement Regarding The Final Forensic Investigtion Report On Allegations Against The Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority suspended  CEO.  

The Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority (PPRA) issued a communique dated 25 May 2022 titled “2022 Audit Reports On Trust Accounts”. According to that communique, reference was made to the final Guideline on Audit, Accounting Records And Trust Accounting Requirements for Business Property Practitioners “the...

The PPRA would like to inform all eligible property practitioners that the CPD 2022 material will be uploaded in the coming weeks thereby making the CPD programme available from 1 August 2022. The PPRA would like to inform all eligible property practitioners that the CPD 2022 material will be uploaded in the coming weeks thereby making the CPD...

Following the coming into operation and effect of the Property Practitioners Act, No.22 of 2019 (the PPA) on 1 February 2022, some industry bodies were of the view that the Standard of Training of Estate Agents Regulations of 2008 (the Education Regulations), are no longer applicable as we now have new PPA Regulations. The Property Practitioners...

In 2021, the Board of the PPRA issued Practice Note ETD01/2020 giving property practitioners (intern estate agents and principals) who had failed to comply with Education Regulations of 2008 until 30 June 2022 to comply with the said Regulations. In terms of Practice Note ETD01/2020, the property practitioners concerned would have been blocked...

The hearings were prompted by receipt of written comments pertaining to alleged racism practices within the property sector as well as an investigation undertaken by the PPRA as a result of the complaint report received against a Property Practitioner (EstateAgent) in the Western Cape province. The PPRA is hosting a series of hearings and...

Please take note of this important notification that will assist you in obtaining your three (3) year 2023 fidelity fund certificate without any delays. Regulation 15.4 states that every property practitioner to whom a fidelity fund certificate or registration certificate, as the case may be, has already been issued in respect of a specific...

Dear Stakeholders Please be  informed  that  we previously mentioned that one of the reasons that exams had to be postponed was due to  the unavailability of study guides. However, we are glad to announce that study guides are now available and candidates may contact the Regulator in that regard and order study guides. Best...

The new Property Practitioners Act (the PPA) which came into effect on 1 February 2022 requires business property practitioners, who have not been exempted from keeping a trust account, to submit an audit report to the Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority (PPRA). According to the repealed Estate Agency Affairs Act (EAAA), audit reports on...

In order to ensure that DNFBP entities remediate and enhance their RMCPs, in accordance with the required Recommended Actions in Immediate Outcome 4 Preventative Measures of the Mutual Evaluation Report, the Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority (PPRA) is requesting all property practitioners previously included in the definition of...

The Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority (PPRA) hereby gives notice and calls upon all property practitioners who have not registered for their FFC or renewed for 2022 to ensure that they comply with section 47 (1) of the Property Practitioners Act by approaching the PPRA for their registration on or before the 30 June 2022.

The document discusses the implications of the property Practitioners Act and Regulations on the Education and Training Environment.

The Board of the Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority ( PPRA ) welcomes the decision of the court handed down on the 14th of April 2022, putting to rest with certainty the unwarranted assertion that the PPRA Board was unlawfully and illegally appointed. In the same token, the court’s decision dismisses the assertion that the...

The Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority invites inputs and comments on the attached draft Guidelines on Audit and Trust Accounts Requirements for Business Property Practitioners. .

The Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority Board has placed the Chief Executive, Mamodupi Mohlala on precautionary suspension with full pay pending an investigation into allegations against here, received from the Public Service Commission. Her suspension is by no means suggesting a guilty verdict on the part of the CEO.

MYCPD SYSTEM GLITCH We are aware that some estate agents/property practitioners are currently experiencing technical problems in accessing the MYCPD portal. Our IT Department is busy finding a solution to the challenge.      

It is a pleasure to inform all the examination candidates for the Professional Designation Examination conducted on the 17 November 2022 that the results have been released. Exam Candidates are requested to check their inboxes, including Spam or Junk inboxes for results letters. Property Practitioners who wrote and passed are requested to be...

The Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority (PPRA) has noted several complaints and enquirers from industry players who received email correspondence from a source purporting to be Estate Agency Affairs Board (EAAB) demanding them to pay outstanding debt in terms of the Estate Agency Affairs Act of 112/76.

Dear Stakeholders Management has recently received information that some staff members tested positive with the Covid-19 virus. As a precautionary measure the EAAB  has conducted the deep cleaning/fumigation process which were executed on Friday, 03rd December 2021. 

LAUNCH OF CONSUMER PROTECTION INITIATIVE PRIVYSEAL Following the EAAB's successful pilot of the PrivySeal Consumer Protection Initiative in June 2016, the EAAB requires all registered estate agents to sign up for their Privyseal at www.privyseal.com.

Message from the CEO of the Estate Agency Affairs Board Firstly, my sincere condolences to the entire Lategan family who last week lost a mother, wife, daughter and friend to so many.  I don’t think any of us will ever fully understand the senseless tragedy that took place a week ago, but we pray that you find peace over the weeks and...

“All national groups shall be protected by law against insults to their race and national pride”

As the members of the Multi-Stakeholder Group (MSG) we confirm that the MSG fully aligns itself with the sentiments expressed by the Estate Agency Affairs Board (EAAB) in the under-mentioned release entitled "Racism has no place in the property sector".

Following the recently widely publicised derogatory, offensive and racist remarks posted by estate agent Penny Sparrow on Facebook, the Minister of Human Settlements has instructed the Department of Human Settlements to work with the South African Human Rights Commission and the Estate Agency Affairs Board (EAAB) in conducting an enquiry into...

The Estate Agency Affairs Board (EAAB) is gratified to announce the successful establishment of a Multi-Stakeholder Group comprising both itself and estate agency sector representative organisations.

ESTATE AGENCY AFFAIRS BOARD TO ISSUE NEW REGULATIONS INTRODUCING NEW LEVIES AND CONTRIBUTIONS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT

The Property Practitioners Authority is delighted to share with all stakeholders its draft guidelines which incorporate the Inspections and Investigations processes within the Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority for your review, comments and questions.    

Following persistent concerns that some candidates have not been able to secure study guides despite ordering them, the Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority (“the PPRA”), wishes to announce that the Professional Designation Examination scheduled to take place on 19 May 2022 will now be conducted on 23 June 2022....