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TheSomerset launchescottages,apartmentsThe formidable development of TheSomerset, thenewlife style retirementdevelopment east of Somerset West,achieves another milestone with theofficial launch of the new cottages onThursday 14 November.

The highly anticipated 20 cottages willbe in high demand as they provide the ide-al compact space. The cottages have beau-tiful views as well as an effective lock-up-and-go for the senior citizen or retiredcouplewhoenjoyanactiveandvaried life-style.Yet another trophy on Somerset’s man-

telpiece is the launch of the first apart-ment block offering 15 luxurious, spa-cious apartments. These apartmentshavea lift to service in the upper level apart-ments and affordingmagnificent views ofthe False Bay, Table Mountain and Hel-derberg Mountain.Purchasers of the first seven apart-

ments will enjoy their first year after oc-

cupation levies-free.As usual, all finishes and materials are

of the best quality and the Potgieter fami-ly stamp of excellence can be seen fromthe onset.Complyingwithall thenewSANSbuild-

ingregulations, buyerscanbesure the lat-est building techniques andmaterials areused in the construction process.The finished product will thus ensure

maximum energy efficiency and cost ef-fective electricity usage.Whilst retirement is often viewed as a

time of boredomand slowing down, at TheSomerset it is viewed as a time to indulgein activities you have not had time for inthe past – with like-minded people.This is where The Governors Club,

which will form the hub of the village ac-tivities fromoutings towine estates or thetheatre, to invited speakers and specialityevents, comes into place.We invite interested parties who have

not as yet purchased at The Somerset, but

wish to become part of the village life andenjoy many of the benefits offered to theresidents to register for early member-ship toTheGovernor’sClubat the launch.This will make their transition that

much easier when they do purchase.The Somerset has much to offer, wheth-

er you need a small apartment, a cottagewith a garden or a luxury home, frail careor home-care, social events or just friend-ship, there is something for everyone.We invite you to view our showcase

which is open daily from 10:00 to 13:00 and14:00 to 17:00.Our sales consultants will be there to

answer all your questions and take youthrough the available options.It is expected to draw big interest from

the local and upcountry buyers seekinga secure and quality lifestyle for theirgolden years.For any enquiries about The Somerset

please call the agents at our sales office021 840 0018.

Elevation of the luxurious apartment block.

Fullyfurnished 2bedroom cottage.

Visit our new fully furnished cottage.

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Demand for secureestates continues togrowBack in the 1980’s a gated estatewas a rari-ty, and usually applied only to sectional ti-tle complexes. In most cases normal resi-dential properties weren’t even walled tothe road – and you could almost alwayswalktothefrontdoorandringthedoorbell.

Even in the early 1990’s I canrecall that Johannesburg buy-ers would often remark at thefact that most of our propertiesdidn’t have high walls aroundthem, and electric fencing wascertainly never seen.

How things have changed.It’snowtheexceptiontobeableto walk to a front door. Six-footwalls surround almost everyhome, and electric fencing isnot uncommon. It’s a harsh re-ality of our modern world thatmost property owners havegone to these extremes to pro-tect their families and posses-sions from crime.

Gated estates started tomake their appearance in the1990’s, but they were still theexception and many buyers steered clear ofthem as they didn’t like the “rules and regula-tions” of these estates. Today things are differ-ent.

By far the majority of new developments arenow gated estates that offer their residents, ata minimum, an enclosed boundary and en-trancegatewithcontrolledaccess. Inmanycas-es the level of security is increased to includesecurity guards, electric fencing, and securitycameras. Whilst no guarantee that you won’tbe affected by crime, they are a very strong de-terrent, and criminals will usually go for softer

targets.It’s no surprise then that many purchasers

are moving towards homes within the confinesof gated estates. In many cases these propertiesdon’t cost much more than similar propertiesin the suburbs, with developers realising theyneed to encourage sales in a competitive mar-

ket. Strong demand at Kelder-hof Country Village, CroydonOlive and Vineyard estates,and the successes of Erinvale,Boskloof, Schonenberg Estateand Heritage Park prove thepoint.

