LP GAS INSTALLATIONS – LEGISLATION & SAFETY LP Gas installations without a valid up to date CoC may lead to dire consequences for home owners. With the high cost of electricity gas appliances in the home are becoming more popular. Some homeowners are unaware that permanent gas installations such as gas ovens, hobs, heaters and […]
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This one trend is a good sign for South Africa’s property market – and for buyers Prospective property buyers are looking online to see what they can afford, as they make the most of the lowest lending rate in recent years, says bond originator, BetterBond. The group has reported a 123% increase in online pre-approvals
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Would it be better to invest R500k or deposit it into my bond? Would it be better to invest R500 000 in some investment mechanism or deposit it into my bond? What a brilliant question and a conundrum that has been on many people’s minds for as long as household bonds and saving have been
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The COVID-19 lockdown has highlighted the challenges of getting everyone together for an old-fashioned, original “paper and ink” signing session. Electronic signatures can ease property transfer transactions – here’s when and how they are valid. “To sign a document means to authenticate that which it stands for, or is intended to represent the name of
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The residential property market has recovered much faster than expected from the hard lockdown earlier this year, new data from FNB shows. Experts were predicting that house prices would fall by between 5% to 14.5% this year due to Covid-19 – instead prices have climbed in the year to July. This is due in large
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The record-breaking streak of interest rates cuts in January through to May has already spiked interest in the first-time buyers’ market. The housing market received further good news when today, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) announced that the interest rate will drop by 25 basis points. The repo rate, therefore, lowers to 3.5%, leaving the
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Retired South Africans who own homes but are cash-strapped may now apply for a loan, or “reverse mortgage,” suggested in a recent policy paper by the World Bank as a way to supplement pension income. Lending company, Water Financial, led by financier and former COO of twenty20 bank, Chris Loker, has launched the financial solution
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Living rooms are usually one of the first rooms you think about decorating or redesigning when moving into a new place or when it is time for a makeover. Some rooms might be dated or no longer functional; other rooms may be too spacious or too cramped. There are fixes for every budget and every
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How did the spot acquire its name? Bet you never thought it happened like this… A view from the top of Baggies beach, with the use of a local photographer’s drone. PHOTO: Daniel Dedekind WARNER Beach has always been referred to as Baggies Beach or ‘Baggies’ for as long as most local residents can
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Durban – As Princess Elsa continues weave her icy spell around parts of the country, the cooler temperatures have brought large pockets of sardines to the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast with lots of activity reported on Monday. According to Ugu South Coast Tourism, shoals of sardines were sighted with netting taking place at Pennington and
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