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What is included in the sale or purchase of immovable residential property?
Property Advice

What is included in the sale or purchase of immovable residential property?

What immovable property means, and what should be included in its sale or purchase.

What is a mortgage/bond/home loan?
Property Advice

What is a mortgage/bond/home loan?

A mortgageable property allows the buyer to apply for a home loan by using the property he buys, as security for obtaining the home loan.

The ‘CPAs’ Cooling-off Period
Property Advice

The ‘CPAs’ Cooling-off Period

The cooling-off period is useful in certain circumstances, but is not a solution for simply changing your mind.

The role of the Estate Agency Affairs Board in property disputes
Property Advice

The role of the Estate Agency Affairs Board in property disputes

What is the EAAB, and how does it apply to disputes over property?

A guide to buying property off-plan
Property Advice

A guide to buying property off-plan

Find out everything you need to know about buying a new property from a developer.

Mandates explained
Property Advice

Mandates explained

A Mandate is an instruction or authority from a client to an estate agent, to render a particular estate agency service. Learn more about the different kinds of mandates.

Rental scams - avoid becoming a victim!
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Rental scams - avoid becoming a victim!

Here are a few ways to tell whether you are dealing with the actual owner/agent of the property or whether it is just another elaborate attempt to rob you of your hard-earned cash.

Terminating your lease agreement
Property Advice

Terminating your lease agreement

Depending on the cancellation clause in your lease agreement, terminating your contact prematurely may not be that easy.

Rents are soaring in Hout Bay
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Rents are soaring in Hout Bay

High demand for property in what was once a small village is driving rentals higher