What are the possible nega-tivesof livinginsuchanestate?Every estate will have rulesand regulations, which arethere for the benefit and com-fort of residents – but in somecasesthiscouldrequireameas-ure of cooperation and sacri-fice. You also have levies to payfor the benefit of the security,maintenance of common prop-erty, and general upkeep of theestate.

In most cases these estateshave a Home Owners Association and specificarchitectural and design guidelines have to beadhered to so that there is a uniform theme inthe estate. This does limit one when it comestobuildingorimprovingahome – butthebene-fit is an estate with a strong identity and mini-mum standards, which will ultimately protectyourinvestment.Soyes – thereisapricetopay,albeitamodestone.Currentsalesshowthough,that purchasers see the benefits as the demandfor properties in gated estates continues togrow at a record rate.Email your real estatequestions to [email protected].

Talking Property by SteveCaradocDavies, principalof Harcourts Platinum





Planning amove?Get the basics right and save yourself a packetMany people move house everymonth,oftenusing bakkies, trailersorahiredtrucksandtheirownman-power. Many others need the helpof professional movers – and waysof limiting the cost of such services.If this is the route you’re taking

youshouldtrynottoplanyourmovefor the end of amonth or during De-

cember or January, says Shaun Ra-demeyer, CEO of BetterBond HomeLoans, SA’s biggest mortgage origi-nation group.“At other times of the month, or

in winter, when the moving compa-niesarenotsobusy,youwillusuallyget a better rate. You should also getquotes from three different moving

companies and their agents shouldpreferably visit your home to maketheir estimates as accurate as possi-ble,” noted Rademeyer.Secondly, try to get rid of every-

thing you don’t need to take to yournew home. “Aim to reduce thenumber of items to be transportedby at least half, because weight and

bulksreabig factors indeterminingthe price of a long-haul move:there’s really no point in payingsomeone to transport somethingyou don’t use or that won’t fit intoyour new home.”The third step is to get boxes and

packasmanysmall itemsasyoucanyourself, toreducethetimethemov-

ers take to pack, and hopefully re-duce their charges as well.“And finally, you need to make

sure that yourpossessionsareprop-erlyinsuredwhileintransit,asroadand weather conditions, hijacking,robberies, strikes and riots can un-do thework of even the bestmovingcompanies.”



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CharmingVictorian familyhomeonmarket inWellingtonA picturesque Victorian homehas comeonto themarket inWel-lington.

Originallybuiltas thepastorie fora local church about 100 years ago,the home is exclusively availablethrough Pam Golding Proper-ties (PGP), priced at R1,499 million.PGP agents Erika Odendaal and

Lynette Kannemeyer say the prop-

erty spans an erf of just under700 m². “The home has such aunique, historic character,” say theagents.“Finely preserved details include

the lace-work trim on the eaves andwrap-aroundveranda, aswell asOr-egon pine floors, ceilings and shut-ters.There are four bedrooms and two

bathrooms, aswell as a spacious liv-

ing area with a fireplace. The gar-den contains attractive trees.Theproperty is located close to lo-

cal schools andwouldmake awarmand charming family home.”To view the property, or for more

information, call PGP agents ErikaOdendaal (082 412 6964) and LynetteKannemeyer (082 672 1022), or con-tact their office on 021 873 4557 [email protected].

This Victorian home is on the market in Wellington for R1.499 million andis exclusively available through Pam Golding Properties.

RANGEROVER:NEWSPORT ANNOUNCED

Fastest on-road,mostagilemodel everQUICK

The all-new Range Rover Sport,revealedtotheSouthAfricanme-dia at OR Tambo airport lastweek, is the ultimate premiumsports SUV – the fastest, most ag-ileandresponsiveLandRoverev-er.

