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  1. T

    Property: Electrical Certificate of Compliance

    We have purchased our first house and are currently at the stage where we are waiting for transfer to go through. In the mean time, grown from our experience of how rude the seller is coming across, we are having ECoC concerns. I've read up as much as I can on the subject so far. From what I've...
    • TaLamia
    • Thread
    • certificate coc compliance ecoc electrical electrical certificate of compliance house inspection property property buyer
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Business, Finance and Start-ups
  3. R

    Income tax vs. CGT base cost on rental property

    Hi all I have just purchased the other 50% of a joint property that I owned (I now own 100%). I originally resided in the property, but now it is being let out permanently. My question is regarding what purchase expenses can be deducted from the rental income for income tax purposes and...
  4. M

    Lydiana in Pretoria - good/bad neighborhood?

    I'm looking at some places to buy and came across Lydiana, a little neighborhood I didn't really know about. It's between Lynnwood and Meierspark in the East, and prices seem really affordable. Anybody know if it's a good or bad place to buy? I couldn't really find much information on it...
  5. Rouxenator

    Selling a house, is it better empty or occupied

    My mom-in-law has been trying to sell her house since March. She moved down to Cape Town to be closer to us so the house is empty at the moment. The first estate agent could not sell it within three months. The second estate agent is now trying to sell it at a lower price. The agent's excuse...
  6. jes

    Online data vital in SA property market

    Online data vital in SA property market Property purchasing in South Africa is being driven by a younger generation that relies on the internet for information
    • jes
    • Thread
    • digital house home automation online property listing property
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  7. S

    Property Zoning Question

    Hi guys I need the collective wisdom of... well... all you wise people out there. Is it legal to live in a property that is zoned for business and commercial use? Specifically, the house is zoned as above, but I would like to reside there, rent out the garden cottage that is on the property...
  8. LazyLion

    28 Arrested in Joburg for Hijacking Buildings

    Twenty-eight people have been arrested in Jeppestown, Johannesburg, for hijacking a building, the Hawks said on Wednesday. Captain Paul Ramaloko said they were arrested on Tuesday night. He said the group had not respect an order of the High Court in Johannesburg instructing them to leave...
  9. I

    How much do the operators pay in rental for a base station site?

    So a friend has asked me to do some investigations. One of the big 3 operators has approached him to put up a base station on his property. They require a 9x9m piece of vacant land, of which he has plenty. His property is slightly on the outskirts of a big Johannesburg suburb, between 2...
  10. S

    Property hunt experience: Jhb

    I would like to know your take on this. I am not sure if this is common experience. We started to look for new townhouse cluster sometime ago. Generally this is how it has been happening. We call up agent, set up appointment to view. On day of view, some of the agents (and occasionally owners)...
  11. R13...

    Buying a house

    In Port Edward, Leisure Bay. What is the area like in terms of crime, etc? Going to see the house on Sunday. I am buying as a holiday home.
  12. N

    Buying property with proceeds of share investments while avoiding CGT

    So I've been investing in shares (SATRIX) almost a decade now, saving up a princely sum to buy a proper home. Now the problem: how do I dispose of the shares for a deposit on a home without getting klapped with a decade's worth of Capital Gains Tax (CGT). My first reaction would be to try...
  13. LazyLion

    Apple Loses Trademark Claim Against iFone in Mexico

    http://apple.slashdot.org/story/12/11/02/1311240/apple-loses-trademark-claim-against-ifone-in-mexico?utm_source=slashdot&utm_medium=facebook http://www.muktware.com/4738/lawsuit-happy-apple-may-not-be-able-sell-iphone-mexico#.UJOh0BJvelI Bwahahaha! That is all! :D
  14. marco79

    Buy to let investment

    We are looking at buying a flat in the region of R300k to R350k with the intension of renting it out long term. I'm only 33 and my wife 30. We are only looking at purchasing the property closer to the end of the year. We are looking in the Northern Suburbs of Cape Town, preferably a 2 bedroom...
  15. akescpt

    neighbour issues

    so last week i get home late one night and my neighbour runs to the car and tells me that his tilers made holes next to my driveway but i musnt worry since they will clean it up the next day. next afternoon i get home and the holes is still open and there's now tile cement on my driveway! i go...
  16. W

    The Municipal Property Rates Amendment Bill

    Rates bill could force rentals up Source: http://www.property24.com/articles/rates-bill-could-force-rentals-up/13808 15 Jul 2011 The Municipal Property Rates Amendment Bill – currently before Parliament – sets out to charge people who own more than one residential property commercial rates...
  17. AntiThesis

    Selling Property Privately

    So, here's the situation - could do with some advice from all you smart folks ;) We're selling our property and have it listed with an agent. She's brought people around for the last month or so but there've been no buyers so far. Then out of the blue a guy phones me and asks me about a...
  18. Rouxenator

    Owning property - investment or not ?

    You have to stay somewhere, so why pay rent to someone else when you can simply rent from yourself and pay down your house in the process?
  19. G

    Good letting agents

    I want to rent out a flat but don't have time to spend time with chasing rent and dealing with dead beat tenants or all the other little time consumers involved with being a landlord. Can any of you suggest a good letting agent that you personally have experience with? Joburg area btw...
  20. T

    Found an interesting site

    getproperty.co.za I came across this site, it's very interesting. It's has a nice layout - everything seems to be one click away, e.g. the map, images, filters, etc. It has a lot of information neatly layed out. Each property doesn't have its own page though. I like the way the filters work -...
  21. S

    London's Most Expensive Houseboat

    Check this £1 million houseboat in London. I would! http://www.freshlysocial.com/news/london-property-houseboats-for-sail/
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