1. Affordability Calculator courtesy of Louwrens Koen Attorneys

Affordability Calculator This calculator calculates the maximum home loan that you can afford. Type in your details below, then click on the "calculate" button. ...

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2. Bond Repayments Calculator

Bond Repayments Calculator This calculator calculates the total monthly bond repayments on a property. Type in your details below, then click on the "calculate" button. --> ...

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3. Buying Property on Auction

South Africans are not used to buying and selling residential properties using auction sales. A property that is being auctioned usually conjures up pictures in the minds of people of liquidations and insolvencies. In countries like Australia,...

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4. CAPITAL GAINS TAX (CGT)

    A In the letter the reader enquired whether it was necessary for the "ordinary houseowner" to have his or her property valued for CAPITAL GAINS TAX purposes. This question pertains to a very important exemption which applies in...

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5. Conveyancing Terms Explained

Glossary of Conveyancing terms: Act An Act is a form of legislation passed by the courts for the government. Addendum An Addendum is a supplementary agreement to an original sale contract covering points agreed to afterwards. It is a...

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6. Conveyancing Terms Explained

Glossary of Conveyancing terms: Act An Act is a form of legislation passed by the courts for the government. Addendum An Addendum is a supplementary agreement to an original sale contract covering points agreed to afterwards. It is a...

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7. Different Legal Entities Property Can Be Registered In

Immovable property may be registered in the name of natural persons or in the name of a legal entity such as a trust, CC or company. Clients who intend purchasing a residential property which is to be their primary residence (permanent home)...

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8. Estate Agent Mandates

Estate agents are involved in the vast majority of property sales. The seller often grants an agent a mandate to sell his property for a specific price. Such a mandate may be verbal or in writing. Sometimes sellers have a change of heart...

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9. Estate Agent Mandates Explained

A Mandate is an instruction or authority from a client to an estate agent, to render a particular estate agency service. It is a legally binding contract between the estate agent and his client, that need not be in writing unless in the case...

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10. Fixtures and Fitting Explained

  A buyer who purchases immovable property legally acquires the land together with all permanent improvements on the land. Permanent improvements include not only the physical structure but also items, which are permanently attached to the...

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