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Park Your Chevy, Pay the Levy

If you intend purchasing a property in a sectional title scheme, you should always determine how much the levies are before you sign the offer to purchase. Educating yourself on what you are paying for and why will go a long way ...

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Is Your Agent Good Enough?

The real test of an estate agent's ability and dedication is not so much how he markets and sells a property, but how fully they are involved with the seller, the buyer and the conveyance, as well as certain other service ...

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Bling Out Your Home With Custom Tiles

If bespoke, custom designs appeal to you, the latest tile trends might just be right up your alley. Thanks to new water jet cutting technology and the introduction of beautiful crystal inserts to tile lines, homeowners can now ...

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Good Tenant Selection Is The Key

Although right now the number of buy-to-let investors in the residential property sector is well below the previous peaks, an upswing in this field is definitely on the cards because rents are rising very satisfactorily ...

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The Devil Is In The Details

Reading the small print before signing a contract seems like a no brainer and is something that has always been instilled in us. When you signed your first lease agreement or cell phone contract you would have been given sage ...

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Settling Before Spending Beats The Odds

New home owners able to curb spending over four seasons benefit more, say the experts. Anecdotal evidence points to similar mindsets when comparing new homeowners with consumers out on retail therapy.

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Don't Get Stuck In The Daily Grind

Like most of us, I was stuck in traffic on my morning commute. Between tapping the steering wheel and staring into space, I noticed how many cars around me have just one person in them. At about the same time, a minibus taxi ...

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10 Things To Think About Before You Start House Hunting

When you decide to start looking for a property, you’ll be overwhelmed by the different property types, locations, prices and conditions. By using this checklist from Kevin Mountjoy, national sales manager at ooba, South ...

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Get It In Writing

When it comes to renting a property, it is vital to have all agreements and conditions reduced to writing in the lease agreement. Simply assuming that because something has been  agreed upon verbally it is a done deal can have ...