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Gas Appliances: Installation, Safety, and Maintenance Guidelines
Gas Appliances: Installation, Safety, and Maintenance Guidelines
Installing gas appliances in your kitchen or home can be a practical solution,...
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Landlords Benefitting from a Post Covid Rental Rebound
Landlords Benefitting from a Post Covid Rental Rebound
South Africa's economy has experienced a flattening due to high unemployment, inflation,...
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Avoiding Conflict over Maintenence and Repairs on a Rental Property
Avoiding Conflict over Maintenence and Repairs on a Rental Property
Renting a new home is an exciting adventure for tenants, but it's important to clarify...
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First Time Home Buyer? Top Tips for you to Consider
First Time Home Buyer? Top Tips for you to Consider
Buying your first home can be an exciting yet overwhelming process. To ensure a...
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Exclusive use areas in sectional title schemes
Exclusive use areas in sectional title schemes
A situation that frequently causes problems in sectional title schemes concerns the right...
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Buying a distressed property
Buying a distressed property
In the current economic climate, distressed properties serve as a warning about the...
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Asbestos installations in South Africa
Asbestos installations in South Africa
The Asbestos Abatement Regulations 2020, enforced by the Department of Employment and...
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Increasing demand for homes in estates
Increasing demand for homes in estates
There is a clear increase in demand for homes in estates. In part, this is the result of...
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Certificates of compliance
Certificates of compliance
If you are selling your home, you should get the electrical, plumbing, gas, electric...
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Preparing your home for the holidays
Preparing your home for the holidays
We are close to the annual school closures and most households are starting to think...
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Should you rent or buy your first flat or house?
Should you rent or buy your first flat or house?
You are finally getting ready to move into your own place, but you are not sure whether...
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Noisy neighbours
Noisy neighbours
Unless you live on a farm or a smallholding, far away from neighbours, you will probably...
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Going Away
Going Away
Even if you live in a lock-up-and-go unit in a security complex, there are some steps you...
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What to consider before moving to another city or area
What to consider before moving to another city or area
Semigration is the hottest trend in the property market. ...
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Expropriation bill update
Expropriation bill update
The much-debated Expropriation Bill was passed by the National Assembly on 28 September,...
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Understanding transfer duty
Understanding transfer duty
Transfer duty is a tax levied on the value of any property acquired by any person by any...
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Local is lekker, property and neighbourhood benefits of small businesses
Local is lekker, property and neighbourhood benefits of small businesses
South Africa has been steadily looking to small business growth to fuel the economy and...
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Tenant credit scores
Tenant credit scores
If you are considering buying a property and need to apply for a home loan, you probably...
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Complex rules and processes
Complex rules and processes
Jeff Gilmour, President of the Association of Residential Communities (ARC), clarifies...
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Get the whole picture when you buy Sectional Title
Get the whole picture when you buy Sectional Title
Most buyers who are considering a Sectional Title property know by now that they should...
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The 10 best books for rental property investors in 2022
The 10 best books for rental property investors in 2022
Many thematic blogs and forums cover various issues on rental property. However, this...
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Factors to consider when buying a property – a property valuer’s perspective
Factors to consider when buying a property – a property valuer’s perspective
When purchasing a residential property, whether for your use or as an investment, a “due...
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Women empowerment through property investment
Women empowerment through property investment
Silindile Leseyane: Business Analyst, Corporate and Investment Banking at Absa, and...
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Walk through the deeds office
Walk through the deeds office
The deeds office is a vastly complex and daunting system to master. It takes Conveyancers...
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