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Look out for restrictions on your property
Look out for restrictions on your property
[Adrian Goslett] Owning a property does not mean that the owner is entitled to do whatever they want to the property... read
Property
Amanda Clack, president of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is one of the speakers at the RICS Africa Summit.
RICS Africa Summit to host mentoring workshop with Women's Property Network
The annual RICS Africa Summit, taking place in Sandton, Johannesburg, 22-23 February, will place a stronger focus on the empowerment of women in the built environment... read

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Commercial Property
Africrest and StandOut merge
Africrest and StandOut merge

Alistair Anderson

Private groups Africrest Properties and StandOut Properties have decided to merge, after having purchased buildings together over the last three years... read
Growthpoint partners OPEN in new co-working locations
Growthpoint partners OPEN in new co-working locations
JSE-listed REIT Growthpoint Properties has partnered with local co-working space providers OPEN in a 50/50 joint venture to grow a network of co-working spaces across South Africa... read
Reviving brownfield sites to create mixed-use communities
Reviving brownfield sites to create mixed-use communities
The office sector is still firmly entrenched in its recovery phase although this is becoming increasingly fragile... read

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Market & Investments
Tradehold acquires Collins Group
Tradehold acquires Collins Group

Alistair Anderson

Investment holding group Tradehold has completed its acquisition of the Collins Group, with the purchase of the company's South African property portfolio, as well as its property development and management business, exposing Tradehold to property worth R7.8bn... read
Redefine to move to lower European dividend metric
Redefine to move to lower European dividend metric

Alistair Anderson

Redefine International is set to pay out a lower proportion of its income as dividends as it caters for the demands of its UK shareholders... read
One-bedroom apartment remains best investment property performer
One-bedroom apartment remains best investment property performer
According to Jonathan Kohler, CEO of Lansdowne Investment Properties, for over 12 years in the residential sectional title space, the one-bedroom apartment has been the best investment property performer... read
Liberty Two Degrees is 'well positioned' for year ahead
Liberty Two Degrees is 'well positioned' for year ahead

Alistair Anderson

Liberty Two Degrees (L2D) has declared a distribution of 4.85c a share for its first month of trading, with its management saying the group is well positioned for the year ahead... read
Rockcastle grows interim reward after strong performance in Poland
Rockcastle grows interim reward after strong performance in Poland

Alistair Anderson

Rockcastle Global Real Estate, which invests in Eastern Europe, grew its aggregate distribution 12.1% in the six months to December because of a strong performance from its Polish shopping centres... read
Emira to rebalance diversified portfolio, pursue new opportunities
Emira to rebalance diversified portfolio, pursue new opportunities
Performing in line with expectations for its full year, Emira Property Fund Limited recently reported a 68,93 cents dividend per share for its half-year ended 31 December 2016... read
Pam Golding Properties, 5th Avenue Africa take on sub-Sahara African venture
Pam Golding Properties, 5th Avenue Africa take on sub-Sahara African venture
Pam Golding Properties and 5th Avenue Africa, associates of international real estate advisor Savills, have joined forces to begin a new venture... read
Good city governance enhances home values
Good city governance enhances home values

Ronald Ennik

It is a global real estate fact that well-managed cities that are clean, relatively crime-free, with solid infrastructure and reliable service delivery, invariably protect – and grow– home values within their municipal boundaries... read

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Property Management
Pros and cons of buying a property through a trust
Pros and cons of buying a property through a trust

Adrian Goslett

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... read
Rental
Is it possible to terminate a lease agreement without recourse?
Is it possible to terminate a lease agreement without recourse?

Adrian Goslett

There are a number of possible reasons that could arise that lead to a tenant wanting to terminate their lease agreement before it has run it course, however, it is possible for them to get out of a lease agreement without being in breach of the contract? read
Here's what R10,000 rent gets you in SA's upmarket areas
Here's what R10,000 rent gets you in SA's upmarket areas

Issued by Private Property

If your goal is to start afresh in a new rental apartment this year, here are a few options in desirable areas that may pique your interest... read
Residential
Constantia, Cape Town
Dogon expands presence into Gauteng
Dogon Group Properties has launched a Gauteng-based division operating from Hyde Park which will be overseen by Dawn Dorfman as the managing director... read
Insuring your property
Insuring your property

Richard Gray

For most of us, our homes are the largest and most valuable assets we will ever have. That it might be damaged or destroyed is an inevitable risk, and one that we need to guard against. For this reason, getting the right insurance is a facet of the property business than can never be overemphasised... read
Five things first-time home buyers should know
Five things first-time home buyers should know

Issued by Spintelligent

We sit down with Meyer de Waal, owner of My Bond Fitness and a property conveyancing attorney and also an exhibitor at the upcoming Property Buyer Show in April, to figure out what a first-time home buyer should know... read
Should you buy property together?
Should you buy property together?

Bruce Swain

Property is pricey and for many first time home owners the only way to get onto the property ladder is by doing it with a partner... read
Business
Sugar tax must come with an education programme
Sugar tax must come with an education programme
The new tax on SSBs can't stand alone in addressing obesity and related lifestyle diseases, and must form part of an integrated education plan... read
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