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
Home inspection industry in for a shake-up?
News

Home inspection industry in for a shake-up?

Cowboy home inspectors watch out! A new bill will seek to define and regulate their role in the property industry. The Estate Agents Affairs Board (EAAB) recently announced that the Property Practitioner’s Bill is being ...

Points to ponder when selling your home
Property Advice

Points to ponder when selling your home

A few tips to consider before you embark on selling your home privately or through and estate agent.

Marsala the colour of choice for 2015
Lifestyle and Decor

Marsala the colour of choice for 2015

2015’s Pantone Colour of the Year is ‘Marsala’, an elegant, earthy wine red hue. Hearty yet stylish, Pantone describes Marsala as embodying the satisfying richness of a fulfilling meal while its ...

Lifestyle and Decor

SPF or DIY – what does the holiday hold for you?

The holiday season is upon us and, while many will be jetting off for distant shores, just as many will be quite happy to stay at home and enjoy some quality time with family and friends. But the ...

Lifestyle and Decor

Renovate or root-canal?

I’ve had root-canal treatment, and I’ve lived in my house while we renovated it – and as experiences go, I found the two quite similar. Especially when it came to the relief I felt when the mess was finally cleared away. True, ...

Lifestyle and Decor

Building? Plan your land

So you’re building a new house: you’ve appointed your architects and an engineer, and the last thing you need is the cost of another professional, right? Well, it depends. How well do you want ...

Property Advice

Sell – whatever the season

I’ve come to realise over the past few years that South Africans hibernate during winter. Once the chilly season sets in, any thoughts of an evening braai go up in smoke, social events are generally poorly attended and it feels ...

Fix first, renovate later
Lifestyle and Decor

Fix first, renovate later

Here, we take a look at how to renovate your below-market property so as to increase its value – and not overspend.  

Renovation can be a bad plan
Lifestyle and Decor

Renovation can be a bad plan

By renovating your property you can design the perfect home for yourself. It can be an exciting process, as well as a rewarding one – especially from the point of view of an investor (which you are, as a home owner). Renovation ...

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