Multi-unit residential buildings consume more energy than other housing types. This is due to the provision of shared space and common area facilities and services...
Francois Schoeman 2 Jan 2020
The levy income of a body corporate, share block or an association of persons, such as a home owners association (residential estate), is exempt from income tax. However, not all income received by a residential estate is exempt from tax, only levy income...
Graeme Palmer 23 Apr 2019
The rate at which technology has advanced recently is remarkable; particularly interesting for me is the 'internet of things' and for this reason I'm especially optimistic about the year ahead...
Scott Field 8 Jan 2019
You've screened the tenant thoroughly and their credit check returned a glowing review...
Adrian Goslett 12 Jul 2018
Office blocks are quickly becoming more attractive as targets for criminals...
Laurence Smith 18 Apr 2018
Often referred to as the "life-blood" of the body corporate, owners have to pay contributions and trustees, managing agents and attorneys may have to collect them...
Jennifer Paddock 6 Apr 2018
Over the last decade we have seen a continual refinement in heating ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) and building technology...
Neil Cameron 8 Jan 2018
In today's crazy technology age, we are seeing many new developments being incorporated into the home...
Riaan Graham 3 Aug 2017
Today, modern commercially focused facilities - from corporate office buildings to retail environments - make use of global technology standards...
Neil Cameron 5 Jul 2017
Facility managers and building owners are looking to obtain greater control and create greater efficiency in their buildings...
Neil Cameron 2 Jun 2017
In the past 10 years, the number of sectional title schemes in SA has risen exponentially...
Bill Rawson 28 Apr 2017
Owning a rental property portfolio that provides an income is much like owning a business, and as such there are tax implications and dues that need to be paid to the South Africa Revenue Service...
Adrian Goslett 28 Apr 2017
A trust is a legal entity created by a trust founder that can be used to purchase and own property. Once a trust is created, all assets are placed into the trust by either the trust founder donating the assets to the trust or the trust buying the assets...
Adrian Goslett 21 Feb 2017
South Africa's private property market has maintained a precarious balancing act throughout 2016...
Grant Holton 11 Jan 2017
According to a recent survey by Gumtree.co.za, 57% of South Africans start their search for a new home online - while only 20% will go straight to an estate agent and 14% will wait for their weekly newspaper...
Barrie Swart 11 Jan 2017
The year past has been a volatile one economically, politically and socially for South Africa, and the chain of events has influenced financial markets, business confidence and of course, as a result, the property market as a whole...
Chris Renecle 10 Jan 2017
There remains a huge interest and demand in affordable housing in South Africa...
Karen Petersen 10 Jan 2017
The South African economy has once again underperformed in 2016, showing no signs of a comeback. The International Monetary Fund revised economic growth expectations for 2016 and 2017 down to 0.1% and 0.8% respectively. Despite this challenge, the commercial property market is performing with much optimism...
Ndibu Motaung 9 Jan 2017
Although it may not have been your original intention to become a landlord and let out your property, there are certain situations in life where the need may arise...
Adrian Goslett 14 Oct 2016
National borders no longer define our lives. The global economy, and our increasingly globalised social links, mean that many of us will leave our home country for a protracted time - sometimes permanently. We have seen a marked increase in demand for property in Somerset West from foreign buyers...
Steve Caradoc-Davies 7 Oct 2016
You don't need to look far on the internet to see that Manish Chande is a very highly respected businessman who knows his stuff when it comes to the world of property management and real estate...
Boris Dzhingarov, Monetary Library 22 Jul 2016
