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Housing history vs property progress

While avoiding the pile of mounting work on my desk I found an interesting article that gave details of the most expensive property in Johannesburg. The results were not all that surprising. We’ve known for a long time that ...
Property Advice
Shaun Wewege
05 Mar 2014

See first; then sign

While it makes perfect sense for a buyer to scrutinise a property he intends to buy, it’s also a good idea for tenants to thoroughly inspect the property that they’re thinking of renting. Crime is a fact of life in South ...
Property Advice
Lea Jacobs
05 Mar 2014

Rental repairs: when is it your turn?

Regardless of how good a rental property looks, thing can and often do go wrong. Landlords need to remember that although tenants are responsible for some maintenance issues, there are times when they will have to get someone in ...
Property Advice
Lea Jacobs
05 Mar 2014

The cost of taking out a bond

One of the big advantages of dealing with an experienced bond originator – or an estate agent is that the buyer will not be confronted as the sale nears fruition with unforeseen costs.
Property Advice
Press
05 Mar 2014

DIY, design and Darwin

I have the world’s worst neighbour. He’s not noisy, doesn’t run a brothel from his garage or use his shed as a meth lab. In fact, he has a nice garden with a manicured lawn, flowering plants of all colours and a water feature ...
Property Advice
Shaun Wewege
27 Feb 2014

Interview with Tim Akinnusi from Nedbank Home Loans

If you are planning to buy property you need to make sure that you know the ins and outs of the home loan application process. The video below features some great advice from Tim Akinnusi from Nedbank Homeloans to aid you in ...
Property Advice
Cathy Nolan
27 Feb 2014

Buyers’ blues

We all know that the world of shopping isn’t for the fainthearted. Ladies who know their stuff can get almost anything at a better price, and those who really know their stuff can take almost anything back too. While many may ...
Property Advice
The Roosting Venus
26 Feb 2014

When landlords and tenants disagree

As long as there are landlords and tenants there are going to be rental disputes. Tenants may believe that the landlord isn’t doing his bit to maintain the property, while the landlord feels that he constantly has to attend to ...
Property Advice
Lea Jacobs
26 Feb 2014

Too many tenants in the queue

Landlords have had a bit of a dry white season these last couple of years and those who chose to rent out properties must now be over the moon to hear that the demand for rental properties is fast outstripping supply. In most ...
Property Advice
Lea Jacobs
26 Feb 2014

Beauty behind the “boerewors curtain”

Residents from behind the “boerewors curtain” in Cape Town have their property interests firmly vested in an imaginary dividing line, between Cape Town’s northern and southern suburbs. 
Property Advice
Anna-Marie Smith
26 Feb 2014