In this training session, they delved into the distinctions between extending sections, exclusive use areas, changes of use, and alterations. Zerlinda van der Merwe offered insightful guidelines and highlight potential pitfalls that property owners should be mindful of.

This webinar Willie Roos from Stratafin; Zerlinda Van Der Merwe from TVDM Consultants and Vita Wilkens from The University of Pretoria, provide us with methods and suggestions on how to professionalise the community schemes' management industry.

Everything You Need to Know About Body Corporate Meetings. In this insightful Trafalgar webinar, Zerlinda van der Merwe from TVDM Consultants and Karien Coetzee delve into the essentials of effective communication, decision-making, and community collaboration within your body corporate.

Requests for installing solar panels, fireplaces, and skylights are not uncommon among property owners in various schemes. In this training session, we explored strategies for integrating these requests into scheme rules, examining available options for both schemes and owners, and outlining necessary steps before undertaking such installations.

Our panel of industry experts will discuss the different ways to go about installing solar within community schemes and whether we should make use of the rules or the rights.

In this video Andrew Schaefer, Karien Coetzee and Zerlinda van der Merwe speak about amending conduct rules and their enforcement.

Zerlinda touches on what implications solar has on your schemes conduct rules.

In this video Zerlinda van der Merwe from TVDM Consultants and Carl Smit from Sandak-Lewin Trust highlight some important aspects about being a trustee, such as, a trustee's role under the Sectional Titles Schemes Management Act and Regulations, and the importance of compliance in bodies corporate.

Zerlinda was invited to talk on the Ultimate Property Management Masterclass which was hosted by WeconnectU. In this session she spoke about reimagining the role of the Property Manager in community dispute resolution.