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Sectional title: make your managing agent pay

Can you imagine handing over your salary every month to a virtual stranger in order for them to manage your finances and pay your bills? In essence this is what body corporates do when they entrust the affairs of their sectional ...
Property Advice
Lea Jacobs
30 Oct 2014

Lodge your Durban property valuation objection

Durban property owners can now lodge objections to their property valuations if they are unhappy with the current assessments. Any property owner or other person who desires to lodge an objection to a matter reflected in the ...
Property Advice
Cathy Nolan
17 Oct 2014

Court clarifies municipal debts

A recent judgment will stop municipalities from demanding that the current homeowner settle any historical debt on a property. It’s hard to believe that a homeowner could be sued and, in certain circumstances, lose his home ...
Property Advice
Lea Jacobs
16 Oct 2014

Need cash? Borrow from your bond

In the wake of the African Bank’s collapse, unsecured lending has come under the spotlight like never before. And justifiably so.
Property Advice
Jacqueline Gray
16 Oct 2014

No maintenance? No bond!

The government has proposed to block access to credit for anyone who’s found guilty of defaulting on their maintenance payments.
Property Advice
Martin Hatchuel
16 Oct 2014

Annihilate your buy-to-let bond

Smart property investors will be aware that
 paying off a bond faster will save hundreds of thousands of Rands in interest and shave years off the bond term. But, like all bondholders facing tight ...
Property Advice
Real Estate Investment Magazine
14 Oct 2014

Have a happy home

Martin Seligman’s book “Authentic Happiness” talks about how happy people are more likely to have more casual and close friends, are more likely to be married and are more involved in group ...
Property Advice
Real Estate Investment Magazine
14 Oct 2014

African magic at Mahathunzi

Situated in over 1 000 hectares of authentic African terrain in KwaZulu-Natal, complete with both large and small wildlife, Mahathunzi will shortly be released onto the property market ...
Property Advice
Cathy Nolan
14 Oct 2014

“Mom, help me buy a house!”

Generally speaking, children look up to their parents and approach them for advice on matters of importance. Buying a home is one such matter and parents can play a pivotal role in assisting their children on their path to home ...
Property Advice
Jacqueline Gray
09 Oct 2014

Rent first; buy second

The cost of living is increasing and with it, the ability to buy property. Impaired credit records and high levels of personal debt are now the norm, and 100% bond approvals are few and far between. First time buyers and ...
Property Advice
Jacqueline Gray
09 Oct 2014