Housing in Southern Africa August 2015

Housing

per annum on government housing and a further 250 000 on private sec- tor residential units, the state entity will have to re-evaluate the inspec- tionmodel in order tomake sure that there is value for money and that the enrolment fee is linked to the inspec- The two government statutory bod- ies - the CIDB for the civil construction sector and the NHBRC overseeing home builders in the residential sec- tor - will continue to work together. “During the NHBRC road-shows we always emphasised the need for home builders to have certificates from both state entities and this is tions and related costs. CIDB & NHBRC

as possible and there has been a great improvement on quality. Builders understand that we are there to as- sist themand ensure that regulations are being met. Although the revenue has increased because of the number of government, Enhanced People’s Housing Process, subsidised and partially subsidised homes being enrolled, we are spending farmore on the cost of maintaining the inspector- ate, including travel costs, which has had a huge impact on budgets and of course, the payroll. This means the systems have tobemore cost efficient and offer value for money. We have changed our pay-off line to ‘Assuring Quality Homes’ and this is whowe are and what we stand for.” With almost 385 000 inspections

number of security features and this, he says, will prevent fraud and cor- ruption. As part of the roadshows, Mnyani explained, “The new system is a great improvement and we have closed the loopholes to ensure that certificates are above board. That has been a significant achievement. We are measuring how long it takes for the NHBRC to issue certificates and will continue to improve it. The hard work by the in-house Inspectorate has seen the number of inspections per house almost double. Previously, the outsourced inspections ranged from four to eight per home. This has increased on an average to 15 inspec- tions per house. “With our own inspectorate divi- sion, NHBRC can visit as many times

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