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Transport corridors encourage wealth creation through property investment

With the development of new transport corridors, a number of opportunities for property investors to generate great wealth have arisen across South Africa in recent years.

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The Ineffectual Property Condition Report is not legal and should be replaced.

Denoon Sampson of the Sandton conveyancing firm, Denoon Sampson Ndlovu Inc, comments on how ineffectual the Property Condition Report is and suggests a better solution. When a disgruntled purchaser telephoned one of our ...

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Freehold VS Sectional title: Which is best to buy?

On deciding to buy a home, there are many considerations as to whether to buy into a complex, whether sectional title or run by an HOA, or whether to buy a freehold property

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Secure Living - A New Form of Elitism?

It comes as no surprise that the alleged murder of Reeva Steenkamp by Oscar Pistorius has been dominating international headlines. However, one report that has been republished around the world, suggesting that wealthy South ...

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Relationships Affect the Rental Market

Romance is bad for the rental market. We know that Valentine's Day has a huge impact on sales of flowers, chocolates and candlelit dinners. But romance also has a huge impact on another area of the economy: property. When a ...

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Statistics Show Positive Start to 2013

The latest statistics from ooba, South Africa’s biggest bond originator, show the average house price reached R894,510 in January 2013, up 5.2% from R850,589 in January 2012. Month on month, the average house price increased ...

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Make Yours a Victorian Bathroom

In line with the trend towards times gone by when the world was a simpler place, bathroom designers are stepping back in time to borrow ideas from yesteryear.

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Can a landlord legally disconnect a tenant's utilities?

Q&A with Michelle Dickens from the Tenant Profile Network Transcript: The disconnection of utilities, both electricity and water, is illegal in terms of the Rental Housing Act. That applies to residential tenants. In terms of ...

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All those in Favour of Home Inspections say Aye

It's really strange, but it often seems that people take far more care when buying a used car than when buying a new or used property.