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Tenants’ deposits
A landlord must invest a tenant’s deposit in an interest-bearing account with a financial institution. The tenant may during the period of the lease request the landlord to provide him with written proof of interest on such ...
Property Advice
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Alan Levy
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06 Mar 2012
The ghost of auctions past
The latest scandal to hit the property industry
is set to shake up the way that people perceive auction sales.
The news that one of South Africa’s wealthiest women, Wendy Applebaum, has filed a complaint with the National ...
Property Advice
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Cathy Nolan
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06 Mar 2012
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
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Lea Jacobs
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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
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Lea Jacobs
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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
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RE/MAX
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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
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Cathy Nolan
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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
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Paddocks
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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
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Ben Kelly
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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
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Lea Jacobs
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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 ...
Property Advice
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Lea Jacobs
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29 Feb 2012