SA properties getting smaller
The latest available building statistics from Stats SA show that more new homes are being built - but that they are getting smaller.[Read More]
Another swindling claim against Property Rescue
Two weeks after the Western Cape High Court ruled in favour of a Bellville woman who was swindled out of her home by a debt rescue company, another woman - allegedly a victim of the same company - is preparing to take her case to court.[Read More]
Environmental outcry over Knysna property developer's 'conflict of interest'
Knysna residents are up in arms because a company headed by a controversial developer has been given the contract to draft the official municipal plan determining where development can take place in this Garden Route town.[Read More]
Controversial Zwaanswyk property rezoning goes ahead
Zwaanswyk residents are crying foul after a Cape Town management committee recommended the approval of a new upmarket housing development despite overwhelming opposition - and say the rezoning application was procedurally flawed and contradicted the council's density policies. [Read More]
Maboneng returns residents to Joburg city centre
The development of the Maboneng Precinct, an ambitious private property development in the Johannesburg city centre that it is expected to be home to about 3 000 people within the next five years, is gaining momentum.[Read More]
New electric fence regulation set to be implemented
Property owners are going to have to be more careful about who they contract to install electric fences so as to comply with a new regulation. [Read More]
Sharemax property investors misled by 'copy-and-paste error'
Sharemax's directors told their auditors they made a "copy and paste" error in the prospectus of the Zambezi property syndication that misled investors about the security of their investments. [Read More]
Cape Town experts trash R140bn mini-city property development
The rationale behind the proposed development of R140 billion mini city Wescape has failed to convince civil society groups and seasoned academics, with some saying not much consideration has been given to the safety and security of residents who may live there. [Read More]
Luxury Gupta property drops R16 million in Joburg valuation roll
The Gupta family's main residence - a mansion on three levels on a large piece of land in one of Johannesburg's most expensive suburbs - has been valued at only R490 000 in the latest municipal valuation roll. [Read More]
Bishopcourt luxury property drops price by R20 million
The owners of a property for sale in Bishopscourt has dropped its asking price by R20 million. They are now asking R80 million for it, says Seeff agent, Ingrid McFarlane. [Read More]
EAAB's intern monitoring system almost 'unworkable'
The latest figures from South Africa's Estate Agency Affairs Board show that currently only 32,718 estate agents are still working in the formal recognized sector of the industry. [Read More]
Silver Lakes Golf Estate to write off stolen millions
More than R7 million, allegedly defrauded from the Silver Lakes Golf Estate by its bookkeeper over 16 years, will be written off, management has said.[Read More]
