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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 ...
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Shaun Wewege
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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 ...
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Lea Jacobs
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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 ...
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Lea Jacobs
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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.
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Press
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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 ...
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Shaun Wewege
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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 ...
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Cathy Nolan
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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 ...
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The Roosting Venus
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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 ...
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Lea Jacobs
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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 ...
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Lea Jacobs
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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.
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Anna-Marie Smith
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26 Feb 2014