A new South African Constitution looks to be a favourable one for South African property owners and investors, according to Anton de Leeuw, CEO of independent property educationists YDL.

And it will be further strengthened when Parliament changes the Prevention of Illegal Eviction from and Unlawful Occupation of Land Act.

Earlier this month the Constitutional Court ordered government to pay damages to the owners of Modderklip farm in Gauteng because it had not moved 40,000 squatters from the property. "But as important was the process of confirmation of the owners property rights," says de Leeuw.

He adds: "This aspect of property rights in the constitution has been thoroughly tested and the outcome is that the rights of property owners have been confirmed."