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Brackenfell and Durbanville are the northen suburbs top buy-to-let residential areas.

Those who make the effort to identify property trends in Cape Town have time and again drawn attention to the increasing popularity of buy-to-let transactions.

Festive season no longer a complete dampener on residential property sales

The 2017/2018 festive season has shown that the Cape residential property market is these days likely to remain active in what was formerly a shutdown period fo

Thorny arrears rates liabilities issue settle by constitutional court.

When a home seller or, more commonly, his conveyancing attorney applies for a rates clearance certificate from the local Council so as to be able...............

Alexander Swart Property offering free advice on potential property developments.

The on-going proliferation of property – especially residential property – throughout Greater Cape Town has, says Rowan Alexander...................

Advice to property buyers: Fears of interest rates rises not a valid reason for holding back.

ears of experience with first time and inexperienced home buyers has, says Rowan Alexander, Director of Alexander Swart Property, shown him that one............

Whether latent or patent, defects are usually not the seller's problem.

When buying a home the buyer will find that in South African law there are two categories of defects – latent and patent.

Advice to inexperienced, nervous home buyers get a good agent on your side.

Despite much good reassuring advice being disseminated regularly by the property media (both printed and online), many Capetonians are afraid to ...............

Cape Town's plumbing certificates were never intended to be 100% comprehensive, says Alexander Swart

The Cape Town City Council ruling that no sold home can be transferred until its owner has given the buyer a Plumbing Certificate of Compliance.................

Buy-to-let investors in Cape Towns's Brackenfell precint are now onto a very good wicket.

Estate agents in Brackenfell and its surrounding areas are reporting a steady rise (estimated at at least 20% per annum).........

Two factors can cause home sellers anxiety - but a good agent can deal with both

Several factors these days can make home sellers afraid to sell their homes, says Jason Blight, one of the dedicated listing agents employed by Alexander Swart

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