LARA STROUD
Table Mountain across the bay, seen from the beach at Bloubergstrand
Lara Stroud

Lara
Stroud

Property. People.
Places. Stories.

For nearly three decades I’ve worked in property, but property is only one part of my story.

I’m fascinated by people, places, ideas and the stories we collect along the way.

Welcome to my world.

Professionally, I’ve spent almost three decades working in property. I’ve bought it, sold it, marketed it, negotiated it, leased it and, occasionally, obsessed over it.

But somewhere along the way I realised that my work was never really just about buildings. It’s about people. Why someone chooses one house over another. Why a particular neighbourhood feels like home. Why some spaces work and others don’t. Why one property sits on the market while another has people fighting over it.

And then there’s everything else: writing, family, friendship, food, travel, and the ridiculousness of everyday life. This website is where all those parts finally get to live in the same place.

01

Property

Almost thirty years on the Western Seaboard. Valuation, sales, leasing, and the market knowledge that only comes from doing it since 1994.

Explore property
02

Writing

All Roads Lead to Chocolate. Stories about life, people, love, loss and laughter, collected over years of writing them down.

Read the stories
03

About me

Kind, funny and loyal. Goofy, stubborn and a little too opinionated, if you ask my family. Both are true.

Meet Lara
I believe in beautiful spaces, honest stories and the power of connection.

Lara Stroud · Urbanyx Properties