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Secure your home before heading off on holiday
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Secure your home before heading off on holiday

If you have ever left your home and had to return because you think you’ve left your stove or iron on, then you’ll not want to go on holiday with any niggling doubts that your property is not secure.

Cape's Upper Constantia pushes boundaries & luxury homes on offer
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Cape's Upper Constantia pushes boundaries & luxury homes on offer

Upper Constantia is pushing property boundaries, says Tyson Properties

Pros and cons of buying off-plan
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Pros and cons of buying off-plan

Buying off-plan means you are purchasing a new home in a development that is either in the planning stages of being built, or is under construction.

Right the wrongs in your credit score
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Right the wrongs in your credit score

The strongest tool in your application for a home loan, is a healthy credit score.

What an affordability calculator can do for you
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What an affordability calculator can do for you

You believe you are ready to afford a new home, but are you really and how can you be sure? Using an affordability calculator is a catalyst tool.

Understanding Property Valuation: A Comprehensive Guide
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Understanding Property Valuation: A Comprehensive Guide

What Is a Property Valuation?

The rates clearance certificate explained
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The rates clearance certificate explained

Among the documents required by conveyancers before they can submit an application to the Deeds Office for a property transfer, is the rates clearance certificate (RCC)

Why pay a deposit on a property, and how to save for one?
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Why pay a deposit on a property, and how to save for one?

Very simply, a deposit is an amount of money that you pay upfront once your offer to purchase a home is accepted.

Entry and exit inspections by landlords of rented properties
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Entry and exit inspections by landlords of rented properties

Included in all lease agreements between a landlord and a tenant, is a stipulation that the landlord will undertake an entry inspection with a tenant, and an exit inspection when the tenant leaves.