Developed alongside the highly-acclaimed new Range Rover, theRangeRover Sport nowdelivers thebrand’s best-ever on-road dynam-ics, togetherwithclass-leading,gen-uineLandRoverall-terraincapabil-ity. The new, technology-packed,Range Rover Sport, presents cus-tomers with a more assertive andmuscular exterior and amore luxu-rious interior.Exploiting Land Rover’s break-

through lightweight suspension de-sign and innovative dynamic chas-sis technologies, theSport’sall-new,first-in-class aluminium architec-ture achieves a weight saving of upto 420 kg. This transforms the vehi-cle’s dynamic performance, ena-bling it to blend agile handlingwithexceptional comfort while offeringauniquemixof sporting luxuryanda dynamic, connected driving expe-rience, alongwithCO² emissions re-duced to as low as 209 g/km.Kevin Flynn, Managing Director

of Jaguar Land Rover South Africaand sub-Sahara Africa said: “Thesecond-generation Sport moves thegoalposts once again. This car is aremarkable engineering achieve-ment and its combination of light-weight aluminium architecture,powerful and fuel-efficient enginesand innovative dynamic chassistechnologieshavemadeit is thefast-est, most agile and most responsiveLand Rover ever.

“Ground-breaking construction,which sees the all-newRange RoverSport tip the scales massively light-er than itspredecessor. bringsbene-fits in a number of areas; includingemissions, fuel consumption, accel-eration, braking and handling.Building on the success of the re-cently launched flagship RangeRover, the all-new Range RoverSport also employs a vast array ofnew technologies which help totransform its performance, refine-ment and all round capabilities,”

added Flynn.At launch,RangeRoverSportcus-

tomers will have a choice of threepowerplants: two supercharged pet-rol engines (5,0 F 375 kWV8 and thenew 3,0 F 250 kW V6) and a 215 kW3,0 F SDV6 diesel engine. All arepaired with an advanced, electroni-cally controlled ZF 8HP70 8-speedautomatic gearbox.Acceleration times for the 0-

100 km/h dash start at just 5,3 sec-onds for the flagship V8 S/C, whilefuel consumption is cut by up to 24

percent. The weight reductionmeasuresontheall-newRangeRov-erSportopenupthefuturepossibili-ty for the fitment of a smaller, light-er power plant, such as a four cylin-der engine.The all-new Range Rover Sport

has been developed as the ultimate‘no compromise’ vehicle thatwill fitperfectly into its customers’ life-styles. It has been engineered to in-corporate the latest developmentsin customer-focused vehicle andsafety technologies to enhance com-

fort, confidence and safety behindthe wheel.Newor enhanced chassis technol-

ogies for the new Sport includeAdaptive Dynamics featuring con-tinuously variable dampers, and onmore powerful models, a dedicatedDynamic mode in the Terrain Re-sponse® 2 system for enthusiasticon-roaddriving.Thissystemiscom-bined with twin-channel DynamicResponse active lean control, a Dy-namic Active Rear Locking Differ-ential, and Torque Vectoring byBraking, which transfers torque tothe outside wheels during corner-ing, reducing understeer.Thenewmodel introduces adigit-

al camera system which supportsdriver assistance features that helpdeliver improveddriverawareness.for example Automatic High BeamAssist. Another unique innovationon the Sport is the optional WadeSensing™ feature that provides‘depth’ information when drivingthrough water, made even morebeneficial to the driver now that theSport’smaximumwadingdepthhasincreased by 150 mmover the previ-ous model to 850 mm.The all-new Range Rover Sport,

with its greatly enhanced versatili-ty, is destined to continue the out-standing success of its predecessor,which quickly became one of LandRover’s most popular models fol-lowing its introduction in2005,withsalesexceeding380 000units todate.Designed and engineered at Land

Rover’s development centres in theUK, the new model is produced ina state-of-the-art low-energy manu-facturing facility at Solihull, UK.TheAll-newRangeRover Sport is

priced from R824 500, with the flag-ship V8 Supercharged HSE Dynam-ic at R1 263 600.

At launch, Range Rover Sport customers will have a choice of three powerplants: two supercharged petrol engines (5,0 F 375 kW V8 and the new 3.0litre 250 kW V6) and a 215 kW 3.0 F SDV6 diesel engine.

PHOTO: QUICKPIC

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Ford todebut EcoBoost engineatDaytona in2014QUICKPIC

As part of its continuing strategy to intro-duceproduct-relevant technologyintorac-ing, Ford announced today plans to bringits 3,5 F V6 EcoBoost racing engine to the2014 TUDORUnited SportsCar Champion-ship series in the US.

