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Buy-to-let property industry first from TPN
Tenant profile network and registered credit bureau, TPN, continues to play a pioneering role in the property industry with the launch of AskTPN
2015 through a crystal ball
South Africa narrowly avoided a recession in the first half of 2014 – a fact that is doing little to assuage investors’ concerns over the country’s economic prospects.
Overcrowded pools – and other lease disagreements
There’s many a time when I’ve wanted to get out of something. A recent instance is the body corporate committee that someone volunteered me to join. The unit was intended to be merely an investment, but as an owner, although we ...
Tenant deposits: Oh, the horror!
Google “lease agreements South African horror stories” and you’ll come up with about 1 280 000 results. “Rental deposits South African horror stories” gives you about 534 000. Even a casual ...
“Low flying” tenants showing up on the radar
With all the news reports floating around concerning horror stories of defaulting tenants, it would be easy to assume that the majority of those who rent property are hell bent on taking landlords for a ride. However a recent ...
Power to the people
Many of us are struggling to make ends meet as the cost of living seems to go up dramatically every month. The prices of food, petrol and clothing are increasing at an alarming rate and the news that some landlords are ...
Back for seconds
There’s something comforting about the communal nature of a salon – the buzz of driers, the gush of warm water and the smell of potions – that seems to get tongues wagging in next to no time ...
Stress in the salon
Stormy weather is a phenomenon that leaves no one altogether untouched. Being a lady of sensible solutions, I tend to deal with storms in the most practical way possible, and so whether it’s wind, rain or an emotional furore, I ...
Evicted? You HAVE to leave!
While it is heartening to hear that more and more South Africans are now in a position to buy their own homes, a recent case reported in The Star newspaper highlights how important it is for homeowners to educate themselves ...
Timing is everything
The time taken by property selling, buying and transferring is a variable commodity and depends on a host of individual influencing factors in specific geographical areas. It’s also dictated by ...