When your tenant ‘does a duck’
Tips for landlords when their tenant does a disappearing act. Everyone who has let out property knows that sickening feeling when you find out that your tenant has disappeared. Most of the time there are signs—usually unpaid or late paid rental. Some tenants plan to go without paying, while others just cannot pay. What should […]
Announcement: FLISP subsidies and rent-to-own paves the way for first-time home ownership in affordable new mill park development in Bredasdorp
The new Mill Park Development in Bredasdorp, Cape Agulhas Municipality, offers an exclusive unique opportunity for first-time buyers who already reside in the Bredasdorp or Agulhas Municipal area to realise their dream of owning their own home. This affordable housing opportunity is coupled with a one-stop service that walks brand new buyers through every step […]
Retention of title/ownership of movable goods purchased on credit
Take scenario one, in which a purchaser pays the purchase price of a good in a one lump sum. In this case, they are entitled to take delivery of the goods, and ownership will be transferred from the seller to the purchaser. Here, the rights, title and interest of the property is passed from the seller to the purchaser, which would be the ideal scenario for both parties. But what if the purchaser cannot […]
The current state of the rental market
While restaurants, shopping malls and beaches may look somewhat similar to what they did before the pandemic, nevermind lockdown regulations and social distancing protocols, the real estate rental market has not recovered quite as well as the consumer market. Studies conducted by the TPN Credit Bureau have indicated that, at the start of the hard […]
Keep calm and sell your property
Easy steps to help you get your property sale going Selling your property can often cause your hands to get itchy, or ants to start roaming where they have no business being. But more often than not rushing into the sale of the property leads to choices you’ll regret later. Several points need to be […]
Special FLISP information session: The home channel DStv channel 176
Make sure that you do not miss the FLISP interview hosted by Cornelius Koopman, senior producer of The Home Channel with Anele Matakane of our FLISP services and MDW INC Attorneys. The episodes will be shown as follows: The Home Channel, DStv, Channel 176 Monday 28 September at 16h30 Wednesday 30 September at 20h30 Thursday […]
Reign in the renovations
Preparing a home that will soon enter the market is one of the first steps of the selling process. But these preparations, intended to make a property more attractive for prospective buyers, should always be approached carefully and, above all, strategically. These are a few key elements that may affect a property’s ultimate attraction without […]
Why an ‘assisted/quick sale’ must be the last resort for a distressed property owner
Just as vultures begin to circle a wounded animal in its final death throes, estate agencies are pedalling ‘assisted sales’ or ‘quick sales’ as the solution to the COVID-19 related problems of many a property owner. “An assisted sale or quick sale has been the main source of revenue for many estate agents in troubled […]
Conveyancing firms work together
Property Buyers and Sellers are facing uncertain times going from level 5 to 4 and later to level 1 Covid-19 lockdown restrictions. Property buyers who are accustomed to a regular salary cheque are concerned that they will no longer qualify for a home loan, as many consumers face the dire reality of a salary cut, […]
SA’s Biggest Property Expo
Get your free tickets to the property show hosted in Cape Town 21 -22 March 2020. Meyer de Waal, director of MDW INC, founder of Rent2buy, My Bond Fitness and Flisp Assistance Services has been invited as a guest speaker at the upcoming Property Show hosted at CITCC on 21 – 22 March 2020. GET […]
