1 reviews | Active since Nov 2013
Leopards Rest (Alberton) not a security estate
I bought a house at the end of 2017 at Leopard's Rest Security Estate in Albertsdal. They called it a security estate, which is one of the things that attracted me and they said there is state of the art security, access control among other things you would expect in an estate. Ever since I moved in there have been issues around the legality of access control and I have learnt that they were not supposed to restrict access after all. Now its going to be a free for all. I have learnt today that Central development is shutting down the intercom system. Ironically, that was one of the things the salesperson mentioned would be there, an intercom-type system where a visitor would ring and I would let them in. When I bought the house, security guards when on a open road, this I was assured was only temporary and a proper security entrance would be put un place. I am shocked that this too is not legal, that is, the guard house. I am sure to prospective buyers they still market it a security estate. I have never seen such disorganization. Cosmopolitan projects please stop lying to people that this a security estate.
I have just learnt that access to the so called estate was never meant to be restricted. Yet this info was not furnished to me when they sold me the house. If I had known that info I wouldn't have bought the house.
Why doesn't Cosmopolitan be open to buyers of the true status of the place? I would not advise prospective buyers to buy at Leopards Rest.
You will have a rude awakening when you are inside.
The security measures at Leopard’s Rest includes a perimeter wall topped by electric fencing, patrolling security guards and boom gates manned by security guards at its entrance. Based on these security measures, it is advertised as a security estate. Since there is no formal definition or stipulations to determine what constitutes a security estate, classifying Leopard’s Rest as a security estate is not false advertising since it does offer its residents extensive security but with access control as opposed to fully restricted access.
The security measures at Leopard’s Rest includes a perimeter wall topped by electric fencing, patrolling security guards and boom gates manned by security guards at its entrance. Based on these security measures, it is advertised as a security estate. Since there is no formal definition or stipulations to determine what constitutes a security estate, classifying Leopard’s Rest as a security estate is not false advertising since it does offer its residents extensive security but with access control as opposed to fully restricted access.