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  1. M

    How do you gauge a fair property rental figure?

    Hello everyone, I purchased my first property this year. It is currently tenanted. I went through a lot of strife to keep the existing tenant as he is a known-good, long-term tenant. I am happy to reasonably compromise on the rental to keep such a tenant, rather than risk a tad more on a random...
  3. RedViking

    Lease Agreement Owner Details

    1. Who's information must be in a lease agreement? We moving again, and I see on the lease they have put Name and Name CC, and then used the same address as the property. The person who showed us the place said to be the owner, so I expected that person's details, and ID to be on the lease. If...
  4. AmaDownload

    Buy-to-let and rental houses: Solar rebate / tax break

    article Hi Landlord, property investors, Lessors, please share your thoughts and experiences on installing solar panels on rental units/houses? I am considering upgrading freestanding units in Midrand, in a complex or estate currently with prepaid meters installed. My questions: Does this...
  5. AmaDownload

    Electricity Backup Systems in Rental Houses

    Hi All, can somebody advise and possibly share their (viable?) business case or experiences on improving their rental house(s) with electricity backup systems for tenants to use? For a 3-bedroom house in a complex/estate I am investiging the possibility of improving the place with a backup...
  6. S

    Old landlord and outgoing inspection

    Backstory: My wife and I have recently moved out of our apartment, and into a new place as our old rental agreement came to an end. During our lease the agent would at times let herself into the apartment with no permission to have stuff dropped off (appliances etc.), frequent unannounced...
  7. J

    Renting out a scooter on Uber Eats

    Hi all. I have a scooter that I am not using quite a lot anymore and I have been contemplating renting it out for Uber Eats or Bolt Food. Is there anyone who can advise what this would entail? I don't think getting someone to rent it will be a problem. Obviously, I would have to do minor...
  8. 6spdmanual

    [Wanted] Place to rent, JHB North

    Item wanted (be very descriptive): 1 or 2 bedroom apartment/townhouse to rent in Johannesburg North, excluding Buccleuch Is packaging essential?: No Desired age and condition: Anything decent Location: Johannesburg North, i.e., Randburg, Sandton (excluding Buccleuch) and maybe Midrand Willing...
  9. S

    Rental for WiFi tower?

    We are a high site for a wireless internet service provider. They have a couple of dishes on our house and give us free WiFi for my house and my office. They now want to take the dishes off the house and put up a 12m tower in an unused piece of our property. They have offered us an additional...
  10. N

    Renting out apartment vs Airbnb

    My partner and I are relocating to Cape Town and we have an apartment in north Joburg. We are thinking of renting it out. So far we listed it on PrivateProperty but only got replies from agencies. Has anyone had success renting out privately by listing on PrivateProperty? We are considering...
  11. T

    Electricity Bill Rip Off

    Hi there, I've been a tenant in one building whose meter reading is done by Motla Utilities. I've been paying a 'service charge' of R478 monthly on top of my usage. Problem is City Power say its supposed to be like R300 for the entire building! However they can't get involved. I know the Housing...
  12. epah

    City Bridge won't give back Deposit

    Good day guys. I need help getting my deposit back From City bridge properties. These people own The Collosseum apartments in Johannesburg, Val Du Charron in the western cape and other businesses. In January 2016 I rented an apartment at the Collosseum and because I wasn't working at the...
  13. K

    Rental Deposit Refund Shenanigans

    Hi I have ended my contract with a landlord on the 30th of June 2016. The estate agent performed an inspection without requesting my presence. Days went past and no problems with the property were made known to me. This was logical to me as I had not damaged the property in any way...
  14. C

    I want to rent out my VW Campervan privately, what insurance and other things req?

    Hallo, My campervan is finally eligible for renting out and I only use it for a month of the year. I was wondering what insurance and legal requirements, plus any other info I need to keep in mind to setup a booking page for this?
  15. K

    Rental Income - SARS tax deductions question.

    Hey guys, I have a pretty good handle on provisional tax returns for rental income, along with the usual tax deductions that can be applied. I have a bit of an unusual situation now. I have rented a property for the first 6 months of the financial year. I wont be renting it for the...
  16. S

    Console Rental Places in Gauteng

    Hi guys I am planning a surprise games night for my partner and I know he is keen to play some games on a Wii U. Given the price of the console, I'm looking for alternatives, like hiring one from a rental place. Please note I need to hire the actual console and not just games. Can anyone...
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  17. W

    Cellphone mast on private property. Going rates in SA?

    Got a company ring my doorbell and asked if I was interested to put a 'transmission' mast (on roof or a 15 M pole on corner of property)on my property for a cellphone provider. They were hired to find suitable locations. It seems that a Chinese company is doing the installations, ZTE Corp. I...
  18. N

    adsl price help

    I need help to research of the cost of installing a new adsl line , I do have an existing pre paid line but I don't want to lose the billing system I'm on because I pay rental per year (the waya waya system ) can anybody advise me as to which is the cheapest ISP to provide adsl with rental for...
  19. N

    Landlords: Residential property rental questions

    Hello there, I have a couple of questions to anyone here that owns a residential property that you are renting or have rented in the past. I will put this in a case-study for convenience. I firstly estimated a residential property like this to cost around R300,000. (You are welcome to...
  20. T

    Electrical grounding / audio problem (for PC, Guitar, Headphones, Dishwasher, et)

    I'm just going to throw this out there, does anyone have any tips or pointers for the following electrical problem: I'm currently renting the downstairs section of a double storey house in an urban residential area, but the wiring is old, and the house mains run to a hollow-core steel / alloy...
  21. B

    New Cape Town Startup Looking For Feedback

    [Intro] New Cape Town Startup Looking For Feedback Aweh My name is Ruark and I'm one of the Ekaya.co founders. We're a startup based out of Cape Town, South Africa who recently were accepted into the Google/Samsung backed 88MPH accelerator program. We're a mobile app that borrows a little...
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