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Buying and selling houses? Know how!
Buyers often don’t consider the potential resale value of the property and this can have big implications further down the road.
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Press
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20 Mar 2014
Never trust a man with an angle grinder
While landlords may initially welcome tenants who offer to undertake the necessary repairs to their rental homes, giving tenants carte blanche to do what they like can prove costly in the long run.
For example, technology is ...
Property Advice
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Lea Jacobs
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19 Mar 2014
Tenants must bond with buyers
A landlord who attempts to sell a property while a tenant is living in the home could be faced with a tricky situation. A tenant who is reluctant to move could well sabotage the viewing process and, if not held in check, could ...
Property Advice
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Lea Jacobs
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19 Mar 2014
You can’t just boot your tenant
New owners of property who have become landlords in the transfer process cannot evict a tenant if a lease agreement was in place when the property was sold.
Property Advice
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Lea Jacobs
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18 Mar 2014
Ice ice baby!
I recently realised just how important it is to set aside all the gadgets, switch off and do something creative while attending a cupcake and cake decorating course. I’d forgotten how much fun it was to interact with people ...
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Jacqueline Gray
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13 Mar 2014
CPA escape ain't so easy!
Under the Consumer Protection Act (CPA) tenants can now give landlords 20 days’ notice if they want to vacate the premises before their leases have expired – but this clause doesn't mean an easy escape. Tenants need to ...
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Lea Jacobs
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13 Mar 2014
Of ancient Rome and rural KZN
The nation waits with bated breath for the outcome of Public Protector Thuli Madonsela’s Nkandla report. Did President Jacob Zuma abuse his position to make excessive and lavish upgrades to his home?
But whatever the outcome of ...
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Shaun Wewege
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13 Mar 2014
Taking the cheesy way out
The expression “waste not, want not” was very much part of my upbringing. But that’s what happens when you have a grandmother who was housekeeping during the war. Still, “cheeseparer” was one of her strongest insults, hissed ...
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The Roosting Venus
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13 Mar 2014
Be wary of buying in high density sectional title developments
Moderately priced high density sectional title apartments of the kind that have proliferated throughout South Africa have proved to be an excellent investment.
Property Advice
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Rawson Property Group
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13 Mar 2014
Choose your property rental agent carefully
When choosing a letting agent to manage a property that is rented out, it is very important to check their credentials carefully to ensure proper management of the asset and funds, says Michael Bauer, managing director of ...
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Michael Bauer
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13 Mar 2014