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Landlords: reduce your investment risk

Upskilling and insurance are helping small buy-to-let investors to expand their knowledge and offset associated risks. I
Property Advice
Anna-Marie Smith
03 Feb 2014

Student accommodation is a sound property investment | Private Property

Private residences are being inundated with applications for student accommodation this year, amid shortages of residences at tertiary institutions. “We are fielding an unprecedented number of calls from students who are ...
Property Advice
Cathy Nolan
03 Feb 2014

WIN! An iPad Mini Could Be Yours

21 weeks ago – in celebration of its 21st birthday – SABC3’s Top Billing launched a competition in which one beyond-lucky person will win a beyond-belief lifestyle worth more than R5-million. This is the most valuable prize ...
Property Advice
Private Property Reporter
29 Jan 2014

Keep An Eye On The Ad And A Hand on Your Wallet

Remember the “good old days” when the onus was on the landlord to ensure that a tenant was above board, had a solid credit history and wasn't prone to moonlight flights? Now, while landlords still have to be vigilant so, it ...
Property Advice
Lea Jacobs
29 Jan 2014

Love It Or Leave It

I haven’t felt like this since I was a teenager. Well actually, I was just 13 and he was a singer in a band. On TV. He dressed in pastels and wore pale shoes, and after we’d chatted (briefly) at a cousin’s mother’s function, he ...
Property Advice
Andre Fiore
29 Jan 2014

Green’s Good – But Blue’s Better

Algae can grow in any climate, but in our subtropical climate, it is a much larger problem. The humidity levels within the atmosphere are a primal breeding ground for algae of all types. When algae is present in swimming pools ...
Property Advice
Press
23 Jan 2014

Add A Dash Of Radiance To Your Bathroom

The new year is a time of new beginnings – and new colours, as highlighted by the announcement of Pantone’s Colour of the Year. This year, Radiant Orchid, “an enchanting harmony of fuchsia, purple and pink undertones”, has taken ...
Property Advice
Jacqueline Gray
23 Jan 2014

Advice Worth Holding On To

They’re everywhere. They live among us. They go about their daily lives raising little suspicion from colleagues and friends. Only those who live with them know what they truly are: hoarders. And I hate to admit it, but I think ...
Property Advice
Shaun Wewege
23 Jan 2014

Landlords: Read this!

While property is always going to be a good investment, being a landlord involves much more than simply finding the right tenant and collecting the rent every month.
Property Advice
Lea Jacobs
23 Jan 2014

More Mobile Than Ever Before

Mobile devices are being used more and more every day.  According to Google, mobile property searches have more than doubled in the past year. Many months ago we created a mobile website that generated a mini version of our ...
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Private Property Reporter
16 Jan 2014