Lifestyle and Decor

When it comes to property insights, Private Property doesn’t stop at the structural and financial aspects but extends to the interior as well. In the dynamic Lifestyle and Décor section, visitors get a colourful glimpse of the interior trends, landscaping solutions, home living and neighbourhood news. Here’s a look at the categories you can find in Lifestyle and Décor:

Design and Decor Garden and Outdoor Building and Renovation Green living Life at Home Know your Neighbourhood

Lifestyle and Decor

New app helps to connect neighbours

South Africans - and people in many other African countries, too - are turning to modern technology to restore old-fashioned neighbourliness, to fight crime, and to get the most out of the communities in which they ...

Lifestyle and Decor

Do you have to pay a bad builder?

You’re busy putting up a new house. Your builders haven’t performed, and you’re reluctant to pay until they do. And - big and - you’ve heard that the Constitutional Court recently found that the builder doesn’t actually have a ...

Lifestyle and Decor

Pet -proof your home

Not too long ago my husband and I decided to adopt a Siamese kitten. A cat owner all my life, I thought I was quite prepared for any cat related eventualities. I was wrong.

Lifestyle and Decor

Declutter your home

Fed up with being surrounded by unused and unneeded items? Get great tips on how to declutter your home. Much like that one sock that always goes missing, one room in the house inevitably ends up becoming a store room for all ...

Lifestyle and Decor

Tips for finding a good, honest contractor

How to find trusted contractors who will complete your work to a satisfactory standard, and not rip you off. Renovating or adding on to a home is generally a stressful exercise. Firstly there's the mess that invariably ...