A recent FNB survey reveals reasons for selling: Downscaling due to financial pressure Downscaling with life stage Emigrating Relocating within South Africa Upgrading Moving for safety and security reasons Change in family structure Moving to be closer to work or amenities

When an offer to purchase is signed for an existing property over the value of R250,000 there is no cooling off period for the purchaser. Meaning that buyers cannot simply change their mind and cancel the offer to purchase once signed by both parties, and if they do, there may well be serious financial implications.  ...

The offer to purchase is a purchase agreement which contains all the terms and conditions attached to the purchase of the property. Buyers cannot simply change their mind after signing an offer to purchase - this document is a legally binding contract. Buyers need to be properly informed by the estate agent during the process of ...

This little 'vaal' river is actually an old man river. Scientists and academics calculate the date of the river's origin at about 180 million years! It probably originated due to the shifting of the tectonic plates which divided Godwana Land into two continents. Did you know that it is in your power and my power to ...

Aid for the Lehlohonolo Day Care Centre, Tumahole, Parys. On Friday 13 July, twelve intrepid cyclists and supporters from Parys will be braving the eastern Free State winter temperatures and long winding district roads in an attempt to travel from Parys to Clarens by mountain bike.  The 275km route consists mainly of district roads and will be ...

How beautiful is this sound? SA major river doing this for the first time in years! https://www.facebook.com/stormreportsaOFFICIAL/videos/1738177296244930/  

Please make sure before electronically paying your deposit on your new home to the conveyancing attorney. According to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler on 702's ConsumerTalk conveyancing attorneys have been heavily targeted and banking group Investec recently issued a warning to its clients about the invoice scam. Scammers obtain email addresses of companies which routinely email invoices to their ...

Dear Subscriber to our Vaal River Property Newsletter, As you will remember, in October we sent out an appeal to our readers to object to the massive proposed opencast coal mine of 208 000 hectares that is on consideration just east of the R59, close to the Vaal River. We received a lot of responses from ...

When you buy a new home, the conveyancing attorney applies for a rates clearance certificate from the municipality for the past two years. This will be the responsibility of the seller to pay, before transfer can take place into your name. The South African Constitutional court has recently ruled that it is unconstitutional for municipalities to ...

Sellers often ask us what we do to market their properties? Here are some of our recent marketing efforts: We advertise on the big screen! Click here to see the Ster Kinekor ad : https://vimeo.com/193357094