Building and Renovation

When it comes to property insights, Private Property doesn’t stop at the structural and financial aspects but extends to the interior as well. In the dynamic Lifestyle and Décor section, visitors get a colourful glimpse of the interior trends, landscaping solutions, home living and neighbourhood news. Here’s a look at the categories you can find in Lifestyle and Décor:

Design and Decor Garden and Outdoor Building and Renovation Green living Life at Home Know your Neighbourhood
Invest in your outdoor space
Lifestyle and Decor

Invest in your outdoor space

Renovate your outdoor space and you could add great value to your home.

Creating a sleep-promoting bedroom
Lifestyle and Decor

Creating a sleep-promoting bedroom

Getting a good night’s rest is probably near the top of everyone’s wish list, but how many of us know the extent to which our bedroom environment plays a role in us actually getting it?

How to manage maintenance issues with your landlord
Property Advice

How to manage maintenance issues with your landlord

What do you do when you feel that your landlord isn’t fulfilling their maintenance obligations?

Making your home wheelchair friendly
Lifestyle and Decor

Making your home wheelchair friendly

Finding or creating a home that is accessible and easy for physically disabled family members to use and navigate can be an absolute nightmare. Here are some tips.

Future landscape of the property sector
News

Future landscape of the property sector

Two property Bills have recently been signed into law. Here's what these mean for the property market..

Electrical hazards to beware of
Property Advice

Electrical hazards to beware of

Rolling blackouts and load shedding are more than just an inconvenience, and can cause damage to your property. Here's how to prevent this.

Ask these questions before buying into a development
Property Advice

Ask these questions before buying into a development

Many first time buyers will be considering homes in developments and they need to ask the developers some probing questions before making a commitment.

The definitive guide to house plan approval permissions
Property Advice

The definitive guide to house plan approval permissions

There are crucially important reasons why you need planning permission before you build, renovate or extend your home, not least of which is compliance to the law.

Maintenance and sectional title schemes
Property Advice

Maintenance and sectional title schemes

Maintenance is a collective business when it comes to sectional title schemes.