Property News - November 2011

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.

This month we have also included a double article dealing with the arbitration procedure for disputes pertaining to the non payment of levies as well as the procedure for attaching rental collection to cover levy arrears, courtesy of National Association of Managing Agents - Nama News

Articles

The two-speed UK propety market: North-South divide widens for residential development land

The two-speed UK propety market: North-South divide widens for residential development land

 

Legal Review - Attaching rent to collect levy arrears

When judgment is obtained against a defaulting owner for payment of arrear levies, there are various "tools" at one’s disposal to collect the judgment amount.

Legal Review - Procedure for arbitration of a dispute pertaining to non-payment of levies

The first step in the collection of arrear levies is the institution of action by the issuing of Summons in the Magistrate’s Court.

 

Estate Agents - Finding that Diamond in the Rough

Choosing the right agent when you buy a property is almost as important as buying the property itself. Good agents make the deal and a bad one can not only break it, but can cause a great deal of heartache along the way.

 

SA Commercial Property - Kwazulu Natal, Cape Town and Gauteng

Opportunistic and doom-laden commercial property investors, who were waiting for the market to collapse like the beleaguered residential development sector, have been disappointed.