Frequently Asked Questions

The Village currently consists of 517 units with a vision of being a multi-generational security lifestyle village of around 1,000 units at maturity.

Existing amenities include:

• The Village Table Restaurant
• Gym
• Wonders of the World Preschool
• Village hub flexible offices and guest rooms
• The Village Deli
• Missing Sock Laundromat
• Buismed Family Doctors
• Fieuw Occupational Therapists
• Beauty Within Beautician
• Farm Running and Cycling Trails
• Membership at Devonvale Golf Club
• 2.2 ha landscaped central park with play areas
• 24 Hour security and remote monitoring
• Read more about the estate at www.nooitgedachtvillage.co.za

Most of the amenities are located in the Foundry Lifestyle Centre which is conveniently located opposite The Orchards. The farm trails are accessed through a monitored pedestrian gate, and the golf course is located at Devonvale Golf Club, less than 5 mins away.

Access to the gym is included in the levies. Please accept the terms and conditions to activate your entry. The gym also offers additional classes at an extra cost and monthly subscriptions are available.

Simply show your proof of residence within Nooitgedacht Village at Devonvale Golf Course and you will pay the same green fees as a member (available on all days except Saturdays).

Yes, book online at Village Hub – Coworking Space at Nooitgedacht Village or download the Village Hub App from your app store and explore several options available for you. If you receive visitors, they can also be booked into the Village Hub guest rooms.

Airbnb letting for residential properties is not allowed within the security estate but a minimum of three month rental period is allowed. The Village Hub at The Foundry offers five guest rooms for your guests.

Yes, but you apply for written consent of the trustees to keep a pet and adhere to the conditions of the pet policy.

Homeowners are allowed to make fires and braai in units that are fitted with a braai stand. For all other units, a concrete worktop will be provided to house your gas braai with a place for your gas bottle underneath.

Each unit will receive one pre-allocated parking space at the Orchards. Thirty six parking spaces will be communal spaces of which the trustees will decide the amount dedicated to visitors or to members on a first come first served basis. Another batch of 30 parkings will be offered to members to purchase.

The store rooms are available to purchase at an additional cost, for the exclusive use of unit owners.

Rémey Property Group

Rémey Property Group was founded in April 1994 by its current CEO and Chairman, Johan Meyer. With its head office situated in Stellenbosch, Rémey has, over the years, successfully completed and developed numerous projects. At Nooitgedacht Village they have successfully developed The Vineyards, The Meadows and The Foundry Lifestyle Centre that houses a restaurant, gym, pre-school, shared offices and guest rooms, laundromat, deli, family doctor practice, occupational therapist rooms and a beautician.

A few of their other projects include the 5 star Hazendal Hotel & Spa, Delaire Graff Luxury Accommodation, Burmeister on Park Apartment Building, and the Oude Poskantoor offices and retail space in Stellenbosch.

Remey acquired the Nooitgedacht Lifestyle Village in 2022 and have greatly improved it, installing landscaping, amenities, and running and cycling paths in addition to the units they built.

www.remey.co.za

Roelof Rabe Architects

Rooted in research and refined by reason, the work balances innovation with practicality – delivering architecture that is thoughtful, precise, and enduring. Based in the Western Cape, the practice approaches each project with clarity, curiosity, and a commitment to context, supported by a collaborative and efficient team.

www.roelofrabe.co.za

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TV3 Architects

TV3 Architects & Town Planners is a Stellenbosch-based architectural firm that created the vision for this space. Roelof Rabe refined this vision to an exceptional space that complements the estate and its continued development.

www.tv3.co.za

Sandré Marais Incorporated

Tel: +27 21 863 1069
Email: sandre@lawsmi.co.za

Ooba

Nicolette Marais
Tel: +27 21 976 1824
Cell: +27 82 441 1917
Email: nicolette@oobalink.co.za
Address: 75 De Keur Avenue, Vierlanden, Durbanville, 7550

SuperSpar – 1km (4 min)
Aston Energy Petrol Station – 1km (4min)
Doctor – on site at the Foundry
Gym – on Site at the Foundry
Stellenbosch CBD – 8,6km (12min)
Stellenbosch University – 8,6km (15min)
Stellenbosch Mediclinic – 8,6km (15min)

