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[18 May 2012 | No Comment | 19 views]
How experienced developers have avoided cash-flow setbacks

South-African residential property developers have had a tough time in the past four years. Commercial Director of Asrin Property Developers, Shiraaz Hassan, said that “when the foundations for a new scheme have begun, over a third of the work it entails has already been done.”
What he meant was that the investigations and the planning of processes with government parastatals, interested parties and municipal authorities should be dealt with before the project’s inception.
He also stated that a lack of depth and thoroughness has played a huge role in causing delays, thus …

Property to Rent, South African property news »

[18 May 2012 | No Comment | 10 views]
High Court Decision: Issue warning against tenants who damage property

The Managing Director of Rawson Properties, Tony Clarke, said that landlords have been struggling with courts in the previous years. Landlords used to believe that the law is always favouring the tenants, even though in most cases, the tenants are always on the wrong side.
Adequate housing has always been the court’s agenda to comply with the constitutional rights of citizens. Even though this has been going on for quite a while; the high court has, on the other hand, revealed that there is some sort of recourse, for landlords, should …