Apply for property marketing agent permit

If you are a fully certified property marketing agent intending to sell, market, let, lease or auction properties on City-owned land, then you will need to apply for a permit from the City.

How to apply

Please note

If you let or sell properties and do not use City land when putting out your to let, for sale, auction or sold boards, then you do not need to apply for a permit.

Step 1: Download and fill out the Application for New Registration of Fully Certified Agents and Auctioneers Form, which you can find in the document downloads section below.

Attach to your application:

copy of your current Fidelity Fund Certificate (FFC); if you do not have a current copy, then a copy of the previous year’s FCC, with proof that you have applied for a new one
certified copy of your ID document
municipal business partner number – which can be found on your personal municipal rates invoice (if you do not have a business partner number, you will need to bring proof of address in order to create one)

Step 2: Submit your completed application at your nearest municipal office (see below).

Municipal office	Address
Blaauwberg	Milnerton Civic Centre, 87 Pienaar Road, Milnerton
Cape Town	Eighth floor, Good Hope Subcouncil building, 44 Wale Street, Cape Town
Helderberg	Cnr Fagan Street and Main Road, Strand
Khayelitsha	E Block, Stocks and Stocks Building, Ntlazane Road, Khayelitsha
Kraaifontein	Civic Centre, Brighton Road, Kraaifontein
Parow	Civic Centre, Voortrekker Road, Parow
South Peninsula	Plessey Building, 3 Victoria Road, corner of Main Road, Plumstead

You will also be requested to pay the re-registration fee which is calculated based on Environmental and Heritage Management tariffs and charges in the document downloads below

Step 3: If your application is successful, you will be issued with six permit stickers, which you can place on your directional boards.

Payment

We accept the following methods of payment:

Cash, debit and/or credit card: We will cover the bank cost on a cash, debit and/or credit card payment on an amount above R7000 per transaction. We absorb such costs in respect of single payments of R7000 and below.
Direct deposit at any Nedbank branch: Insert your payment reference number on your deposit slip
Electronic payments (EFT): Select the City of Cape Town as a bank listed beneficiary on your bank's website. Use your 9 - digit reference number in the beneficiary account number/ payment reference field.

Contact us

You can apply for registration by visiting your nearest Municipal Office:

Blaauwberg Municipal Office

Ronald Claasen - 021 444 0602
Giselle Lamohr - 021 444 0599
Mari-louise van den Berg - 021 444 0600

Cape Town Municipal Office

Aviwe Chiya - 021 400 6529
Natasha Baaitjies - 021 400 6533
Surita Roberts - 021 400 6521

Helderberg Municipal Office

Nicole Fredericks - 021 850 4229
Ntomboxolo Hantibi - 021 850 4115
Abduragmaan (Abie) Majiet - 021 850 4124

Khayelitsha Municipal Office

Charlene Dickson Paulsen – 021 360 1296
Nico Lombard – 021 360 1295

Kraaifontein Municipal Office

Patrick Benecke - 021 444 4906
Jarek Haznar - 021 444 4905
Wayne Isaacs - 021 444 4904
Kim Matthee - 021 444 4907

Parow Municipal Office

Lizanne Emkie - 021 444 8897
Maheerah Hendricks - 021 444 8896

South Peninsula Municipal Office

Marcelle Klassen - 021 444 2614
Babalwa Moko - 021 444 2239
Janine Pick - 021 444 2615

Document downloads

1. Environmental and Heritage Management Tariffs
  01/07/2026, Budget annexure,Tariff - 1.2 MB
2. Property Marketing Application Form
  26/02/2024, Application form - 750.4 KB
3. Property Marketing Boards: List of Prohibited Routes Across Cape Town
  26/02/2024, List - 642.2 KB
4. Property Marketing Boards: Property Marketing Agents FAQs
  26/02/2024, FAQs - 407.6 KB
5. Schedule 12 Extract: Estate Agent Signs Guideline
  01/07/2023, Guideline - 78.1 KB

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