Mar 11, 2024 | Home Inspections, Home Repairs, Horror Stories
We’ve all heard the stories — new owners of a home move in and soon discover that the sellers had done some serious “papering over the cracks” just before selling. You’d think you’d be able to go after them for financial compensation, but without solid evidence that...
Dec 18, 2023 | Selling Property
There are five compliance certificates that the Seller is required to obtain at his/her own cost before the transfer of the property takes place. The following are the necessary certificates: Electrical Compliance Certificate The Electrical Installation Regulations...
Feb 23, 2022 | Property Practitioners Bill
From 1 February 2022 all property sellers, buyers, landlords and tenants acquire a series of new rights and responsibilities. Although the Property Practitioners Act (“PPA”) is a complex piece of legislation and much of it will be of more interest to estate agents,...
Sep 18, 2019 | Home Inspections, Horror Stories, Property Practitioners Bill
In response to last years announcement that the Property Practitioners Bill has been passed by Parliament, Eric Bell, CEO of Inspect-a-Home and Executive Director of InterNACHI South Africa, says they fully endorses the idea that the home inspection industry should be...
Sep 2, 2019 | Buying Property, Home Inspections
For many the idea of buying a home is daunting, and the process for a first time buyer is a world of questions and unknowns. We have put together a diagram of a generic home buyers cycle, which should shed a little light on the various steps a buyer will go through,...
