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Sorry Sir, You Can’t Bid on That…

The recent media storm around South African auction practices may spook some people when bidding on property. Potential bidders may have the urge to scour the audience for ghosts to try to ascertain whether all the people in the ...
Property Advice
Lea Jacobs
05 Mar 2012

The Ghost of Auctions Past

The news that one of South Africa’s richest women, Wendy Applebaum, had filed a complaint against Auction Alliance with the National Consumer Commission regarding irregularities that she believed took place at the auction of ...
Property Advice
Lea Jacobs
01 Mar 2012

Price your property correctly

One of the most detrimental mistakes that sellers make when putting their home on the market is overpricing the property.
Property Advice
RE/MAX
01 Mar 2012

Sign a fine lease

One of the thorniest issues facing sectional title schemes is what to do about tenants who regularly flout the conduct rules and make things unpleasant for other residents. From the trustees’ point of view, the problem is that ...
Property Advice
Cathy Nolan
01 Mar 2012

Termination of a managing agent’s contract

In a hypothetical scheme, some owners are unhappy with the quality of services provided by the managing agent.
Property Advice
Paddocks
01 Mar 2012

Killarney - The Urban Heart of Jo’burg

Killarney is one of the parts of Johannesburg’s flatland, that has avoided the slide into slums that many other areas have fallen prey to. With its prime location and its large airy apartments the suburb is a favourite for those ...
Property Advice
Ben Kelly
29 Feb 2012

Turning Up The Heat In Summerstrand

Although Summerstrand, a suburb of Port Elizabeth has grown enormously over the past 10 years, those living in this popular suburb as well as other residents in PE have fiercely fought off any development on the beach side of ...
Property Advice
Lea Jacobs
29 Feb 2012

Don’t Leave it Too Late

Although there may be a variety of reasons that some people are not interested in buying property, age is definitely one factor that older people take into consideration. In a recent survey conducted by Columinate on behalf of ...
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Lea Jacobs
29 Feb 2012

Miracle Waters - A Weekend Less Ordinary

If you are a Johannesburg based diver and want a break from the usual weekend routine but can’t afford to dive at the coast then a weekend at Miracle Waters is one way you can get your bubble blowing kick. Miracle Waters is an ...
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Jacqueline Gray
29 Feb 2012

High Tea - Alive and Well

There is something about High Tea which brings out the civilised in us. Indeed, the moment I am surrounded by scones and pots of tea I find myself fighting the urge to extend my pinky finger as I raise my tea cup. History has it ...
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Jacqueline Gray
29 Feb 2012