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New CPA Rules Entitle a Tenant to Cancel Lease

A fair amount of confusion and dismay has become evident among landlords and tenants following the promulgation of the Consumer Protection Act (CPA), which, among other things, allows a tenant to cancel a lease immediately, no ...

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Market dynamics influencing home sales

It's often said that purchasing a property is possibly the largest financial decision any consumer can make..

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Hunt Down Those Bargains

We all hear about those people who closed the property deal of a lifetime, but for most of us, bargain-priced discoveries remain fairly elusive. Interestingly, an Internet search conducted recently highlighted a number of ...

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The Mancave

Lately the idea of a mancave has become rather popular in men's magazines. We see homes where a whole area has been designed with the child-like guy in mind - giant televisions with state of the art gaming consoles and ...

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Objections to Municipal Valuations Can Pay Off

From personal experience, and a positive one at that, it is worth obtaining property valuations in good time, so as to respond within the 30 day period after publication of the City of Cape Town’s upcoming General Valuation Roll ...

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The Grass isn’t Always Greener…

Over the past few years there have been numerous, occasionally controversial reports regarding the number of South Africans who have decided to ‘up sticks’ and move to another country. Reports suggest that between 600 000 and ...

New CPA Rules Entitle a Tenant to Cancel Lease
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New CPA Rules Entitle a Tenant to Cancel Lease

A fair amount of confusion and dismay has become evident among landlords and tenants following the promulgation of the Consumer Protection Act (CPA).

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The property market 5 years after the recession

The start of the recession in 2008 took its toll locally and globally on employment.

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More Buyers Getting Bonds in 2013

Wondering how the banks are viewing mortgage lending this year? Well the latest Loan to Value criteria have been released and its all looking quite a bit more positive. In fact the risk appetite from the four major banks ...