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Selling up? Use your “down time” to prep
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Selling up? Use your “down time” to prep

Many of us will be decking the halls with boughs of holly during the festive month of December. However, those who are planning on selling their homes in the new year could do well to use the holiday period to start getting ...

Municipal debt: Close the gap
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Municipal debt: Close the gap

Could you be held liable for debts that the seller runs up on a property you’re about to buy? In terms of section 118 of the Local  Government: Municipal Systems Act 32 of 2000, the transfer of a property can only take place ...

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Don’t break the bank this Xmas

It’s been a challenging year on many fronts and all most people want to do is let their hair down and enjoy everything the festive season has to offer. While there’s nothing wrong with this per se, it’s also wise not to ...

Capital Gains Tax isn’t the loss you think
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Capital Gains Tax isn’t the loss you think

Is the thought of the capital gains tax (CGT) that you might pay when you sell sometime in the future putting you off buying your home right now? It shouldn’t be. Strangely, though, it does seem to prevent some people from ...

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Teach your children well

Our aunt Rosemary has promised to die tidy. For years this has seen her going through cupboards and finding alternative homes for clothing, household items and memorabilia that she feels she can do without. It has also involved ...

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Only an attorney can evict

Social media makes us all well aware of the problems others are facing – and some of those stories are heartbreaking. Desperate pleas for alternate accommodation for those who are being evicted from their homes have become ...

How to deftly draft a trust doc
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How to deftly draft a trust doc

Being partial to a little poise and polish, I’ve always firmly subscribed to the belief that you can be comfortable when you’re dead. Why for example would you travel in a tracksuit when you could arrive in, say, Milan looking ...

Finding fault
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Finding fault

We have all heard the term “voetstoots”, which, to all intents and purposes, means “as is”. To spell it out, when you buy a property you are buying it “warts and all”. This doesn’t of course mean that a seller can fraudulently ...

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Find the right tenant: open vs sole agent mandates

When it comes to finding the right tenant to place in your investment property, there are some important considerations to take into account when deciding on the type of mandate to give your ...