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Understand What You Are Voting For

Living in close proximity to your neighbours and making collective decisions that affect everyone’s life often leads to confrontation. Sectional title living brings its own set of challenges as it is virtually impossible to keep ...
Property Advice
Lea Jacobs
04 May 2012

Don’t Pin your Hopes on Pre-Approved Finance

Many moons ago, if you went to your bank and asked how much money it was willing to lend you in order for you to buy a home, you would more likely than not have walked out with a pre-approved bond. This document was almost cast ...
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Lea Jacobs
03 May 2012

Dealing With a Double Dose of Monday Blues

Coming in to the office on Monday this week was rather a surreal experience – out of around 70, maybe seven desks were occupied. The other 63 teamsters were sharp enough to have ensured a five-day weekend. The silence was ...
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Cathy Nolan
03 May 2012

Ensure your security before signing a lease

Tenants moving into rental properties should ensure that the home is safe and secure before signing the lease. In a country like South Africa where crime is rife, most, if not all, people will ...
Property Advice
Marlon Shevelew
03 May 2012

The key to investing in property

Most of us look at property as a secure long-term investment. But the very differing messages given off by pundits of the various categories of property investment can be confusing.
Property Advice
Justin Clarke
03 May 2012

Vandia Grove - Small Suburb, Great Value

Vandia Grove is a tiny suburb that not many will have heard of. That is unless you pay attention to the destination of Johannesburg Metro busses where one particular route ends in the suburb. With just under 120 properties in ...
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Ben Kelly
02 May 2012

Nelspruit is a Natural Beauty

The city of Nelspruit has boomed in recent years, due in part to its close proximity to Mozambique. Situated close to the Kruger National Park, Nelspruit has long enjoyed a healthy influx of tourists who stop over on their way ...
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Lea Jacobs
02 May 2012

Hilton - A Touch of England

Part of the Midlands Meander and home to the eponymous famous boys’ school, the small town of Hilton in KwaZulu-Natal continues to grow in popularity. Situated on the edge of an escarpment above Pietermaritzburg, the area is ...
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Lea Jacobs
02 May 2012

Inspector Green Gadget

While gadgets and their production are often the source of carbon footprints, particularly as they are items you want rather than need, technological advancements can aid the green campaigner in keeping emissions to a minimum. ...
Property Advice
Shaun Wewege
02 May 2012

Quality of Life, Why Not?

When living in an upmarket suburban area, or in an affordable housing development, what matters most is a positive outcome that provides occupants with an overall sense of wellbeing and contentment. In addition to meeting a ...
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Anna-Marie Smith
02 May 2012