Homes

Partly-completed homes in the area have residents concerned

There are a number of houses in a state of semi-completion in the Forest Downs and Southdowns areas that do not appear to conform to the terms of the purchase agreement, the title conditions or to local bylaws. This matter was brought to…

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Since about 2014, the tenant performance of the two lowest rental/month segments has weakened more noticeably than the higher two major segments, a property sector strategist says. Image: SUNDAY TIMES

HOMES

21 MAY 2020

Rentals will suffer after lockdown‚ ‘especially at lower end’

Lower-income households are taking a big hit from the weakening economy of the past five years‚ with their ability to pay rental diminishing. This is according to FNB property sector strategist John Loos. Loos said it was likely that the…

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Smoke engulfs the coastal village of Franskraal, near Gansbaai, on Friday January 11 2019.Image: Twitter/Tertius du Toit

DESTROYED

12 JAN 2019

31 homes destroyed, 28 damaged, as Overberg counts cost of massive fires

Thirty-one homes were destroyed and 28 damaged by three wildfires that raged across the Overberg in the Western Cape on Friday. Heavy evening rain assisted firefighters, who were able to start counting the cost during the night. By…

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