Aug 24, 2016 | Buying Property
By: Hermine Aslanyan As you might know, over the past few years, the housing market crushed, and many people have to downsize their home. When looking for a place to live, we consider two most important points – location and size. Sometimes downsizing can be...
Apr 30, 2016 | Buying Property, Estate Agents, Home Inspections
Some estate agents avoid pre-sale home inspections, believing that they may jeopardise the sale. In most cases, this is simply not the case. Either nothing serious is found or the buyer importantly purchases a property with full knowledge of its condition. Rather than...
Mar 15, 2015 | Buying Property
The CPA is on my side… Right? Warming hearts across South Africa, the Consumer Protection Act (CPA) seeks to protect the consumer from being taken advantage of in business transactions. Break a vase in-store? It’s no longer your problem. Your new DVD player doesn’t...
May 15, 2012 | Buying Property
MNet’s Carte Blanche did an article recently about buying a home: Buying a house is high stress, so many prospective home owners welcomed the protection the Consumer Act was intended to afford them. But it’s not that simple: what if a buyer discovers latent defects...