Stellenbosch Schools – 8,6km (15 min)
Paul Roos Gymnasium
Hoër Meisieskool Bloemhof
Renish Girls’ High School
Stellenbosch High School
Rhenish Primary
Eikestad Primary
Stellenbosch Primary

Paarl Schools – 24 km (24 min)
Paarl Boys’ High
Paarl Girls’ High
La Rochelle Girls’ High School
Paarl Gymnasium

Durbanville High school – 23km (32 min)
Jonkershoek Nature Reserve – 17,7km (26min)
Devonvale Golf & Wine Estate – 2,3km (5min)
Cape Town International Airport – 28,9km (36min)
Cape Winelands Airport – 16km (15min)
Cape Town Stadium – 47,2km (45min)

Nearby Wine Farms & Restaurants (nearly 150 in a 25km radius)
Simonsig Wine Estate
Delaire Graff Estate
Beyerskloof Wine Estate
Rust & Vrede Wine Estate
Kanonkop Wine Estate
Tokara Wine Estate
Peter Falke Wines
Babylonstoren

Restaurants (within a 10km radius)
The Village Table, onsite at The Foundry
Kantien, Eike, Spek & Bone by Bertus Basson
Post & Pepper
De Eetkamer
The Vine Bistro at Glenelly
The Fat Butcher
Rust & Vrede
Indochine
Lanzerac Manor Kitchen
Dusk Restaurant

Construction is set to commence in Q4 2026 with the expected completion date 14 months thereafter.

• Stellenbosch enjoys an average annual capital growth of between 7% and 10%. This means your property value is growing at roughly 8.5% pa but you are only required to put down 10% of the development value.
• You are getting growth on the full purchase price of the property and only have to put down a fraction of the price.
• Your tenant is largely paying off your investment property and bond for you.
• Your rental income increases every year but bond repayments generally stay the same and in relation to yearly salary and inflating income, the bond repayments become relatively cheaper every year.
• ​The longer it takes to enter the property market the harder it becomes.
• ​Property investment is likely to create long-term sustainable wealth and an ever-increasing annuity income.
• At this price point, the difference between a bond repayment and rental amount might be small enough to consider buying your own property rather than renting from someone else.

This can be done online by using the Ooba Indicator. It is a quick process to estimate the approximate amount you could qualify for. This is however NOT a bond approval.

Yes, the deal is subject to your bond being approved and should it not be approved, the deposit is paid back to you with interest. If you are unsure if you can afford the bond it is a good idea to get pre-qualified prior to sales day.

Follow the link below to check your affordability: www.indicator.ooba.co.za

Bond repayments will commence once the property has been built and transferred into your name and the bank has settled the payment to the seller.

Bond costs are payable at the time that the bond registers, once the development is complete. The seller is registered for VAT so there will be no transfer duty but only transfer costs (attorney costs) payable. The transferring attorneys are providing a 25% discount on bond registration costs.

To calculate the transfer costs you can click on the below link: Transfer Duty Calculator | Transfer Cost Calculator (ooba.co.za)

Example:

On a purchase price of R3 million the transfer costs would typically be R57 517* However, we have negotiated a discount with our transferring attorneys who will be offering clients a 25% discount, meaning that the transfer costs would be reduced to R43 137.

*Please note these are subject to change

The levies cover the costs of security, Foundry subsidy (currently including gym access), access to Devonvale Golf Club, cleaning and landscaping of the common areas, maintenance of the building, building insurance and all running costs.

Monthly rates are based on the value of the property and are calculated based on the value of the property less R250 000 and then multiplied by 0.004684 to get your yearly rates. Divide this by 12 to get your monthly rates.

Example:

R3 million property =(R3 000 000 – R250 000)* 0.004684 = R12 880.64 per annum
This equates to R1073.39 per month

In many cases, the municipality values the units slightly less than the purchase price.

The contract price is the price the client will pay for the property. You must be aware that there is occupational rent due from the date you take occupation until you take ownership (transfer takes place). During this time your money earns interest on your behalf in the transferring attorney’s investment account.

