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Legal requirements when registering a property in a company
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Legal requirements when registering a property in a company

Registering your property in a company is a popular choice but is important to understand the legal requirements first.

Bonds: 20 years or 30?
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Bonds: 20 years or 30?

Nowadays, it’s not uncommon for aspirant house buyers to apply for 30-year home loans. Before doing so, however, it would be wise to do the math and consider the long-term financial ...

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Down time? Up your property preparation

Besides the braais, the office parties, and the breakaways to the beach or the bushveld, the summer holiday period is always a good time to take stock and plan for the year to come. And if it’s property you’re wanting to buy – ...

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Painting ‘aint special at all

When it comes to special levies, residents in Sectional Title schemes can end up feeling confused and even resentful. In a bid to clarify the issue, Whitfields Residential and Commercial Property Administrators recently issued ...

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First come, first served?

What should you do when you receive more than one offer on your home? Sounds like a bit of a stupid question – you accept the highest offer, right? Well, maybe not. When it comes to selling a property it’s not all about the ...

Holiday homes: yay or nay?
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Holiday homes: yay or nay?

According to a recent report issued by John Loos, Household and Property Sector Strategist at FNB, holiday town property markets are beginning to pick up once more. Albeit it off a low base and after years of lagging the ...

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Hedge against inflation with property

Inflation is often understood as the rate at which prices of goods and services increase, but in reality the effect of inflation is far more destructive: it erodes the purchasing power of money. For example, in 2009, a loaf of ...

Avoid analysis paralysis
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Avoid analysis paralysis

Emotion and logic each have a role to play in decision-making, whether personal or business. However, if you want to become a successful property investor, it’s vital that you have a practical ...

Trustee troubles? Keep paying your levies!
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Trustee troubles? Keep paying your levies!

Are the finances of your sectional title scheme healthy? And should you withhold your levy payments to force the trustees to behave if you think things aren’t what they ought to be? Your answers, of course, should be “Yes” and ...