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Emmarentia Poised to Boom

Emmarentia is shaping up to become a suburb of note. So says Ina Pretorius of RE/MAX Masters which services the area. Situated between Greenside and Linden, Emmarentia is a well-established leafy suburb characterised in the main ...

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Beware of fraudsters!

It has recently come to light that a few fraudsters have posted fake listings on Private Property. While these listings came to our attention before too much damage could be done, some potential ...

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Orchards has all the right ingredients

There are some suburbs which just seem to have everything going for them. The old northern suburb of Orchards in Johannesburg is a case in point.

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Hobart Grove - A Shot in the Arm

The newly revamped Hobart Grove shopping centre at the corner of Grosvenor and Hobart Roads in Bryanston has proved a shot in the arm for the area’s retail and dining scene. The new-look Hobart Grove was unveiled in 2011 to ...

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The A-Z of Greening

Over the past few months we have featured advice, hints, tips and tricks to help readers’ lead greener lifestyles. Often, greening introduces us to concepts, ideas or products that are unfamiliar. At times, this terminology can ...

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Overview of the Community Scheme Ombud Service Bill

The Community Scheme Ombud Service Bill has been approved by the Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements. In terms of the bill, community schemes include: Sectional title development schemes in terms of the Sectional Titles ...

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The Great Debate

The buy or rent debate was highlighted recently in an online research survey conducted by Columinate on behalf of Private Property. Of the 400 people polled, 202 respondents were asked questions about John, a fictitious ...

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Perceptions around buying property

Overall, South Africans believe that it is far better to own a property than to rent. The buy or rent debate was highlighted recently in an online research survey conducted by Columinate ...

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The CPA – buyers’ remorse

Under the Consumer Protection Act (CPA) there is now a wide scope for people suffering from buyers’ remorse to cancel the transaction at a very late stage without any real reason as the property will only be delivered to the ...