Land acquisitions

Your land may be worth more than you think.

Verati is looking for irreplaceable land in prime locations, in the top suburbs in South Africa. Whether you are selling a family home, vacant land or an older building with potential, we would like to talk to you, in confidence and with no obligation.

Request a confidential assessment What we are looking for

Aerial view of a leafy Pretoria East style street with one property outlined in gold

A different way to look at your property

Most owners only ever hear what their house is worth. Few ever hear what their land is worth.

For many families, the property they have lived in for decades is their single biggest asset. When the time comes to sell, it usually goes on the market as a house, to buyers who only see a house. But in prime suburbs, a large stand in the right position can hold far more value as the site of something new than as a single home.

That is what we look for. Verati is a developer and builder, and we see a property for what it could become: the location, the size, the zoning and the possibilities. That means we can often see value in your land that a traditional buyer simply cannot, and we can turn that into a fair, serious offer, or into a partnership that lets you share in what we create.

What we are looking for

The right land, in the right place.

If your property ticks the first two boxes below, we want to hear from you. Everything else, we can work through together.

2,000 m²+

Size

A minimum of 2,000 m² of land. That can be a single stand, or two or more neighbouring stands sold together.

Prime location

Irreplaceable land in prime areas, in the top suburbs in South Africa, close to the roads, schools and amenities people want to live near.

Any type of property

A family home, vacant land, an older building or an existing development. What matters is the land and its potential, not the condition of what stands on it today.

With or without rights

Your property does not need development rights yet. Rezoning and approvals are part of what we do, and our team has steered projects through them many times.

Two neighbouring stands of 1,350 m² and 1,250 m² combined into one 2,600 m² site

Smaller stand?

Your stand alone may be too small. Together with your neighbour's, it may not be.

Many of the best development sites are created when neighbours decide to sell together. Two stands of 1,350 m² and 1,250 m² become one site of 2,600 m², and a site like that is often worth considerably more as one than the two homes are worth on their own.

If you and your neighbours have ever talked about selling, let us know. We will look at your properties together and show you what they could be worth combined.

Tell us about your street

Two ways to work with us

Sell your land, or grow with it.

Option one

Sell to us

A straightforward sale to a serious buyer who understands the true potential of your property. We assess your land properly, make a clear offer and keep the process simple and transparent from start to finish.

We understand that selling a home you have lived in for years is a big decision, so we take the time to work around your plans and your timing, not the other way around.

Option two

Partner with us

If you would rather not sell at today's value, you can bring your land into a joint venture with Verati. Your land becomes the foundation of a new development, and instead of a once-off price, you share in the value that the development creates.

We take care of everything that turns land into a finished development: planning, approvals, design, funding, construction and sales. Every partnership is structured individually, around your property and what you want to achieve.

Why Verati

The people you deal with are the people who build.

You will not be speaking to a middleman. Verati's directors have delivered more than R3.65 billion in projects between them, including rezoning and developing major sites. We develop, we build and we are backed by established funding partners, so when we make you an offer or propose a partnership, it is one we can see through.

Real experience with approvals
Our Head of Projects has spent more than 20 years taking sites through land acquisition, rezoning and council approvals.
Funding in place
We are backed by established funding partners, so our offers are serious and our projects get built.
Respect for your neighbourhood
We design buildings that belong to their street and add to the area that you and your neighbours have called home.
Complete confidentiality
Your enquiry stays between you and us. No signs on your gate, no listings and no pressure.

How it works

Simple, private and without obligation.

01

Tell us about your property

Share a few details using the form below. It takes two minutes.

02

We assess its potential

We review the size, zoning and location of your property, and look at what could realistically be developed there.

03

We meet in person

One of our directors meets you to walk the property, listen to what you want and explain what we see.

04

You receive a proposal

A clear offer to purchase, or a joint venture proposal, for you to consider in your own time and with your own advisers.

Submit your property

Find out what your land could be worth.

Leave your details and one of our directors will contact you personally. Your information is treated in strict confidence, and there is no obligation of any kind.