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A Tale of Five Cities (part five)

My journey through Prague at an end, I caught a train to Vienna, the second last famous European city I was to visit on my travels. From the moment I arrived at Vienna’s former Südbahnhof I was struck by the city’s quiet yet ...

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Your Number 1 Fan

Ah! Summer! The season of bright colours, long days and if you are Bryan Adams, the inspiration for a hit song. But summer is also the season of heat. Intense heat. In fact, I read somewhere that the average human foot can ...

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De Doorns Residents Unite for Urgent Resolve

Ideally it will reflect the close relationships forged between these communities, to continue for generations to come. By taking responsibility in righting the wrongs of the past, this season of understandable discontent of farm ...

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High Returns on Property May be Over

The days of high returns on property portfolios may be over - although analysts and industry leaders believe the sector is still investor friendly, with indices which provide more exposure to smaller, faster-growing property ...

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Rental Housing Tribunal - Fighting for Landlords and Tenants Alike

It is important to note that although the Rental Housing Tribunal has helped thousands of landlords and tenants resolve issues pertaining to rental properties.

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Don’t make the mistakes that buyers did in 2012

Only one in every two buyers in South Africa is likely to realise their dreams of home ownership in 2013. 

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Bond Applications From the Rich can Also be Turned Down

At this time of the year there is always an influx of upcountry people into the Western Cape - and a small number of these (perhaps 2%) find themselves wanting to buy property here each year and start making enquiries to that ...

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Which is better: direct or indirect investment in property?

If a person is considering investing in property, should he choose between direct investment (owning one or two properties that he physically rents out and manages) or indirect investment (shares in a property loan stock or unit ...

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Investment in property needs constant hard work

Investing in property is hard work; needs constant attention and should be treated like a business. Some property investors consider investing in property as part of a syndicate or group of people, but the problem with this sort ...