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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
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Lea Jacobs
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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
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Cathy Nolan
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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
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Lea Jacobs
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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
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Jacqueline Gray
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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
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Martin Hatchuel
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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 ...
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Real Estate Investment Magazine
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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
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Real Estate Investment Magazine
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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
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Cathy Nolan
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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
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Jacqueline Gray
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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
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Jacqueline Gray
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09 Oct 2014