Thenewengine,whichwill debut at the 2014Rolex 24 at Daytona on January 25-26 and runthe entire 12-race season, will power a new-lookDaytonaPrototype car, createdwithFordcorporate design influence. Michael Shank

Racing is on-board as the first team to putEco-Boost power into its Daytona Prototype car.“At FordRacing,we really put great empha-

sis on on racing production-based vehicles aswell as production-based technologies,” saidJamie Allison, director, Ford Racing. “We’reproud to bring a direct-injected, twin-turbo3,5 F V6 EcoBoost engine to the United SportsCarChampionship ina fieldofcompetitiveV8-powered entries. We want to show Ford Eco-Boost’s capabilities as an engine that providesboth performance and fuel economy, on andoff the track.”“This engine is the future,” saidDougYates,

CEO,RoushYatesRacingEngines. “ThisFordEcoBoost engine includes all the newest tech-nologies: direct injection, turbocharging andhigh efficiency. We’re looking at taking it tothe next level through this sportscar racingprogramme.”A new, Ford-inspired Riley Technologies

Daytona Prototype car will accompany the3,5 F V6 EcoBoost at Daytona. The car’s bodyfeatures enhancedFordproductionvehiclede-sign cues created by lead Ford production de-signer Garen Nicoghosian with aerodynamicsupport from Ford Racing chief aerodynami-cist Bernie Marcus.“Ford Motor Company has taken today’s

Daytona Prototype and injected into it uniqueFord attributes and unique Ford design char-acteristics,”saidAllison.“ThisEcoBoost-pow-ered car is obviously adapted for racing appli-cations with racing controls, but ultimatelywe’re running what we’re selling and sellingwhat we’re running.”While the newenginewillmake its competi-

tiveracingdebutat thehighlyanticipated2014Rolex24atDaytona, itwillactuallyhit theDay-tona track for the first time on October 9.In a joint effort betweenMichael ShankRac-

ing,FordRacingandContinentalTire, the2012Rolex 24 at Daytona championship team will

aimtosetanewtrackrecordat the ‘WorldCen-tre of Speed’ by eclipsing the 210,364 m/h laplaid down on February 9, 1987 by NASCARchampion Bill Elliott, who pushed his FordThunderbird to the top of the speed charts inqualifying for the Daytona 500.“It’sreallyaprivilegetohaveanopportunity

toputyournameintherecordbooks like this,”said team ownerMike Shank. “It is almost in-conceivable that this recordhas stood for sucha long time, so it’sprettyspecial tobe involved.Weworkeda long time todevelopour relation-ship with Ford to be in a position to take onprojects like this. Anytime you can get in therecord books, it is a great opportunity and justbuilds on what this company has done.”“Ford Motor Company stands for innova-

tion and leading-edge technology, so having achance todebutourFordEcoBoost technologyin a high-visibility setting such as this recordrun attempt, as well as the entire 2014 USCCschedule with its iconic races is great,” saidAllison.“ThroughUSCCracingandits fanout-reach, we want to showcase how EcoBoost

technology presents the combined benefits ofperformance and fuel efficiency – somethingall consumers would want in their vehicles.”To prepare for the record run andupcoming

season, the EcoBoost engine has recently un-dergone endurance testing at Ford’s Dy-namometer Lab in Dearborn, Mich., U.S., spe-cificallyat the specialised 17Gcell. Productionand racing engineers from Ford and special-istsfromRoushYatesRacingEngineshavecol-laborated to ensure the engine is ready for theseason.“Thekeyaboutthisdynocell is that it’s dedi-

cated tomotorsports, but it’swithinFord’s dy-namometer facility,” said David Simon, FordRacing engine engineer. “We can do full vehi-cle simulation in racing conditions in a waysome of our other cells aren’t capable of doing.It’s very, very specific to high-performanceracing engine programmes.”Race fans can follow the progression of the

record run attempt on Ford Racing’s Twitterchannel (@FordRacing) and Facebook pagethroughout the day.

This new, Fordinspired Riley Technologies Daytona Prototype car will by powered by the 3,5litre V6 EcoBoost at Daytona. PHOTO: QUICKPIC

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