After 10 years of successful practice, Refqah merged her firm with STBB in 2008. Refqah is an EXCO and REMCO Director and manages the Claremont branch where she is based. She is the national head of STBB’s Wills, Estates, Trusts and Curatorship department and also specialises in Conveyancing and all aspects of property law, as well as Islamic Wills. Since 2009, Refqah recruits and mentors STBB’s Western Cape candidate attorneys. She is a longstanding trustee of the Women’s Property Network (WPN) Educational Trust, is a trustee of the South African College Schools (SACS) Endowment Trust and former chairperson of the SAPOA Western Cape Council.  Refqah is married to design architect Imraan Ho-Yee and they live in the Southern Suburbs with their sons.

From the desk of Refqah | Second Dwelling on a Property

Effective 1 July 2016, in terms of the City of Cape Town Municipal Planning By-law, 2015 (as amended), all properties which fall within the City of Cape Town Municipality and which are zoned SINGLE RESIDENTIAL 1 (SR1), have an additional use right to erect a second dwelling on such property (within applicable building regulations).

Should your SR1-zoned property have a restrictive title deed condition prohibiting more than one dwelling, an electronic application first has to be made to the Municipality to have such condition removed.
Regards,
STBB Director Refqah Ho-Yee
Tel 021 673-4700 / 082 782 7771
Email refqahf@stbb.co.za

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