The Section was created in 2013 to account for Council’s estate portfolio. The section answers to the statutory dictates of Part XVIII (Valuation and Assessment of Property for Rating) and Part XIX (Rating of Property) of the Act.

The section is responsible for;

1. Efficient and effective management of the Municipality’s commercial, industrial and institutional estate portfolio.
2. Maintenance of the Waiting List for commercial, industrial and institutional stands applications.
3. Allocation of commercial, industrial and institutional stands.
4. Valuation of Council and private properties.
5. Formulation of Council’s general valuation roll (GVR).
6.  Presently, the Section is manned by the Valuations and Estates Officer and an Estates Clerk.