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Expect More Building Failures As South Africans Flout Regulations

A leading building inspector has warned that fatal building failures in South Africa like the collapse of a new Tongaat shopping mall will proliferate due to a lack of adequate policing of building standards and of building ...

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Top 10 things homebuyers look for

What are the elements that today’s homebuyers look for when purchasing a property?

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Mudslide Stopped By Good Infrastructure on Chappies

The unpredictability of ‘natural phenomena’ and ‘earthmoving’ lay before our eyes after cycling to Houtbay via Chapman’s Peak drive on Saturday morning. Although torrential rain this weekend wreaked havoc across the Cape ...

Location, Location, Location
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Location, Location, Location

We have all heard the experts citing the importance of the location of a property. In fact, they place so much emphasis on this that they often repeat the word three times.

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Things To Consider Before Buying An Investment Property

During December, many people explore the opportunity of buying a holiday home in their favourite destination. ooba, South Africa’s biggest bond originator and experts in home finance, have listed a few pointers to consider when ...

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Rental Tribunal Doing A Great Job, But Can be Manipulated By Tenants

Across South Africa the Rental Tribunal Board is regularly called on to adjudicate in cases where the landlord, for whatever reason, has decided to increase his rent by more than the limits generally considered reasonable, i.e. ...

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Relax? Is There An App For That?

Modern living certainly has its advantages but there are days where I yearn for a simpler life and wonder what it was like to live before cellphones, the Internet, television, cars, corporations and the comments section on any ...

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Don't Break the Law...Any Law

Newspapers have been awash with stories about unhappy people and the lengths to which they are willing to go in order to pull errant neighbours back in to line. Homes that have been built without planning permission, and ...

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Mixed Outlook As 2013 Comes To A Close

It looks to be something of a ‘mixed bag’ for the property market as 2013 comes to a close. So says Park Village Auction’s Jaco du Toit who heads up the auction house’s property division. “Trading conditions in the ...