22 Jan 2013

Property & Real Estate

 



Tricky disputes

Are you a sectional title owner living under seemingly unconstitutional rules or involved in a tricky dispute? Need some legal advice? Marina Constas, a director of BBM Attorneys and co-author of the book, Demystifying Sectional Title is offering a free half-hour consultation to sectional title owners during the last week of February, dubbing it Sectional Title Week.

University of the Free State chancellor Professor Jonathan Jansen has told first-year students he is ashamed of South Africa, it was reported on Monday, 21 January. "I'm ashamed of South Africa. It's an absolute disgrace that you can pass matric with a mark of 30%," he said.

Some people might say, join the club...

The migration to digital broadcasting from analogue signal has suffered another major setback after yesterday's decision by the Department of Communications to appeal against last month's court decision in favour of e.tv... It's a pity, but it seems we'll be stuck with analogue somewhat longer.

Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has invited the public to submit their tips on what they would like to see in the National Budget, which he will table next month... What about cutting our taxes a bit?

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Vacant land purchases and upmarket gated estates among the hardest hit by the recession
[Bill Rawson] With advice on investing in residential property now flowing freely to the media and to the public from a wide range of estate agents and developers, it may seem that almost any property investment is likely to be a good one in the long term. However this is not always the case. Read more >>


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Capital Shopping Centres changes to Intu Properties
[Nick Hedley] Capital Shopping Centres‚ one of the UK's largest listed property groups‚ announced on Tuesday (15 January) that it was establishing a single nationwide brand for its centres and changing its name to Intu Properties‚ while rolling out digital infrastructure in its malls. Read more >>

KFC plans to add even more stores in Africa
[Zeenat Moorad] YUM! Restaurants International continues to expand the footprint of its KFC brand on the African continent, with plans to add stores in Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe this year, the company said on Monday (14 January). Read more >>

Redefine International buying new properties
[Nick Hedley] Redefine International Plc‚ the London Stock Exchange-listed subsidiary of JSE-listed Redefine Properties International‚ said on Tuesday (15 January) that the past four months had been "transformative" for the company‚ which had addressed debt issues and moved into a proactive acquisition phase. Read more >>


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Maintenance responsibilities regarding a "rented" sectional title property
The question of who is responsible for the maintenance of the different areas in a sectional title scheme is frequently misunderstood and presents rental agents with an on-going challenge, as they have to explain the situation to their clients, says Wayne Albutt, national manager of the Rawson Rentals. Read more >>


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Buy now, look to the future
It's a property-buyer's market, but before you start searching, you should think about your needs five years down the line to avoid having to sell and buy again too soon. Read more >>

Free legal advice for sectional title owners
Complex living is... complex. Specialist sectional title attorney Marina Constas, a director of BBM Attorneys and co-author of the book, "Demystifying Sectional Title", says that she continually receives novel queries from sectional title owners, bodies corporate and managing agents, after 17 years in the business. Read more >>


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