The Democratic Alliance (DA) would like to urge residents to inspect the valuation roll and familiarise themselves with the amount their properties are valued for by Emfuleni Local Municipality and put up their objections where there are misrepresentations.
The increase in the valuation of properties is a way for Emfuleni to increase the rates and taxes and an attempt for the municipality to increase its monthly revenue.
Although a property may be valued for a certain amount by Emfuleni, that is not necessarily the selling price you will receive for your property.
Emfuleni Local Municipality can’t guarantee residents the increase in their property value when they want to sell and should rather decrease the current valuation to a market-related value.
It is no secret that Emfuleni Local Municipality fails to deliver basic services which also has an impact on the value of these properties, a factor the municipality seems to be ignoring in their valuation.
In addition to this, the infrastructure of the municipality is deteriorating daily, which is evident in the state of our roads which are dilapidated, constant power outages, with the water and sewage running down our streets.
DA councillors will be available to assist residents who want to object to the valuation of their properties to get the correct assessment of their properties.