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Table L19: Existing housing delivery systems and sub-systems in South Africa, 1993
(continuedl.
Primary system
4. Conventional housing
(Refers to completed dwelling units
constructed to nationally and locally
defined building and town planning
specifications. The type of housing
ranges from free standing houses, to
semi-detached housing and multi-storey
blocks of flats)
Sub-system
• State rental sector
Involves housing provided, allocated and
managed by the State. Since 1983,
some of the housing stock has been sold
to occupiers, with very little new rental
stock being built
• Private rental sector
Included in this category is formal rental
accommodation (lodgings, domestic
quarters, flats and houses) owned by a
variety of groups, for example, petty
landlords, pension and insurance
companies and property speculators.
The initiation and delivery of the housing
follows a route similar to private sector
provided ownership units (see below)
• State developed ownership units
This category refers to State initiated
projects where the units are developed
for ownership, for example, Mitchell's
Plain. Initially, all activities relating to
the planning, building, allocation and
management of this category of housing
were handled by the State. Recently,
different forms of State and private
sector co-operation have been used to
plan, implement and finance such
housing
• Private sector provided ownership units
The private sector developer is
responsible for undertaking the project
with the attendant risk. Serviced sites
may be sold, where the owner organizes
the construction of a house.
Alternatively, developers may sell the
site on a •plot and plan· basis, where
the developer assumes the role of a
building contractor with all liabilities.
Another method involves the
construction of houses which are sold
voetstoots. All such housing is usually
sold to individual buyers (with or without
some form of financial assistance)