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The Ins and Outs of Capital Gains Tax
There appears to be a lot of confusion as to when Capital Gains Tax (CGT) applies. While it doesn't apply to every property transaction, it is important for sellers to remain well informed and understand the implications ...
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Lea Jacobs
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27 Nov 2013
Buy-To-Let Investors Beware
We recently received a letter from one of our readers asking about the pitfalls of renting out a property they had bought, before transfer had taken place. In other words, the buyer would be leasing the home to a third party ...
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Lea Jacobs
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26 Nov 2013
Inspect Before You Sign
Moving into a new home is supposed to be an exciting event and, for many buyers, it is often the happy result of a long and arduous house hunt. But what if your happy ending is just the beginning of a nightmare?
Eric Bell of ...
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Jacqueline Gray
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26 Nov 2013
Move Over Nostradamus
We’ve reached that point in the year where writers all seem to do one of two things: write open letters; or write about what they hope to see in the next 365 days. I am too lazy to write an open letter. Perhaps “lazy” is not ...
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Shaun Wewege
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26 Nov 2013
Expect More Building Failures As South Africans Flout Regulations
A leading building inspector has warned that fatal building failures in South Africa like the collapse of a new Tongaat shopping mall will proliferate due to a lack of adequate policing of building standards and of building ...
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John Graham
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26 Nov 2013
Top 10 things homebuyers look for
What are the elements that today’s homebuyers look for when purchasing a property?
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Adrian Goslett
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26 Nov 2013
Mudslide Stopped By Good Infrastructure on Chappies
The unpredictability of ‘natural phenomena’ and ‘earthmoving’ lay before our eyes after cycling to Houtbay via Chapman’s Peak drive on Saturday morning.
Although torrential rain this weekend wreaked havoc across the Cape ...
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Anna-Marie Smith
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21 Nov 2013
Location, Location, Location
We have all heard the experts citing the importance of the location of a property. In fact, they place so much emphasis on this that they often repeat the word three times.
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Lea Jacobs
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21 Nov 2013
Things To Consider Before Buying An Investment Property
During December, many people explore the opportunity of buying a holiday home in their favourite destination. ooba, South Africa’s biggest bond originator and experts in home finance, have listed a few pointers to consider when ...
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ooba
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21 Nov 2013
Rental Tribunal Doing A Great Job, But Can be Manipulated By Tenants
Across South Africa the Rental Tribunal Board is regularly called on to adjudicate in cases where the landlord, for whatever reason, has decided to increase his rent by more than the limits generally considered reasonable, i.e. ...
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Press
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20 Nov 2013