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Have room to breathe when buying

When considering purchasing a property, buyers should ideally have an idea of what they can comfortably afford as a bond repayment before they take their first steps towards ownership.
Property Advice
Adrian Goslett
09 Oct 2012

Small body corporate challenges

Although it is always recommended that a body corporate utilises the services of a managing agent, there are schemes out there that may find it difficult to find an administrator that is willing to run their affairs. This is ...
Property Advice
Lea Jacobs
05 Oct 2012

Oh its Not Haunted? In That Case I'll Take it...

There are agents out there who will seemingly go to any lengths to sell a property. A recent Facebook posting highlighted this when a photograph showing a secondary sign, tacked on to the bottom of a 'for sale' board, informed  ...
Property Advice
Lea Jacobs
04 Oct 2012

Put your Money Where your Mouth Is

Statistics indicate that homebuyers across the board are now required to pay higher deposits than before and those who are considering purchasing property should think about doing so before the percentage required rises even ...
Property Advice
Lea Jacobs
03 Oct 2012

Rental Markets are Looking Rosy

Although you could be forgiven for thinking that many South African tenants are rouges who go out of their way to avoid paying rent, a recent report released by Tenant Profile Network (TPN) indicates otherwise. The figures ...
Property Advice
Lea Jacobs
03 Oct 2012

The Challenges of Running a Smaller Body Corporate

Although it is always recommended that a body corporate utilises the services of a managing agent, there are schemes out there that may find it difficult to find an administrator that is willing to run their affairs. This is ...
Property Advice
Lea Jacobs
03 Oct 2012

Check Out Your Agent

The news that the Estate Agency Affairs Board (EAAB) has been placed under administration may well be the best news that property buyers and sellers have had in a long time. Apart from scrutinising the financial affairs of the ...
Property Advice
Lea Jacobs
03 Oct 2012

5 Tricks to Reduce your Homeloan

Homeowners can reduce the term of their home loan and the total that they pay in with careful budgeting and clever tricks. 
Property Advice
Press
03 Oct 2012

Prevent Your Home Gym from Becoming a Clotheshorse

We’ve all uttered these words at some point. “I need to get in shape.” With time at a premium, health club fees rising and many of us being a bit unsure or intimidated by thought of going to gym with the muscle-bound beefcakes ...
Property Advice
Shaun Wewege
03 Oct 2012

Capetonians Grab a Slice of the High Season Pie

World Tourism Month in September once again signalled the reasons why, when Cape residents say they are getting their houses in order for the peak season, they mean business. In so doing, they derive optimum returns from the ...
Property Advice
Anna-Marie Smith
03 Oct 2012