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Top 5 Tips for Investing in Emerging Markets
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Top 5 Tips for Investing in Emerging Markets

Growth in emerging markets presents significant opportunities for investors, including those in the real estate sector, to respond to the demand.   A recent report estimates 20% net annual ...

Evictions - acting illegally can backfire
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Evictions - acting illegally can backfire

A developer's plans to build up-market houses on a 6000m2 piece of land in Fairlands in Johannesburg has backfired, thanks to a High Court judgement which has found that the elderly couple who have lived in a house on the ...

Pets peeves – residents who don’t obey the rules
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Pets peeves – residents who don’t obey the rules

Hearing that a much-loved dog is going to have to find a new home is bound to pull more than a few heart strings.

A slice of paradise
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A slice of paradise

Thoughts on investing in Mozambique.   Like many a wise wife, I know well that part of my marital duties revolve around making him feel more like a real man. And as many a wise wife knows, this is a far-reaching and ...

Generators in Sectional Title Complexes
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Generators in Sectional Title Complexes

By all accounts, load shedding is here to stay. While many will make do with candles, torches and solar lamps, there are others who may want to sidestep the inconvenience of load shedding completely and install a generator at ...

Self-employed? You can still get a bond
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Self-employed? You can still get a bond

It may sound counter-intuitive, but it can be even more difficult for self-employed people to raise a bond than it is for salaried employees.

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Should you buy and run a guesthouse?

It sounds perfect: we’ll buy a little guest house or B&B in the boondies - with a nice view and everything - and everyone will pay to come and stay with us while we laze our days away in the sun. G&Ts at lunch time, long days by ...

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Beware the existing tenant

Buyers who purchase a property that houses a tenant need to understand that the lease agreement that the previous owner has in place will remain in place until that lease expires - even if the ...

The question of body corporate fines
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The question of body corporate fines

It is possible for a body corporate to impose legally enforceable fines if the body corporate has properly adopted a carefully drafted rule.