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The 2021 Budget and real estate
What is important for the real estate sector about the 2021 Budget is whether the…
25 February 2021

Joint property ownership: the agreement
Following our previous article which summarised the dangers of jointly buying property with someone else…
25 February 2021

Avoid large insurance claims in housing schemes
There is much that sectional title (ST) trustees and homeowners’ association directors can do to…
25 February 2021

Be adequately ensured to work from home
As working from home looks set to continue, one needs to take the time to…
25 February 2021

Don’t blame P24, blame yourself?
From listing the property to vetting buyers or tenants and signing the transfer or lease…
18 February 2021

Tread carefully with shared ownership
There are many reasons why people decide to buy property together with someone else: because…
18 February 2021

Real estate can help rebuild SA’s economy
Despite President Cyril Ramaphosa’s optimistic analogies of fynbos re-emerging after fire, 2021’s State of the…
18 February 2021

Expropriation process needs an ombudsman
Communities must have a say about which land needs to be expropriated and must be…
18 February 2021

Growing unease over Property24’s tenant recruitment service
Property24’s rental assistance service has unsettled some its real estate sector customers as it appears…
11 February 2021

Expropriation: a step-by-step overview
Land reform discussions in South Africa are in 99% of instances either controversial, political or…
11 February 2021



