23Mar, 2020

NHBRC puts Covid-19 measures at its customer service branches

The National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC) has taken several precautionary measures at all of its Customer Care Offices in response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. To this end, Acting Chief Executive Officer – Otsile Maseng – said we have taken several measures to limit walk-ins and office visits at all our customer service centres […]

17Aug, 2017

The NHBRC Intensifies Its Enforcement Efforts Against Non-Complaint Builders

The NHBRC’s Disciplinary Committee imposed a fine of R1, 6 million on a developer, PJJ Van Vuuren Beleggings (EDMS) BPK (NHBRC reg. no. 4526), for failure to enrol 160 residential units which were under construction at Erf 1943, Elarduspark in Gauteng. PJJ Van Vuuren Beleggings commenced with construction of 160 residential units without enrolling the […]

04Aug, 2017

NHBRC Hosts A Builders and Stakeholders Roundtable Session

On 28 July 2017, the National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC) hosted a Builders and Stakeholders Roundtable session in Nelspruit. The session targeted NHBRC key stakeholders in the province and focused on latest developments in the organisation including the automated technical assessment (ATAS), new Certificate Security Features, Mobile Units and the Social Transformation Strategy Programme. […]

31Jul, 2017

NHBRC intensifies its visibility and accessibility with its mobile office units

The home building industry regulator, National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC) is embarking on a roadshow to rural and far flung areas. This is as part of its efforts to increase accessibility and service delivery through its two mobile office units in order to support consumers and home builders who are unable to access its […]

31Jul, 2017

NHBRC LAUNCHES NEWLY IMPROVED CERTIFICATES

The National Home Builders Registration Council has introduced new builder registration and enrolment certificates with stringent security features in its effort to limit fraud and keep up with evolving security technologies. The new security measures include an embedded watermark during paper manufacturing; a chemically sensitive paper; micro printed text; background image printed with fine line […]

31Jul, 2017

CLARITY ON FOREIGNERS HOUSING POLICY IN SOUTH AFRICA

The Ministry of Human Settlements has noted statements in the media by the Executive Mayor of Johannesburg Councillor Herman Mashaba, academics and non-governmental organizations on the issue of housing policy for legal foreigners in South Africa. The Ministry would like to make it clear that all government housing subsidies are reserved for qualifying South Africans […]

31Jul, 2017

NHBRC intensifies its visibility and accessibility with its mobile office units

The home building industry regulator, National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC) is embarking on a roadshow to rural and far flung areas. This is as part of its efforts to increase accessibility and service delivery through its two mobile office units in order to support consumers and home builders who are unable to access its […]

14Jun, 2017

NHBRC to provide technical construction training for youth in Sekhukhune

06 June 2017 NHBRC to provide technical construction training for youth in Sekhukhune   The National Home builders Registration Council (NHBRC) will on Friday, 9th of June 2017 be launching its home building technical training programme in order to capacitate unemployed young people in the Sekhukhune District at the annual Sekhukhune Youth Opportunities Expo as […]