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Paddocks offers access to legal advice for property sellers, investors and landlords

Investing in property is not without its pitfalls. Any number of glitches can occur during the property transfer process and – as many buy-to-let investors know – tenants can be tricky things to manage. But help is at hand. ...

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Transparent communication in Sectional Title Schemes

Communication is an important factor when living in a Sectional Title Scheme. As most of us live hectic lifestyles, it is sometimes impossible to keep up with the roles and responsibilities of being a trustee, let alone keep ...

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Investing in more, smaller, properties is a wise move

In today’s property market it is almost always wiser to invest in two, three or four lower priced homes rather than one big substantial unit.

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Gearing can enable property investors to achieve spectacular returns on small outlays

The big advantage of buying property is that it can be geared by means of a mortgage bond, thereby greatly increasing the investor’s return on his capital outlay, which can be relatively small.

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Invest with your head, not your heart

Knowing what to buy and when to buy it are always going to be key to successful property investment, particularly if the buyer is looking at building up a property portfolio. So what is the better option - to sink all your money ...

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Buy-to-let Trend on the Increase

Buy-to-let investment in residential property is indeed on the increase, according to figures from the Rawson Property Group's sale franchises. "The number of buyers now buying for investment purposes has almost doubled in ...

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The 7 “deadly sins” of investing in property (article 2 of 4)

Most would-be property investors trawl the Internet looking for the deal of a lifetime. And all too often, when they come across one that looks attractive, they leap before they do their ...

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Figures confirm swing to buy-to-let investing

Figures from the Rawson Property Group’s sale franchises confirm clearly that an expected increase in buy-to-let investors in residential property is taking place.

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Maintenance of Units

One of the things that managing agents struggle with the most when it comes to the landlord tenant relationship, says Sunell Afrika, rental manager at IHPC, the property management company, is the maintenance of the unit by the ...