Skip to content

Financial Management for Property and Real Estate Portfolios

Property owners and managers across Africa juggle rental income, tenant arrears, maintenance costs and financing on portfolios that tie up large amounts of capital. This course gives finance and property staff the tools to budget for buildings, measure returns and manage cash across a portfolio. Participants learn to protect yields, control operating costs and make sound buy, hold or sell decisions.

What you will be able to do

  • Build operating and capital budgets for property assets.
  • Track rental income, recoveries and tenant arrears.
  • Calculate yield, net operating income and return measures.
  • Manage maintenance, utilities and municipal cost recoveries.
  • Assess the financial impact of vacancies and lease renewals.
  • Evaluate buy, hold, refurbish and sell decisions.

Course outline

  1. 01Financial View of a Property Portfolio
  2. 02Operating and Capital Budgets for Buildings
  3. 03Rental Income, Recoveries and Arrears
  4. 04Yield and Return Measures
  5. 05Operating Cost and Recovery Management
  6. 06Vacancy, Lease and Escalation Analysis
  7. 07Buy, Hold and Sell Decisions

Who should attend

Property managers, portfolio accountants, facilities finance staff and investors in commercial and residential real estate.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendar
17 to 19 Aug 2026Mauritius3US$1,500
24 to 26 Aug 2026Dubai3US$1,500
31 Aug to 2 Sep 2026Lagos3US$1,500
7 to 9 Sep 2026Harare3US$1,500
14 to 16 Sep 2026Kampala3US$1,500
21 to 23 Sep 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500
28 to 30 Sep 2026Pretoria3R13,000
5 to 7 Oct 2026Cape Town3R13,000
19 to 21 Oct 2026Online3US$900
26 to 28 Oct 2026Mozambique3US$1,500
2 to 4 Nov 2026Cairo3US$1,500
9 to 11 Nov 2026Accra3US$1,500
16 to 18 Nov 2026Lusaka3US$1,500
23 to 25 Nov 2026Kigali3US$1,500
30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026Nairobi3US$1,500
7 to 9 Dec 2026Durban3R13,000
14 to 16 Dec 2026Johannesburg3R13,000

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

Related courses in Finance and Budgeting

Finance and Budgeting

Budgeting, Forecasting and Cost Control

Build budgets that survive contact with reality. Zero based principles, rolling forecasts and variance investigation are worked through...

Next session
31 Aug to 4 Sep 2026
Venue
Dubai
5 day programme
FromUS$900
Finance and Budgeting

Financial Statement Analysis and Reporting

Read a set of annual financial statements the way an analyst does. Delegates dissect real style statements prepared under IFRS, trace the...

Next session
31 Aug to 4 Sep 2026
Venue
Johannesburg
5 day programme
FromUS$900
Finance and Budgeting

Cash Flow and Working Capital Management

Profitable businesses still fail when cash runs out. Forecasting cash with confidence, shortening the cash conversion cycle and releasing...

Next session
31 Aug to 2 Sep 2026
Venue
Kigali
3 day programme
FromUS$900
See all Finance and Budgeting courses