Meet The Team

HOUSE.HOME.HEART. and HORSES says it all for me. I found my niche in 1992 when friends here and abroad asked us to find them renovator’s dreams too when they saw how much fun we had buying and selling old houses that have fallen on hard times and turned them into warm and inviting homes. I have never learnt how to “sell” anything but with a passion for people and property, matching comes naturally. I am a farm girl at heart and more comfortable in the saddle where I get inspired by nature, creating thoughts necessary to match our clients requirements. I am so fortunate that my daughter Lisa joined us Girls at Kapstadt and I love every moment working with her by my side.

Growing up with my parents starting Kapstadt International Properties in our family home in 1991 and witnessing their keen eye and skill to renovate many properties over the course of my childhood, I developed an appreciation for property, the history and potential they hold. I love architecture, experiencing different atmospheres created and observing how each space affects each person differently. I also love to create and imagine transformations but most of all to connect with people and to grasp what their ideal space would have to offer to make them happy.

I proudly joined Kapstadt International Properties after completing my degree in Creative Communications and Design at Vega School of Brand Leadership and having the honour of publishing my first book with peer and co-author Alex Ferguson-Williams, called Welcome to the Real World - a young person's guide to figuring it all out. It is a privilege to work alongside my mom, Elisabeth and our hand-picked colleagues. Besides selling beautiful properties and building our brand, I am happiest with my family - spending time with my husband, our three children and two Vizsla dogs either on the mountain or in the sea, and how lucky we are to have both these right here in the City Bowl of Cape Town.

I love selling houses and apartments in the Cape Town City Bowl and Atlantic Seaboard for Kapstadt International Properties. It is so enjoyable marketing clients’ homes: getting to know the property, the people who live there and the pets! Every home is interesting with its own unique features and every client has their own special needs. Spending time with clients and colleagues is fun and the reason that selling property for me is more of a passion than a career. We are very fortunate to operate in one of the most beautiful cities in the world and it is a privilege and an education to work with Elisabeth. We are very blessed.

I was born in a small village on the diamond fields of the Northern Cape, where my character was formed by hardworking, humble and honest parents and I enjoyed a safe and carefree childhood. I moved to “The Big City” Kimberley where I started my career as a bookkeeper at Northern Cape Livestock Auctioneers, traveling daily from auction to auction in the countryside. Then the days of Trust Bank happened with mini-skirts, beehive hairstyles and false eyelashes. I was privileged to work for Dr. Jan S Marais, the man who founded Trust Bank – one of the most influential businessmen in South African history. Soon I needed a greater challenge and I joined Wesbank where I revelled in the world of finance. I loved it. Thereafter I ran my own restaurant in Pringle Bay! A few years later, I enrolled and completed board exams in 1998 and I’ve never looked back especially since I joined Kapstadt International Properties in 2002. Thank you to all my fabulous Buyers and Sellers who made this journey joyful and successful. My life has been a magnificent roller coaster ride and there is so much more to look forward to.

The Kapstadt Rental division was established a few years ago as an additional complimentary service to our owners and clients alike due to the demand for quality rentals in the City Bowl and the Atlantic Seaboard area. We have successfully built up an impressive portfolio of unfurnished and furnished properties in this time and remain a small, exclusive agency as we offer an efficient hands-on service to all our clients. Our tenants include consulates and many International corporate companies and most of our tenants extend their leases for several years which is highly agreeable to all parties. We offer a varied and exclusive collection of houses and apartments, from charming Victorian cottages, glamorous designer homes and modern penthouses – true to the Kapstadt tradition of unique and distinctive properties only. Candice concentrates on furnished rentals and has several years' experience in both areas. When Candice is not at work, she is on the beach or doing homework with her 3 boisterous boys.

I love living and working in the City Bowl and Atlantic Seaboard and am delighted to have joined the dynamic team at Kapstadt International. I grew up in the UK and have been working in property for nearly 20 years having worked in London before moving to Botswana where I lived for 17 years, then moving to South Africa in 2003. My passion for people, property, architecture, art and history has provided the perfect tool for me to assist buyers and sellers to reach their dreams and goals.

I was brought up in a small village in the Netherlands before moving to Amsterdam to study International Relations. In 2011 my partner and I drove from Amsterdam to Cape Town in an old Hilux bakkie, and settled down in Tamboerskloof. A year later we were ready to buy and contacted Kapstadt International to help us find the right spot. Together with my architect– partner, we ended up designing and building our dream home in Vredehoek with the most amazing views, where we love living with our two young boys.

We stayed subscribed to Kapstadt's newsletter, always impressed by their property portfolio, and enjoying the personal tone of voice and the neighbourhood news. Fast forward to 2020, after having set up and run Shweet Products for 9 years, I am so excited and proud to have become part of the strong Kapstadt team, an amazing group of women that are welcoming, hardworking, supportive, honest and fun. To learn the ropes from Elisabeth and Lisa is a true privilege! I look forward to helping you realize your property dreams too.

Becoming an agent has seemed like a natural progression having worked for Kapstadt for five years already as Social Media Manager and Lisa's PA and having written hundreds of our property descriptions. I absolutely love the company and my colleagues and couldn't imagine working anywhere else. I'm very much a people person and have a passion for making connections and finding someone their dream home. Having moved to Cape Town over 12 years ago I feel like a local and know the City Bowl as well as if I were born here.

Having had a magical childhood growing up in India and Sri Lanka, I have had the luxury of travelling the world. I can truly attest to Cape Town being a dream destination. Being able to work, live and raise my two boys right here, in the Mother City is a privilege. Nothing brings me more joy than matching one of its treasured homes to the perfect buyer. Property is truly a business of the heart, in my opinion. Working with this team of formidable, independent women under the expert guidance of our mentors, Elisabeth and Lisa is a dream come true. I love working at Kapstadt, they have become like a second family to me.