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Affordable Houses - Filling the Gap

Long term consideration of the challenges facing first time home buyers, such as affordable living costs once they have become homeowners, is essential. In addition to the earliest and usually most complex stages related to ...

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Warm Your Heart in McGregor

McGregor little town along the Western Cape’s famous Route 62, at the foot of the Riviersonderend Mountains is where many heart warming experiences await adventurous residents and visitors. Magnificent sites, from the ...

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Curro College, Hazeldean – Excellent Learning

Curro College, Hazeldean, is a combined, parallel-medium school (English and Afrikaans) that provides affordable, quality private school education. The classes are designed to empower learners and develop excellence in learning. ...

How to Handle Bodies Corporate Bullies
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How to Handle Bodies Corporate Bullies

Bullies practice the art of harassment among all age groups and across all sectors of society. It happens in the workplace, but luckily there are measures in place to protect the employee from an ...

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Innovative App Changes the Game for Estate Agents

Realtors International has spent the past year developing an app – currently on iPad only but soon on other platforms as well – which will free agents to spend more face-to-face time with their clients. “We believe in ...

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Why, Why, Why, oh Why?

Two weeks ago I mentioned that everyone here at Private Property got a gift baggie when we moved into our new premises – and I promised to tell you what was in them. Why? Well, that’s exactly the question we’ve been asking ...

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Squelching Shoes and Tired Legs

Saturday the 7th of April saw 12 eager Private Property runners bouncing up and down at the rather chilly start of the Old Mutual Two Oceans Half Marathon. The rustling of plastic bin bags and the smell of Deep Heat filled the ...

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Avoid wrangles over occupational rent

When you've sold your home, the last thing you want is a disagreement with the buyer about the occupation date or occupational rental. However, such disputes do arise – and usually because the ...

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Fiduciary duties of Home Owners’ Association executives

Common law states that Home Owners’ Association (HOA) executives have a special legal relationship to their HOA. They owe the HOA a duty of trust, reasonable skill and confidentiality. This is referred to as the “fiduciary ...