We found 14 property related articles for you this week

Property buyer could be held liable for seller's old bills

Previously, property sales transactions received the green light from specialist attorneys, known as conveyance attorneys, who perform a multitude of mandatory legal processes including obtaining clearance certificates from the municipality.
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Landmark Pretoria property auctioned 'for a song'

Nedbank has bought the Sanlam Middestad building owned by businessman Roux Shabangu.
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Detroit's ghost hovers over Joburg

When the city of Detroit filed the largest municipal bankruptcy in American history last month, the earth didn't move in Joburg. Not even a tremor. It was just another news story about a city that seemed as dissimilar in politics as it was distant on the map.
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Qualification reprieve for estate agents

Estate agencies have welcomed the decision by the Estate Agency Affairs Board to extend the current qualification and certification of estate agents until June 2015.
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Durban beach upgrade nearing completion

The final phase of Durban's upgrade of its iconic beaches is nearing completion and the revamping of the Blue Lagoon Park and promenade is bang on track for completion well before December, says project manager Mike Andrews.
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Lutheran Church property development on ice

A Western Cape High Court judge has set aside Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning MEC Anton Bredell's decision to approve the development of an 18th century Lutheran Church complex in the city centre.
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There's a time limit to settling property disputes

What is prescription? The lease has ended and during the inspection, carried out jointly between the tenant and the landlord, certain damages were identified.
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Durbanville forum fights to preserve historic farmland

An application to build a lifestyle estate on the historic Farm Uitkamp in the Durbanville Winelands is 'substantially, fundamentally and ultimately fatally flawed', says the Durbanville Community Forum.
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'Cape land pollution no excuse for giving up farming'

'I am prepared to be proven wrong about Philippi or Wescape, but I am not prepared to accept the lack of debate.' These words from Rashiq Fataar, of the urban think tank Future Cape Town, reflect a growing unease about the direction that development is taking in this city.
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Joburg heritage properties falling into ruin

A property developer in Joburg's inner city has been accused of allowing two heritage buildings to decline into ruin.
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Blue Flag status could affect Durban's dogs

Durban's plan to reenter its beaches into the internationally approved Blue Flag grading programme could leave dog owners with less space to stretch their canine companions' legs.
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Top schools' upgrade vote of confidence in Durban inner suburbs

Two top schools on Durban's Berea are set for multi-millionrand upgrades which, say principals, are a vote of confidence for the inner suburbs.
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Vibrant, pedestrian-friendly Pretoria CBD on the cards

Pretoria commuters and residents will have to put up with dust, gridlocked traffic and the construction vehicles that will be taking over the central business district for the next 24 months during the West Capital Development project.
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Thousands objecting to Menlyn casino plan - lawyer

Thousands of objections to Sun International's application for its gambling licence to be transferred from Mabopane to Menlyn Maine will be dropped off at the Gauteng Gambling Board's offices today.
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