Once-off property rates adjustment for Joburg owners

By Nkhensani Chauke

The City of Joburg will give a once-off property rates adjustment for residents owning multiple properties.

The adjustment will appear on the July 2025 municipal statements, according to City of Johannesburg spokesperson Kgamanyane Maphologela.

It stems from the implementation of Section 6.3.5 of the 2024/2025 Property Rates Policy, in alignment with Section 15 and 17(1) (h) of the Municipal Property Rates Act, No.6 of 2004.

According to the city’s approved rates policy, residential property owners spontaneously receive a reduction on the first R300 000 of their property’s market value.

“For owners with multiple residential properties, on the other hand, this rebate structure is applied only to the primary property with the highest value. All additional/secondary residential properties linked to the owner qualify for a reduced rebate of R15,000 only on each additional property,” he said.

Maphologela added that the property rates change could not be applied to