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Collecting special levies in sectional title schemes

In ideal situations the normal levies collected in a sectional title scheme will cover all the operating expenses as well as any larger maintenance or repair projects that are due, but cases do ...
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Tahir Desai
11 Feb 2015

Steps for time efficient AGMs

It will soon be time for sectional title schemes to hold their Annual General Meetings, and while many body corporate members will often want to avoid attending, seeing it as a long drawn out ...
Property Advice
Tahir Desai
11 Feb 2015

Choosing an estate agent

Looking for an estate agent to help you sell your home? Here’s some advice you’ll want - because your choice of agent can make all the difference. Looking for an estate agent to help you sell your home? Here’s some advice ...
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Martin Hatchuel
05 Feb 2015

Ready yourself now for a rates rise in the future

Interest rates are unchanged... for now. Here's how to prepare yourself in advance for when they do inevitably rise. The South African Reserve Bank’s first Monetary Policy Committee meeting of 2015 delivered the goods: interest ...
Property Advice
Martin Hatchuel
05 Feb 2015

Come out on top in a bidding war

Getting into a bidding war when buying a property need not be a nightmare. Outfox the competition with these strategies.
Property Advice
Lea Jacobs
05 Feb 2015

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.
Property Advice
Hilton Greeff
03 Feb 2015

Death and…property?

Generally speaking, nobody likes to dwell on the matter of their own demise. Unfortunately, it is something that none of us can escape and ignoring the consequences can make things that much harder for those left ...
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Jacqueline Gray
29 Jan 2015

Why your home won't sell

George Bernard Shaw* said it right when he said that “If all the economists were laid end to end, they’d never reach a conclusion.” But it doesn’t take an economist to conclude that if you’re sitting with a house that won’t ...
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Martin Hatchuel
29 Jan 2015

Getting it plated

Last week The Roosting Venus wrote abut how her thoughts turned to investing in Mozambique while on holiday in that beautiful country. See: A slice of paradise In this week's piece she explores the options available to would-be ...
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The Roosting Venus
29 Jan 2015

Pricing your home to sell

Everyone, it seems, is an expert when it comes to pricing property. This  includes those mavericks among us who insist that it's their right to market their home at what ever price they choose.
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Lea Jacobs
29 Jan 2015