About Rainer Kloos
After completing his law studies at the University of Stellenbosch in 1979, Rainer Kloos bought a charming Victorian home in Oranjezicht which suited his then bachelor status. In 1980 he discovered Hout Bay, which in those days was a place far away from the city and very rural. Rainer grew up on a farm in the then Eastern Transvaal and immediately realised that Hout Bay offered much more.
In 1981, a week before he got married he purchased an 8,000m² piece of forest in Longkloof for R27,000. Most of the Longkloof forest belonged to a Sarah Bloch who bequeathed the land to Tel Aviv University who auctioned it off in 1980 after they advised that a forest at the tip of Africa was not of much use to them. Rainer bought the land from an investor who bought four two acre erven for R27,000 - at the auction, so already in those days astute property people were making handsome returns in Hout Bay.
Today, 27 years later the property market in the village (still boasting only one traffic light) continues to surge ahead. The reasons are not hard to find. Firstly, despite developments, Hout Bay has maintained much of its rural charm. Secondly, Hout Bay has become one of the safest suburbs to live in thanks to a combined effort of the entire resilient community who have tackled the challenging issues facing the community with vigour, passion and a world class neighbourhood watch with is the envy of many. Even our new charismatic mayor Helen Zille has expressed a wish to expand the success story of Hout Bay to make Cape Town a really world class city.
Hout Bay offers something for everyone. Some of the most expensive homes ever bought in Cape Town have been in Hout Bay. Equally, Hout Bay attracts many young couples and professionals who invest in their first home from about R1.6m upwards.
On a typical Sunday, Caren Henschel, Rainer’s wife would cycle to Cape Point over the world famous Chapman’s Peak Drive or if the wind blows the other way to the Waterfront along an equally impressive coastal road. The older of their five kids ride along the Disa River on horseback from Longkloof to the beach and Rainer meets with his mates for a paddle in the Bay and quite often bump into whales or dolphins. Then most of the family and friends meet on the beach and have lunch at one of the many quaint restaurants and if the lunch is not too long the boys would then in the afternoon launch a boat from the yacht club and haul in their legal limit of crayfish for supper that evening.
How do you value such a lifestyle – priceless! HB*
Rural Riverside mansion, 6 bedrooms, 
Elegance on the Ocean, 4 bedrooms, 
Stoneybrook Estate, vacant land, Land approx. 4,123m², R2,5 million