# Rates Watch: Monitoring and Watching Your Property Valuations \& Rates > Rates Watch \(Pty\) Ltd will ensure that your property is correctly valued and categorised by the municipality so that your rates are calculated based on an accurate value\. Generated by Yoast SEO v26.9, this is an llms.txt file, meant for consumption by LLMs. ## Pages - [Home](https://www.rateswatch.co.za/) - [Property Rates Calculator 2](https://www.rateswatch.co.za/property-rates-calculator-2/) - [Register with Rates Watch](https://www.rateswatch.co.za/register-with-rates-watch/) - [Our Services \- Corporates](https://www.rateswatch.co.za/our-services-corporates/) - [Our Services \- Individuals](https://www.rateswatch.co.za/our-services-individuals/) ## Posts - [Clearance Certificate to be Issued by Municipalities](https://www.rateswatch.co.za/news/clearance-certificate-to-be-issued-by-municipalities/): In the matter of City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality v Uniqon Wonings \(Pty\) Ltd, the Supreme Court of Appeal \(SCA\) held that until an erf is transferred by a township owner it does not exist as a separate entity and is thus not rateable\. - [Tshwane ‘wilfully ignoring’ its own property rates policy – Rates Watch](https://www.rateswatch.co.za/news/tshwane-wilfully-ignoring-its-own-property-rates-policy-rates-watch/): The City of Tshwane has confirmed that it has no immediate plans to levy property rates at the appropriate punitive scale in the numerous illegal developments in and around Pretoria, despite its dire financial situation\. - [Rates Watch Newsletter 2025](https://www.rateswatch.co.za/our-newsletters/rates-watch-newsletter-2025/): With four valuation appeal boards sitting in the City of Johannesburg, along with the board in Ekurhuleni, our diaries filled up quickly\. The first hearing in Johannesburg took place on 13 January\. - [City of Johannesburg Debt Relief Programme – Phase 4](https://www.rateswatch.co.za/news/city-of-johannesburg-debt-relief-programme-phase-4/): The City of Johannesburg is proud to introduce Phase 4 of the Debt Relief Programme, a key initiative aimed at helping residents and businesses recover from financial strain while promoting responsible payment and sustainable service delivery\. - [SAPOA \- City of Cape Town: Update on legal challenge to 2025/26 Budget](https://www.rateswatch.co.za/news/sapoa-city-of-cape-town-update-on-legal-challenge-to-2025-26-budget/): SAPOA’s legal challenge against the 2025/26 Budget adopted by the City of Cape Town was heard in the Western Cape High Court from Tuesday 2 December to Thursday 4 December 2025\. ## Categories - [News](https://www.rateswatch.co.za/category/news/) - [Newsletter](https://www.rateswatch.co.za/category/news/newsletter/) - [Our Newsletters](https://www.rateswatch.co.za/category/our-newsletters/) - [Uncategorized](https://www.rateswatch.co.za/category/uncategorized/) ## Optional - [Sitemap index](https://www.rateswatch.co.za/sitemap_index.xml)