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Housing Services



The Housing Section provides a number of services like vending, Estates Management and provision of rented accommodation or sale of stands.


Building Inspectorate Section
Service / Service Product Service Level Standards Location
Building plan approval 6 weeks 8th Floor Reception, Tower Block
Building plan searching Immediate 8th Floor Reception, Tower Block
Building inspections Within 3 days 8th Floor Reception, Tower Block and the following district offices:
Nketa housing office, Mabutweni offices (along Nketa Drive), Pumula Housing Office, Entumbane Housing Office
Advertising sign licence Immediate As above
Encroachment licence Immediate As above
Hoarding licence Immediate As above
Scaffolding licence Immediate As above
Drain Layer’s licence Within 1 week 8th Floor Reception, Tower Block
Estates Section
Service / Service Product Service Level Standards Location
Title deeds transfer – Western Areas 30 working days 3rd Floor, Tower Block
Title deeds transfer – Eastern Areas 30 working days 3rd Floor, Tower Block
Processing of consent forms 5 working days 3rd Floor, Tower Block
Processing of Agreements of Sale 16 working days 3rd Floor, Tower Block
Survey instructions 10 working days 3rd Floor, Tower Block
Processing of church leases, car parks, pre-schools 3 months 3rd Floor, Tower Block
Industrial and commercial (tender) Industrial 3 months and commercial 5 months 3rd Floor, Tower Block
Trading (shops), stages – booking of flea-markets 4 months – tenders 1 week 3rd Floor, Tower Block
Processing of agreement of sale - Eastern 15 working days 3rd Floor, Tower Block
Processing of agreement of sale - Western 15 working days 3rd Floor, Tower Block
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