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Buying a home the second time around
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Buying a home the second time around

While the adage “practice makes perfect” often holds true, it doesn’t always apply to those buying property. Buying a home the second time around is not necessarily going to be easier.

Lord Awful
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Lord Awful

Besides Tupperware drawers and telesales calls, there are few things that get a girl’s nerves twitching as much as a galpal in distress. Except of course rude shop assistants and that’s an essay in itself. Which is worse one ...

The different types of rental mandates: Managed vs. non-managed
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The different types of rental mandates: Managed vs. non-managed

Our guide to understanding the differences between managed and non-managed leases when renting out a property,

What happens when levies aren’t paid
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What happens when levies aren’t paid

Owners of units in sectional title schemes who do not pay their levies place an unacceptable burden on the other members of the scheme.

Method behind property pricing madness
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Method behind property pricing madness

You’ve decided to sell your house and you call in an agent to value your property. You decide that the agent doesn’t know what he’s talking about and opt to market the property at a higher price. You also add on the odd R100 000 ...

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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 ...

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Sole providers

What exactly is a sole mandate and why is it so popular?

Should it stay or should it go?
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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 ...

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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 ...