On 20 April 2011 Sondela Nature Reserve launched a new owners program, “Sondela Fractional Ownership and Private Residence Club” to allow our visitors to become owners and get so much more. For those who have heard of Fractional Ownership, the concept will need no explanation. We would however like to explain how it works and how being a Sondela Fractional owner can now give you, not only the benefits of saving on accommodation cost, but great lot more.

What is Fractional ownership?

Fractional ownership can be explained as a shared ownership as well as a shared usage of a managed holiday or leisure asset. This can almost be found in any type of luxury assets such as lodges, villas, houses boats and private jets. As with outright purchase of an asset a fractional purchase allows you to make a capital investment in an asset and thereby reducing the ongoing costs and increases in costs relating to the alternative which is mostly renting.

The upkeep and maintenance of the asset is then structured in such a manner that it allows for the sharing of the basic costs and to give a balanced and fair use to each on of the owners. When reflecting on property itself fractional ownership differs from Timeshare in the fact that there is a true underlying value that increase in value as an asset rather than just use is purchased. Furthermore it mostly represents lower annual fees as well as higher quality accommodation.

What makes Sondela Fractional ownership special?

Sondela Fractional Ownership is one of the most amazing fractional ownership investments available on the market today. After fractional ownership in property as a form of property investment became available in South Africa only a few years ago, not much attention was giving to this form off ownership and only a handful of developers where willing to go the route. As traditionally this type of investment where priced unreasonably high, no finance was available from the banks and the annual fees where excessive, very few people could afford such an investment, and it was left to only a selected few. At Sondela we looked at these obstacles and build a fractional platform that allows the average investor to acquire a asset of great quality and value for almost half the costs than traditional fractions and add more benefits through a club system and RCI. The result is a fractional investment that is not only looked after by the unmatched management and resort setup that has made Sondela famous, but a asset that allows for travel worldwide, capital growth, a rental pool, peak season holidays, exchanges through RCI, and many more.