Effects of Land Administration on RDP Land and Buildings-A Case of Alexandra Township

Land administration system plays a major role in legalising improvements outside the formal system through legislation and other measures. Hence, the study investigates the effects of land administration on existing RDP houses in South Africa. A quantitative approach was adopted. Structured questionnaires were designed and distributed to department of housing and to RDP home owners. 60 Questionnaires were distributed and 50 came back complete and eligible to used, this represented 83.3% of response rate. The findings on the effects of land administration were conflict among the owners and government, poor government planning, some of the properties are not evaluated, poor government record keeping on change of ownership, were some of the effects obtained from the study. Land management is a principal component of any country’s administrative portfolios. Hence, land administration is a crucial procedure of governing land tenure, valuation of land, rights on land and development of land in order to formulate appropriate regulatory policies. The study will motivate that RDP houses must be valuated and registered so that beneficiaries could have title deeds. Also the beneficiaries would benefit from the study by knowing the land rights so they can value and appreciate it.