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The benefits of employing a managing agent
Property Advice

The benefits of employing a managing agent

Making the decision to self-manage a complex rather than hire a managing agent can turn out to be a costly exercise.

Should you become a trustee in your sectional title complex?
Property Advice

Should you become a trustee in your sectional title complex?

Being a trustee in a sectional title complex can be fulfilling but is also a huge responsibility. We look at the pros and cons of becoming one.

Show Days - Are they worthwhile?
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Show Days - Are they worthwhile?

With nine out ten property shoppers looking for homes online, many real estate professionals have steered away from having traditional open show days. Have they become obsolete?

Moving house? Consider a sectional title
Property Advice

Moving house? Consider a sectional title

If you are considering purchasing a new house, but would like to benefit from shared expenses, then perhaps you should consider a sectional title home.

Private Property launches new “On Show” section
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Private Property launches new “On Show” section

Your property search experience just got easier, with the new section on Private Property's website.

2015 Standard Residential Property Lease for Sectional Title or Share Block
Property Advice

2015 Standard Residential Property Lease for Sectional Title or Share Block

Here's a free lease agreement for you to download. This document is Consumer Protection Act (CPA) compliant and is for Sectional Title property - ie, homes in a complex or block of flats.

Cape Town CBD residential market boom
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Cape Town CBD residential market boom

2014 was a record year for residential sales in Cape Town’s CBD, with properties to the value of R856 million changing hands.

Sectional Title Schemes
Property Advice

Sectional Title Schemes

The roles of the different parties concerned, as well as rules, levies, building alterations and more about how sectional title schemes work.

The power of body corporates
Property Advice

The power of body corporates

Body corporate rules can prevent sectional title owners from renovating their property to their own taste.