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The Sole Mandate Debate

If you ask any estate agent what the best way to sell your home is, they will tell you that the quickest, most effective way is to give the agency a sole mandate. Ask a couple of friends and they will tell you to give it to as ...

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Sectional Title - Who pays when things get wet?

The emergence of any kind of damp or water problem in sectional title (ST) schemes often gives rise to confusion.

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Small body corporate challenges

Although it is always recommended that a body corporate utilises the services of a managing agent, there are schemes out there that may find it difficult to find an administrator that is willing to run their affairs. This is ...

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Selling Tips - Pricing and Presentation

Pricing and presentation are the two most important aspects sellers should consider when putting their homes on the market.

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Selling tips - pricing and presentation

Pricing and presentation are the two most important aspects sellers should consider when putting their homes on the market.

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Sectional Title Act

We have realised over the past few weeks that there seems to be some confusion surrounding the use of the Sectional Titles Act and the prescribed management rules. Firstly, the Sectional Titles Schemes Management Act, although ...

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How to identify a sound property investment

Written by Linda Erasmus, CEO of Fine & Country International Realty SA. Republished with the kind permission of BizCommunity. Logic and intensive research will make investment in property a lot easier than it seems. Buyers ...

Refunding a rental deposit
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Refunding a rental deposit

The Rental Housing Act stipulates how the rental deposit should be dealt with on termination of the lease agreement. It is required that an exit inspection be arranged within seven days after the tenant vacated the rental ...

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Who pays the ultimate price?

One of the most important aspects associated with buying property is location.