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Follow the rules when dealing with a bad tenant

It is often said that the landlord renting out residential property should never go the DIY route in selecting and managing his tenants.  This, says Jacqui Savage, the Rawson Property Group ...

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Dealing with an uncooperative tenant

For those landlords who rent out residential property and manage it themselves, here are some guideline sin dealing with uncooperative tenants.

Five top picks for buy-to-let investors in Gauteng
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Five top picks for buy-to-let investors in Gauteng

Although the latest data available from StatsSA puts the current rate of rental inflation at just 5,05%, there are several pockets of high demand in Gauteng where rentals are rising faster than ...

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Good rents increasingly attracting investors – but beware the pitfalls

The two fundamental aims when investing in property are still, as in any asset purchase, to achieve capital growth and to create an income stream.  Although property investors should, however, clarify in their minds as to which ...

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Why are you selling your home?

One of the most important things that a buyer needs to know is why the seller is selling his home. Properties change hands every day and people have a multitude of reasons as to why they want to ...

Know your rights as a sectional title owner
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Know your rights as a sectional title owner

There are many advantages to living in a sectional title complex: however, there can be a downside to residing in an estate that is governed by others - learn your rights here.

Do the maths before investing in property
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Do the maths before investing in property

The main attraction of investing in property as opposed to other types of growth asset such as listed shares, says David de Waal, CEO of Steeple Estate Agents, is that you can get part of the purchase price financed. Then, if ...

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Estate agents must ensure audits are submitted on time

It is the time of the year when many companies have just had their financial year end, and estate agents must keep in mind that their full audits must be submitted within four months of their ...

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Just what are the duties of managing agents?

Like so many other South Africans, I live in a complex. While there are benefits to living in such developments, there are also negatives.