Property News - February 2019

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Articles

Property Development - KZN North Coast Boom

THE COAST north of Durban will continue to see most commercial development this year with key nodes such as Cornubia and Ballito remaining the focus for developers.

Property Investment - Location is the New Priority

Commercial property experts say location is now key when developing or acquiring corporate premises, with strong business nodes increasingly defined by added-value offerings.

International Property - Knight Franks Global Forecast for 2019

Knight Frank’s Prime Global Forecast 2019 predicts a convergence of price growth across the world’s key residential markets 

Retirement Investment - Spend the Income and not the Capital

Retirement can be a daunting prospect. Not only is it a time of personal adjustment but it is also a time to make financial decisions that will impact your lifestyle for the rest of your life. Retired investors commonly face the dilemma of either maintaining a certain lifestyle or adjusting it in order to preserve their savings. 

Body Corporate - Regulation of the behaviour of owners and occupiers in sectional titles schemes

The owners and occupiers in residential sectional title schemes live close to one another and share the use of the common property, so their behaviour is subject to various types of regulation. The restrictions that apply to behaviour in sectional title schemes are found in the Sectional Titles Schemes Management Act 8 of 2011 (“the Act”) as well as in a scheme’s management and conduct rules.