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

Property Advice

The benefits of buying sectional title

Purchasing a sectional title unit has proven to be very popular in South Africa for a number of reasons, says Adrian Goslett, CEO of RE/MAX of Southern Africa.

Lifestyle and Decor

Increasing your property value

Your property is one of the largest investments you will make in your life time. Maintain that investment and increase the re-sale value with these steps.

Property Advice

Turning a bad building around

It sometimes happens that sectional title buildings encounter problems of mismanagement and become run down, even possibly unsafe in some cases and where the trustees have not taken due care of the management of the building. It ...

Lifestyle and Decor

Building on common property in sectional title

If a group of owners wish to build on a common property, what are the steps required to make this happen? For example, what would happen if the owners wanted to build a swimming pool? Individual owners can only build on the ...

Lifestyle and Decor

Damp doesn't have to be a nightmare

Whether it’s rising up from the ground or coming down from the roof, damp is not something you want in your house – and not something you can leave unattended as the consequences can be severe. These can include damaged ...

Property Advice

Sectional title maintenance

If there is one issue which can be almost guaranteed to raise temperatures among sectional title property owners, it is the question of who is responsible for the maintenance of the three different types of property in sectional ...

Property Advice

How to avoid buying a money pit

If you're in the market to buy a new home, you need to do everything in your power to steer clear of buying a house which becomes a nightmare after you move in and you only then discover that the roof leaks, or there’s damp in ...

Lifestyle and Decor

Project management - going it alone

Although a building project requires a certain degree of expertise and it is always advisable to utilise the services of a qualified builder, homeowners who oversee the management of a building project can not only save ...

Property Advice

Ways to win when you buy off-plan

With the number of existing homes for sale in the affordable price range diminishing, new developments are starting to regain popularity, especially with first-time buyers. And there are several factors in favour of buying a home ...

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