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Sectional title: make your managing agent pay
Property Advice

Sectional title: make your managing agent pay

Can you imagine handing over your salary every month to a virtual stranger in order for them to manage your finances and pay your bills? In essence this is what body corporates do when they entrust the affairs of their sectional ...

Property Advice

Buying? Investigate urban crime!

You would think, given the high levels of crime in this country, that those in power would do everything possible to get their facts straight first-time around. However, the annual crime statistics released last week indicate ...

Lifestyle and Decor

Love thy neighbour

Love thy neighbor may be a theory we’ve all grown up with, but sometimes when spaces are small, boundaries are shared and neighbours are diverse, the ins and outs become rather a challenge. And sometimes impossible. Case in ...

Serious about security
Lifestyle and Decor

Serious about security

Judging by a number of recent reports, securing your home using hi-tech devices may not necessarily be the way to go. Forget alarm systems, turn off your CCTV cameras and infra-red beams and buy a coffin. Yes, it does seem a ...

Power to the people
Property Advice

Power to the people

Many of us are struggling to make ends meet as the cost of living seems to go up dramatically every month. The prices of food, petrol and clothing are increasing at an alarming rate and the news that some landlords are ...

Duck! Cover! Hold on!
Property Advice

Duck! Cover! Hold on!

In the early hours of Friday 22 August, Gauteng was rocked by a 3.8 magnitude earthquake. It was the second to strike in less than three weeks.

How to create a safe space in your home
Property Advice

How to create a safe space in your home

Tips for creating a safe room where you and your family can retreat, in the unfortunate event of a home intrusion.

Property Advice

A different view

Most homeowners are – understandably –very protective of the views that they enjoy from their homes. This is particularly true when that view adds value to the property. Homes with panoramic sea views for example, generally ...

What happens when levies aren’t paid
Property Advice

What happens when levies aren’t paid

Owners of units in sectional title schemes who do not pay their levies place an unacceptable burden on the other members of the scheme.

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