The other costs applicable are detailed above and include monthly rates and levies. Bond costs will be payable prior to registration of your bond once you take transfer of your unit. Transfer costs at this point will also be applicable. The development offers extras at an additional cost should you select items such as air-conditioning and double glazing.

After the completion of the development, the transfer process will commence. Occupation will be given as soon as an occupation certificate is granted. You will be able to occupy or rent out your apartment from the date of occupation.

No. The Orchards have been priced to be delivered by the contractor on a standardised unit type basis. Therefore changes to the layouts and materials are not possible before you take transfer of the unit. The developer will make available a selection of optional extras to choose from when signing the agreement of sale.

We value treating all clients fairly and equally and therefore amendments to the Agreement of Sale will not be possible.

Each unit will have an independent electricity meter.

Water will be paid in arrears and will be billed and metered on specific unit usage. There will be a central heat pump instead of geysers in order to make the building more efficient and minimise costs.

The estate offers all residents state-of-the-art security, featuring a gatehouse that is manned 24/7, 24 hour monitored-thermal cameras, strict access controls and electric perimeter fencing.

All apartments have the option to add air-conditioning as an extra at an additional cost.

High-speed fibre connectivity ensures residents have super fast internet in their apartments. This will be for the owner/residents account. The owner and/or resident will need to contact the service provider to obtain the ISP.

There is one lift with access from the ground to the third floor.

Deliveries are permitted, but all rules and estate security guidelines will apply.

The Orchards Body Corporate will automatically be part of the Nooitgedacht Village Master Property Owners Association. For more information, or to read its constitution click here or visit the website.

Chantel Pienaar
chantel@nooitgedachtvillage.co.za
+27 66 367 2093

Sales are live. View the available units via the interactive sales platform at theorchards.nooitgedachtvillage.co.za

The deposit is paid into the transferring attorney’s interest-bearing account and your money will earn interest for you.

• Best selection of units
• ​Capital appreciation is estimated at 8.5% while the development is under construction.
• ​Rare opportunity to own in a neighborhood with exceptional long-term rental demand.
• ​Rare opportunity to purchase a luxury apartment in an existing secure lifestyle village in the winelands.
• Convenient access to all the amenities on offer at The Foundry

• View and browse all the available units by visiting the user-friendly interactive price list.
• ​Here you can easily browse the available units and use the filters and sort function to narrow down your search.
• ​All costs, layouts, and expected rentals are shown on each unit.
• Reserve your chosen unit in a few seconds

Simply click the ADD TO LIST button on your favourite units. You can also reserve your preferred unit directly from the Shortlist.

All reservations will happen online via the interactive price list.

The list below outlines the steps you’ll need to be familiar with in order to have the best chance of securing the unit you want to purchase.

1. Register and log in to theorchards.nooitgedachtvillage.co.za
2. Click the RESERVE button on your selected unit to start the process.
3. ​Make sure to be quick as others may also be interested in the same unit.
4. ​Complete the form and accept the terms: Click CONTINUE
5. ​Your reservation will now move to the pending state, where you have 10 minutes to make payment of the R10,000 reservation deposit.
6. ​You may then pay your R10,000 reservation deposit via the following methods:
   • Visa or Mastercard
   • Masterpass
   • Snapscan
7. Once the R10,000 deposit is concluded, your unit will be reserved!*
8. ​You will then receive an email from our team confirming your reservation.

*Terms & Conditions Apply.

Next steps:

1. The Agreement of Sale will be sent to you via email. This will need to be signed and returned to us within 48 hours from receiving it.
2. The full deposit required is 10% of the purchase price within 7 days of purchasing the unit.
3. The balance (90%) will need to be secured within 30 days by either a bond approval, bank guarantee, or cash.
4. ​Alternatively, we will also accept cash offers with 30% deposit payable upfront with the balance payable 90 days before expected occupation.

Please note:

Whilst we have put everything in place to prevent double bookings, sometimes this does happen. In the unlikely event that the unit you have reserved was also reserved by another buyer, then the unit will be allocated to the buyer who paid their reservation deposit first (this is recorded by timestamp).

Should the second buyer not find a suitable replacement, the reservation deposit will be refunded. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.