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Eight ways to protect the wealth of your property portfolio
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Eight ways to protect the wealth of your property portfolio

You have accumulated your property portfolio, and have discovered that property investing is as much about liquidity as it is about choosing properties, managing tenants and arranging finance. You need to ensure you are able to ...

Tax and citizenship by investment
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Tax and citizenship by investment

Residency or citizenship by investment - are there tax benefits? There are many benefits to investing in a residency or citizenship by investment programme – lifestyle, financial, investment, more business opportunities and ...

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Residential investment opportunity in Izinga

Tongaat Hulett Developments has made available a new opportunity in Durban North for developers and investors. With previous offerings virtually sold out, the last available residential estate investment opportunity in the ...

The importance of being honest with your agent
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The importance of being honest with your agent

No one really likes disclosing their personal financial details to a virtual stranger, however, when it comes to buying property, it pays to be honest and upfront with your agent.  Agents qualify buyers as a matter of course ...

Property Advice

Collecting special levies in sectional title schemes

In ideal situations the normal levies collected in a sectional title scheme will cover all the operating expenses as well as any larger maintenance or repair projects that are due, but cases do ...

Property Advice

Ready yourself now for a rates rise in the future

Interest rates are unchanged... for now. Here's how to prepare yourself in advance for when they do inevitably rise. The South African Reserve Bank’s first Monetary Policy Committee meeting of 2015 delivered the goods: interest ...

Come out on top in a bidding war
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Come out on top in a bidding war

Getting into a bidding war when buying a property need not be a nightmare. Outfox the competition with these strategies.

Points to ponder when selling your home
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Points to ponder when selling your home

A few tips to consider before you embark on selling your home privately or through and estate agent.

Death and…property?
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Death and…property?

Generally speaking, nobody likes to dwell on the matter of their own demise. Unfortunately, it is something that none of us can escape and ignoring the consequences can make things that much harder for those left ...