South Africa has a developed infrastructure when it comes to commercial and industrial properties for rent. These will include offices, factories and shops. If you are looking for property to rent in South Africa you should know that prices are charged at a rate per square meter. However, the parking bays and garages are excluded; they also have to be let. If you have a business, you need to make a holistic decision about property. It’s either you will buy property or rent property. Just make sure that your decision …

Owning property is quite a tough business. This field is peppered with a lot of land mines that can obliterate your returns/profits. But if you know what you want and who you are dealing with, you will be sorted because property for rent in South Africa varies. Even though a real estate agent might come in handy when you want property for rent; it is also recommended to start searching for your investment on your own. Sometimes starting with a real estate agent may bring you unnecessary pressure to buy …

It’s early in the year and normally students are looking at property to rent in South Africa that is close to their schools.

In order to find the best property to rent in South Africa consider the following benefits:

Do your homework

Find out as much as you can about the type of place property you need. Use resources such as the internet, local newspapers and even ask fellow students, they may have some good tips and insight on steering you in the right direction when it comes to property for rent in …

Students have a lot to deal with, besides being away from home there is the stress of adjusting to a new area and also trying to excel in your academic plus all these extra things such as doing your laundry, studying, and making new friends.
Both parents and students need to discuss the way forward and explore the following accommodation options that are available to them:

Campus residents

Staying on campus means very little money spent on travelling to and from school, this will expose the student to student culture only experienced on …

The option of property to rent in South Africa is a lot better than actually buying a house especially if you are a young professional still trying to find yourself. There are a number of advantages to renting  property; the only thing you will be missing out on is a mortgage that you will have to pay for the next 20-30years.
Personal advantages for people taking the rentals in South Africa route are:

Less responsibility

Unlike being a home owner there is far less stress and weight on your shoulders, all you need …

Life tends to throw you curve balls when you least expect it, when everything is going okay something comes up that throws your life up-side down. It gets so bad sometimes that one feels that they have no option but to seek property to let in a different part of South Africa.
I once hit rock bottom; I had quit my job, the woman I loved had falling in-love with another man and my “so called” friends were nowhere to be seen, to top it all off someone very near and …

Effective Renting for Tenants

Many potential tenants spend a great deal of their time searching various sources for properties that will meet their particular requirements. This can be a frustrating and task and one which sometimes results in disappointment and even financial loss. The recognised method of using a professional estate or letting agent is the most popular approach for various reasons.

Primarily, if you instruct an established, national or even international organisation, you should be assured of a service that will be of a high standard. The reputation of the …

The Practical Financial Alternative to Purchase

For many visitors and people who are on the move, it is a practical alternative to rent a suitable property instead of purchasing one and being committed to a particular area.  There are a number of practical reasons for this, financial and with regard to convenience and lifestyle. South Africa is a land of contrasts and accordingly the lifestyle of individuals varies between regions and land-bound or coastal cities, especially, Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town. Property for rent in South Africa enables the business …

Serious property investors often own a property or two close to some of the country’s best universities. While it might be easy to justify buying a property in Johannesburg, Pretoria or Cape Town, potential investors might wonder how places like Bloemfontein, Grahamstown and Potchefstroom compare to their counterparts where property for rent in South Africa are concerned.
In order to answer this question, it is important to consider the number of students that would generally be looking for student accommodation in any given year. It is also important to consider the …

The under-supply of student accommodation is something most universities struggle to address. There is usually a lack of space available for large residential projects close to campus and the costs involved in development are huge. However, student numbers increase every year and university management is under pressure to address the problem.
One way of providing property for rent in South Africa could be to utilise special building techniques. In a recent project at Stellenbosch University, new building techniques were utilised to provide student accommodation at a fraction of its usual cost within …