Can I still object to the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality GV2022 roll?

The general objection period (closed in 2022; the next general roll (GV2027, values as at 1 July 2026) takes effect on 1 July 2027) has closed. Supplementary rolls are published at least once a year and each opens for objection; the Municipality announces the dates. GV2022 was extended by the MEC until GV2027. An error of fact on your entry, such as the wrong category or extent, can usually still be raised with the valuations office.

Does objecting stop me paying rates?

No. Rates stay payable on the roll value while the objection is decided. If the value is reduced, the City adjusts the account.

When do the new values apply?

From 1 July 2022. Rates bills from then on use the GV2022 value.

What value is on the roll?

The market value of the property as at 1 July 2021, set by the municipal valuer by mass appraisal. It is not today's market value and not a bank valuation.

Where do I find my erf number?

On your rates account, your title deed or the SG diagram, or type the street address into ErfCheck. See how to find an erf number.

Nelson Mandela Bay (Gqeberha) valuation roll GV2022: look up a property value, erf number and objections

The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality values every property in Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), Kariega (Uitenhage), Despatch and the rest of the metro on its general valuation roll, and your rates are worked out from that value. Here is what the current roll says, how to look a property up, and how an objection works.

Look up a property in Nelson Mandela Bay (Gqeberha)

Free: erf number, township, last registered sale and imagery. No owner names.

ErfCheck reads the Nelson Mandela Bay GV2022 roll and its supplementary rolls: when a property was revalued on a supplementary roll, the record carries that newer value, and the report shows the GV2022 value beside it. The roll lists streets without house numbers, so ErfCheck finds a house by its erf (from the Deeds Office extract or the Surveyor-General parcel).

How to object to your valuation

Check the window. The general-roll window (closed in 2022; the next general roll (GV2027, values as at 1 July 2026) takes effect on 1 July 2027) has closed. Supplementary rolls are published at least once a year and each opens for objection; the Municipality announces the dates. GV2022 was extended by the MEC until GV2027.
Get the form. Objections go in on the City's own form, one property per objection. Online: the City's valuation portal. Notices and instructions: Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality valuations page.
Give evidence, not a feeling. An objection succeeds on market evidence as at 1 July 2021: registered sales of similar properties on your street, in your scheme or suburb close to that date, and your own purchase price if it was recent. Defects the valuer could not see (structural damage, a smaller extent than recorded) count too.
Keep paying rates on the roll value while the City decides. If you disagree with the decision you can appeal to the valuation appeal board; the City's decision letter explains how.

The R99 ErfCheck report puts that evidence on one page: the roll value, every recent registered sale on your street or in your scheme, your own transfer, and a plain verdict on whether the gap is worth contesting.

How the value turns into rates

Annual rates are the roll value, less any residential exclusion in the City's rates policy, multiplied by the rate in the rand the council sets in each year's budget (effective 1 July). A lower roll value lowers the bill in proportion. See the rates calculator.

Questions

Can I still object to the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality GV2022 roll?: The general objection period (closed in 2022; the next general roll (GV2027, values as at 1 July 2026) takes effect on 1 July 2027) has closed. Supplementary rolls are published at least once a year and each opens for objection; the Municipality announces the dates. GV2022 was extended by the MEC until GV2027. An error of fact on your entry, such as the wrong category or extent, can usually still be raised with the valuations office.
Does objecting stop me paying rates?: No. Rates stay payable on the roll value while the objection is decided. If the value is reduced, the City adjusts the account.
When do the new values apply?: From 1 July 2022. Rates bills from then on use the GV2022 value.
What value is on the roll?: The market value of the property as at 1 July 2021, set by the municipal valuer by mass appraisal. It is not today's market value and not a bank valuation.
Where do I find my erf number?: On your rates account, your title deed or the SG diagram, or type the street address into ErfCheck. See how to find an erf number.

Roll facts are taken from the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality's published notices. Check dates with the City before relying on them; ErfCheck is a record, not legal advice.