When buying a property you will need to factor in the costs of a conveyancing attorney since you will need to have the title deed transferred into your name. This is often an aspect pushed aside by excited buyers - a case of “We’ll cross
Q Good day, I followed your notice regarding payment of CSOS levy and how to work it out. We are not sure whether CSOS levies are worked out on full monthly levy or only administrative levy Can you please assist me herein? Thanks – Martie A Hi Martie, please
Q In short, our Sectional Title Scheme is located within an Estate. The body corporate of the scheme manages the day to day activities and levies are also paid to the estate's homeowners association. The necessary written approval was obtained from the trustees of the body corporate
Q We have a tenant that rented a property through our agency and remains in the property. The tenant’s employer paid the deposit for the tenant by EFT and has proof thereof. The lease is in the name of the tenant. The tenant subsequently resigned from
Q In 2008 I applied for a bond and did not qualify. I then approached my brother to assist me by applying for a joint bond so that I can secure the home. The bond was approved and our verbal agreement was that I pay everything
Neville Berkowitz, property veteran and founder of low commission estate agency HomeBid, speaks to us about the trends he is currently seeing and what he believes is needed to resuscitate a flat national housing market. Q Do you think we will ever return to a housing market
Q Hi, we are a homeowners' association (HOA) registered in terms of Section 29 of the Municipal Ordinance of LUPO Act 15 of 1985 (Common Law HOA). In terms of the CSOS legislation we are a community scheme. Are we obliged to take out fidelity insurance?
Q Good day, please confirm that in order to correctly calculate the CSOS levy, one does the following: Take monthly levy of flat and add the monthly MRRP levy and ignore the levy for the garage and maids room and storeroom and the contribution for the exclusive
Q Hi, my fiancé and I have a joint bond. He is the one paying the bond, in fact money is being deducted from his account. What will happen if one partner passed on? We have a home loan life cover. Kind regards - Mpho A Hi Mpho,
With the job market constantly evolving, an increasing number of people are working from home; this makes it far easier for professionals to relocate anywhere. This is exactly what Leigh Andrews and her husband did four years ago; they were both working from home in their