Property News - January 2020
Welcome to our Property Investment Newsletter, the aim of which is to keep you up to date and informed as to the most recent property trends and news.
All of us at PPI would like to take this opportunity to wish you an exciting and prosperous 2020. Please feel free to contact us with regards to all your Residential, Commercial and Industrial sales, lettings, auction and property management requirements. We look forward to being of service to you!
Articles
Levy Arrears - Two wrongs don't make a right
What to consider when wanting to take action against owners who are not paying their levies/contributions.
Investment Implications - Negative Global Interest Rates
The yield of a country's 10-year government bond provides important insight into its economic prospects. Above-average yields on the debt of reliable borrowers typically represent an expectation of above-average inflation and strong GDP growth. Very low yields imply the opposite.
Landlord vs Tenant - When can you cut Electricity or Change the Locks
"Spoliation is the wrongful deprivation of another's right of possession. The aim of spoliation is to prevent self-help. It seeks to prevent people from taking the law into their own hands ... The cause for possession is irrelevant - that is why a thief is protected ... The fact that possession is wrongful or illegal is irrelevant, as that would go to the merits of the dispute" (extracts from a 2012 Supreme Court of Appeal decision)
EO Accelerator - An Entrepreneurs' Organization Progam
With business confidence at an all-time low and companies buckling under the pressures of a lack lustre economy, it comes as no surprise that more and more South African businesses are struggling. But the flip side of that is that businesses that survive during tough economic times are the ones that will prosper in the medium to longer term and leave the legacies envisaged by the passionate entrepreneurs who established them.
International Research - Knight Frank launches its Prime Ski Property Report 2019
The prime Ski Property Report provides an overview of prime market conditions across Knight Frank’s key ski destinations.
