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Sect. title: Get composting solution
For people living in sectional title schemes looking to compost their organic waste, composting is substantially harder...
12 Jul 2010
Check agent’s sales agreement
A seller should always ask for a copy of the estate agent’s standard sale agreement as several problems may arise from it...
09 Jul 2010
Formalising parking arrangements
Having problems with parking spaces in your townhouse complex? Find out more about the technicalities and legalities...
09 Jul 2010
Retirement: What are housing options?
Three difficult decisions face any person contemplating a change of address and lifestyle for their retirement years...
09 Jul 2010
Finding and buying your dream home
Everybody wants to find their dream home. But how do you get it and at a price that suits your pocket?...
09 Jul 2010
How to maintain distant property
The age-old Afrikaans adage “ver van jou goed, na aan jou skade” holds some wisdom for property owners, but technology could change that...
08 Jul 2010
BC members must get involved
In order to ensure your sectional title complex's financials and management are sound, you need to get involved...
08 Jul 2010
Sectional title Q&A
Living in a sectional title complex poses several problems. Property 24’s sectional title expert Jennifer Paddock gives advice...
08 Jul 2010
Improve, don’t move: 10 tips
Spending on the wrong things to increase your home's value is one of the worst mistakes a homeowner can make. So get some tips...
07 Jul 2010
What should I upgrade?
Overcapitalising on your property is a kiss of death. This begs the question of what is necessary and what isn't...
06 Jul 2010
Agents must protect buyers and sellers
Find out what the scope of estate agents' moral and legal duties to protect buyers and sellers entails...
06 Jul 2010
Swimming pools: See the (w)hole picture
You have to realise what you’re getting yourself into. Get an extensive list of hints and tips...
06 Jul 2010
Rulings bad news for non-paying tenants
Two recent High Court cases will make it a great deal more difficult to avoid the payments due on sectional title levies and rents...
05 Jul 2010
Let your kitchen sell your home
If there’s one thing that everyone who visits your show house will definitely look at, it’s the kitchen, so it’s worth "staging" this room to look its very best...
02 Jul 2010
Anchor portfolio with property
Property shouldn't only be a normal component of your investment portfolio, it should anchor it. Find out why...
02 Jul 2010
Finding and buying your dream home
How do you find your dream home and when you do, how do you bargain for the ideal price? Read on to find out...
02 Jul 2010
Sect. title: Accounting must change
A financial expert argues that the current accounting practices for sectional title should be deviated from. Get his views...
01 Jul 2010
‘Give me back my house!’
Just as remorse plagues buyers after signing on the dotted line, so too do sellers often rue their decision. Find out why...
01 Jul 2010
Buying off-plan? Heed this advice
If you’re a homebuyer purchasing “off plan” you will most likely have more money issues to deal with than those purchasing a pre-owned property...
01 Jul 2010
Any season is good for selling, buying
Demand does tend to vary from month to month and from season to season. But find out why you don't have to wait for spring to sell...
01 Jul 2010
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