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Comply or demolish
When building or moving into a new home, occupational certificates are as necessary as clearance certificates. WHAT certificates, you ask? Most simply, city councils issue occupancy certificates to certify that buildings have ...
Sole providers
What exactly is a sole mandate and why is it so popular?
Should it stay or should it go?
Selling a home is pretty exciting, making it easy to get caught up in the moment and forget to discuss - and clarify - important issues with the buyer. Before cussing becomes the order of the day. One particularly prickly issue ...
Stand up and be counted
Being a legal-wise property owner is an arduous but necessary business – and even more so when looking at how the law prescribes that voting processes must be applied at sectional title scheme meetings. On average, the passing ...
CPA: the all-important 20-day clause
While the Consumer Protection Act (CPA) has done South African consumers an enormous favour by protecting their rights it has, unfortunately, also led to a great deal of confusion as to what a tenant’s rights actually are. This ...
Bank values vs bond amounts
Not much is quite as frustrating as finding the home of your dreams at a price you can afford, only to discover that the bank is unwilling to grant a bond because they don't agree with the ...
Opinion: local property investment is safer than offshore options
With UK, European and US residential property now showing many signs of recovery, Bill Rawson, was recently asked if he still holds the view he propounded in 2009..
You've been conned!
An absolutely horrific story appeared in the Pretoria News last week about a group of prospective tenants who had all forked out large sums of money to rent the same property. During the investigation it came to light that at ...
High 5 for home buyers
A recent report in the British newspaper The Guardian highlighted the top 10 things buyers should consider before diving into purchasing decisions. Here are some of those guidelines. 1.    How long do you plan to stay in the ...
Get real about your dream home
When you’re looking for your dream home you can research the market, narrow down your options, speak to industry professionals and thoroughly look over the property, but you can’t be sure to spot every possible defect yourself. ...