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How to avoid losing your home when you can’t pay the bond
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How to avoid losing your home when you can’t pay the bond

If you are in financial difficulty, your bank is likely to make arrangements that will allow you to keep your home.

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The best estates in Kwazulu Natal

Carol Reynolds, Pam Golding Properties Area Principal for Durban Coastal, chats about the property market as well as estate living in her home province, KwaZulu-Natal.

Permission needed for short term letting of Cape Town apartments
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Permission needed for short term letting of Cape Town apartments

Many apartment owners are choosing to rent out their property as short term lets but they need to check that they are legally allowed to do so.

64% of sales in upmarket Zimbali were in cash
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64% of sales in upmarket Zimbali were in cash

Analysis of 3.5 years of sales in Zimbali reveals interesting statistics – including the fact that 64% of sales were in cash

Sectional title schemes can block Airbnb letting
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Sectional title schemes can block Airbnb letting

The Ombud for community housing schemes has cleared up the confusion regarding letting sectional title units.

Points to ponder when buying your first home
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Points to ponder when buying your first home

While buying your home may be one of the most exciting things you will ever do, there are many pitfalls that first-time and even second time home buyers could fall into along the way.

These are the fastest selling suburbs in Gauteng
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These are the fastest selling suburbs in Gauteng

Property group Seeff has revealed the areas where property spends the least time on the market before being sold.

9 things that first time renters should know
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9 things that first time renters should know

Renting your first place can be intimidating. These tips for first time renters will help you go out there and flat hunt with confidence.

How to spot a dodgy landlord
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How to spot a dodgy landlord

There are landlords and then there are landlords…some are good and some are just plain bad. So how do you know what you are letting yourself in for when you rent a home?