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Choosing The Right Rental Agent is Vital

Although everyone will tell you that you need to work with a good agent when letting out property, finding the right person with the right ethos is not always as easy as it first appears. What does a good agent do differently to ...

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Home Inspection can Empower Home Buyers

The CEO of a leading home inspection company, John Graham of HouseCheck, says angry home buyers contact him every week with stories about how their dream home has turned into a nightmare.  “People make the biggest purchase of ...

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PEPPS Polokwane College – Success through Endeavour

The Project for the Establishment of Primary and Pre-Primary Schools (PEPPS) was originally founded to provide multi-racial, affordable private schools offering quality education. Since opening in 1991, PEPPS Polokwane College ...

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A Tale of Five Cities (Part 2)

In this, the second part of a five part series which seeks to highlight some of Europe’s most famous cities, Amsterdam comes under the spotlight.  Mention Amsterdam and people almost automatically think of drugs and the Red ...

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Academia Boosts Lynnwood Market

Lynnwood in the heart of Pretoria's academic precinct is regaining favour as a residential suburb. Sandra Steenkamp, Aida's area agent, reports that new security initiatives have stemmed the tide of residents relocating to ...

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Pay for your Solar Water Heater the Painless Way

Instead of laying out large capital sums to purchase high pressure solar water heaters, Cape Town residents will soon be able to pay for these via their consolidated rate bills. Individual households will be able to select a ...

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Wanted: Dead or Alive - Landlords Witholding Deposits

Tenants who believe that their landlords are unfairly withholding their deposits can report the matter to the Rental Housing Tribunal. If some of the comments left on the Private Property website ...

No, You Cannot Simply Cancel the Sale
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No, You Cannot Simply Cancel the Sale

A sales agreement is a legally binding document and anyone who attempts to back out of a property purchase for spurious reasons may well land up in hot water. One of the most common ways a buyer will attempt to cancel the ...

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Price your property correctly

Although it sounds a little ridiculous, there are some sellers out there who treat the sale of their home like a game of Russian roulette. Even those who are serious about selling and fully understand that they have to sell ...