View latest General Valuation Roll and use City's new rates estimate calculator

25 April 2023

Ratepayers are reminded to view the latest General Valuations Roll 2022 (GV 2022) which is open for electronic objections until 30 April 2023. Residents are also able to access the new rates estimate calculator. The City’s GV 2022 has been subjected to an independent assurance review by the International Property Tax Institute which found the GV 2022 Roll to be a fair and equitable base for levying property rates.

'GV2022 objections close on 30 April 2023 and can be submitted via email or e-services on the City's website. Property owners are reminded that only well-motivated objections will be considered based on comparable sales around the valuation date of 1 July 2022.

'Much work has gone into looking at affordability and assistance to ratepayers. It has thus been proposed that residential properties of R5 million and under would have no rates payable on the first R450 000. Over 700 000 properties in the metro are expected to benefit, representing 80% of all properties in our city.

'There are also relief options proposed for lower valued properties. More pensioners and social grant recipients are expected to benefit from rates rebates by the raising of the qualifying limit from R17 500 to R22 000 total household income per month from 1 July 2023. Applications may be submitted to the City from 1 June 2023.  

'This year, we also have a new rates estimate calculator that is proving to be a helpful tool on the City's website to show property owners their estimated rates increase from 1 July 2023,' said the City's Mayoral Committee Member for Finance, Councillor Siseko Mbandezi.

Remember:

• For the GV 2022, the valuation date is 1 July 2022.
• The accurate and fair market value is determined by comparable sales information around the valuation date in most cases. This is the basis for objections.
  
   
  To view a valuation, calculate the rates estimate, or lodge objections, visit:

• www.capetown.gov.za/GV2022

• e-Services: www.capetown.gov.za/eservices
   
  
  For rates relief: https://bit.ly/CCT-RatesRelief
  
  
  How to use the calculator for GV 2022
  
  
  Step 1:
  
  Visit: www.capetown.gov.za/GV2022 (there is also a trending box on the City's website landing page)
   
  
  Step 2:
  
  Enter the erf number or property address on the GV 2022 Roll opening page.
  

Step 3:

Select 'Rates Estimation' from the menu on the left of the screen of useful information available about the selected property.

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Published by:
City of Cape Town, Media Office