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There’s an App for That

Remember the days when your mother bragged that the kitchenware that she bought in the 70s was made of the same material that was used in rockets going to the moon? Probably not, considering that these days the average smart ...

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Of Pools and Pitches

I remember begging my parents to install a swimming pool in our back garden. During hot summer months my brother and I would go out into the garden and plot where the best place to fit a pool would be. We never got our swimming ...

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Home owners’ vs bond insurance

Home owners’ insurance This insurance covers the structures and buildings against eventualities such as fire and flood. If you take a home loan through a bank when purchasing your home, they will insist that you take out home ...

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Tap into the Powers of Rooibos Tea

If starting the new year on a calm and healthy foot is intended, maybe take a look into the latest research on the significant health benefits of Rooibos tea. This indigenous, zero caffeine beverage of two flavours – the ...

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Liquefied Petroleum Gas - Uses for the Homeowner

The push to lower municipal power bills has lead homeowners to look at alternative sources of energy. Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) is a practical, cost-effective solution to our energy conundrum as it can be used for cooking, ...

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Curb “bad tenant” behaviour

As property investment is on the rise again after a long dip in the market, investors should be aware that, once they take the plunge, they are exposed to certain dangers. Investing in ...

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Onus on landlords in eviction cases

Buy-to-rent property, although slow due to the economic downturn, has lost none of its appeal for investors. But those who go this route have to familiarise themselves with a body of legislation that has grown up to protect both ...

The law on shutting off electricity for tenants
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The law on shutting off electricity for tenants

Landlords who take the law into their own hands by terminating the electrical supply to a tenant’s property could well come to regret the decision.

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Protection from unruly tenants

The proposed new Community Schemes Ombud Service Bill protects the rights of landlords to “good administration” in respect of scheme finances and facilities. The Bill oversees the administration of disputes in the sectional title ...