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The Neighbour from Hell

Do yourselves a favour and ask about the neighbours before you commit to buying that property. It may sound a little silly, but in actual fact a noisy, nosy, disruptive neighbour can ruin anyone’s life and finding out what sort ...
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Lea Jacobs
06 Jan 2012

Malvern - The Other Side of the Hill

Situated on both sides of Jules Street in eastern Johannesburg, Malvern is one of those suburbs that many people have heard about but not too many have actually visited. The suburb, which sits just over the hill from the more ...
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Ben Kelly
04 Jan 2012

Salt Rock - A Fisherman’s Paradise

The quaint little town of Salt Rock is situated approximately 40 minutes north of Durban and is renowned as one of the best fishing spots in the region. Rock pools, reefs and crystal clear waters also make for excellent scuba ...
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Lea Jacobs
04 Jan 2012

Track the Fynbos Fragrance to Humansdorp

The distinctive smell of the surrounding fynbos alerts travelers along the N2 toward Port Elizabeth and East London to turn down onto the straight and narrow road that leads to Humansdorp. This neighbourhood borders closely onto ...
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Anna-Marie Smith
04 Jan 2012

Ligbron Academy of Technology - Deeds, Not Words

Intent on the creation of technical and scientific leaders, Ligbron Academy of Technology in Ermelo gives learners the means to change the world through a unique education. Based upon a Christian ethos, Ligbron Academy is a ...
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Claire Fraser
03 Jan 2012

Home Alone

Not everyone has the same integrity when looking after someone else’s property. Your children, for instance, are not necessarily the best candidates to look after your home while you are on holiday. Only the very naïve would say ...
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Lea Jacobs
03 Jan 2012

Property title deeds – the be-all and end-all of the deal

Most people breathe a sigh of relief once a bond has been approved, believing that the sale is now a done deal. Unfortunately, there is a long road ahead and still a lot of work to be done before the property is transferred. Ask ...
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Cathy Nolan
30 Dec 2011

Drive Past Beautiful Sedgefield, and Live to Regret It

Reason being that Sedgefield’s exquisitely natural environment is mostly hidden from the roadside, not altogether a bad thing since preserving this secret may pay off in time to come. Another reason may be that its two famous ...
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Anna-Marie Smith
29 Dec 2011

Take the stress out of arranging bond finance

House hunters the world over are finding it more difficult to secure bond finance. South Africa is no different and those who apply for a mortgage bond are going to find that the process is far more complicated than ...
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Cathy Nolan
29 Dec 2011

The cost of buying property

When considering purchasing property, it is a simple matter to calculate your bond repayments and see whether or not your savings will cover the deposit that most banks will require before ...
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Cathy Nolan
29 Dec 2011