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How the CSOS dispute resolution service works
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How the CSOS dispute resolution service works

Bodies Corporate and Home Owners’ Associations are starting to get a sense of how the office of the Ombud for Community Schemes is going to work. Here’s what you can take to the Ombud

Why you should install separate meters in sectional title schemes
Property Advice

Why you should install separate meters in sectional title schemes

Installing separate meters for water and electricity will help the financial management of sectional title schemes. This is how the project needs to be tackled.

Can your HOA stop the sale of your house?
Property Advice

Can your HOA stop the sale of your house?

The Home Owners Association of a scheme or development have the power to stop the sale of a unit if the homeowner has not complied with the scheme rules.

9 Home safety rules every child should know
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9 Home safety rules every child should know

Keeping your kids safe while at home is a priority for all parents. Teaching them these 9 rules will help keep them out of harm’s way.

Budget 2017: how it will affect the property market
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Budget 2017: how it will affect the property market

What does this year’s budget speech mean for those who own property or are buying property this year? The heads of some of SA’s biggest estate agencies have their say.

Budgeting tips for sectional title schemes
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Budgeting tips for sectional title schemes

Trustees of sectional title schemes should consider these useful tips when structuring the scheme’s annual budget for the year ahead.

Your security could be sending the wrong message to buyers
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Your security could be sending the wrong message to buyers

Those who install thousands of rand’s worth of security features before putting their home up for sale may be putting some buyers off.

The reason that Blouberg property sales have hit R2.4 billion
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The reason that Blouberg property sales have hit R2.4 billion

Find out what makes the greater Blouberg area a sought-after residential destination to live in

When ratepayers take matters into their own hands
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When ratepayers take matters into their own hands

Poor service delivery is unfortunately a sad reality for many South African towns. Instead of moaning, the residents of some small towns are taking the initiative and fixing things themselves.