Renting & Leasing
Discover advice for landlords and tenants alike. Posts here explain leases, tenant rights, property management, and practical tips to make renting and leasing a smoother, more successful experience for everyone.
How Alert Level 4 impacts landlords and tenants
Moving into lockdown Level 4 did bring relief for some but brought little change to…
30 April 2020
Lease agreements during the corona lockdown have many grey areas
On the 23rdMarch 2020 the president of South Africa declared a National 21 day lockdown…
23 April 2020
Answers to lockdown rental questions
The sudden 21 day lockdown has left thousands without income and in dire straits on…
2 April 2020
Rental deposits and tenants in arrears
The current lockdown has many tenants at their wits end to how they are going…
2 April 2020
Lockdown: how to deal with rent and levies
Many people will not be able to earn an income during the nationwide lockdown from…
26 March 2020
No, tenants can’t move during lockdown
All tenants who were due to move at the end of March will now need…
26 March 2020
Gauteng now second highest in rental income
According to the PayProp Annual Review of 2019, rents in Gauteng overtook those in KwaZulu-Natal…
19 March 2020
Lease protection under the Consumer Protection Act
Under the Consumer Protection Act (CPA) any tenant may legally end a lease prematurely, subject…
6 February 2020
It’s a renter’s market in 2020
Last year saw the rental rate trade sideways at below 4% with more of the…
23 January 2020
Leadhome’s entrance into rental market not so ‘disruptive’
The former set-fee disruptor Leadhome’s announcement that it’s entering the rental market was to be…
31 October 2019
