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Tenant Affordability Levels Threaten Rental Growth
The drop in national vacancies and rise in demand for residential rental property is drivi...
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Mould And Damp: Who’s Responsible?
Mould and Damp in rental properties are often a source of contention between landlords and...
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Property Market Outlook for 2023
Harry Meyburgh, one of E&Y’s directors, reflects on the challenges faced in 2022 and share...
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Case Study: Rental Housing Tribunal Ruling - Early Cancellation Penalty
It is imperative that landlords know and understand the impact that the Consumer Protectio...
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The Impact of Rising Inflation on Residential Rentals & Sales
Industry experts believe inflationary concerns will continue to drive rate hikes in Septem...
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Rebound in Rental Growth
While the higher rental growth is promising, especially when compared with last year’s con...
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Corporate Tenancy at Etchells & Young
Over the last 17 years Etchells & Young have built strong relationships with recognised re...
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Invest in Your Investment
The key when renovating for profit is to keep the renovation accessible to the buyer. Ther...
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What is POPIA? [Part 1]
In South Africa, businesses and organisations are obligated to collect a large quantity of...
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Rental Market Shows Signs of Improving
Industry experts remain optimistic about the resilience and cyclic nature of the rental ma...
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Rental Market Puts Pressure on Landlords
An oversupply of vacant properties and low tenant demand has significantly impacted rental...
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The Impact of Covid-19 on Tenant Payment Performance
Finding good tenants in the current residential rental market - exacerbated by the Covid-1...
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How to Improve Rental Returns in the Current Rental Market
Let’s start off by looking at and understanding the current rental market in Gauteng which...
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Early Cancellation Penalties Applicable To Residential Leases
The starting point when considering the imposition of a cancellation penalty in case of ea...
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Introduction to Rental Returns
Returns on residential property remain attractive. This is because the investment property...
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Who is Responsible for Rental Property Maintenance – Landlord or Tenant?
Who is Responsible for Maintenance in Rental Property - Landlord or Tenant? By - Harry Mey...
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Factors affecting Rental Demand
Listed below are a few examples of factors that affect the rental demand for a property, w...
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Be Sure to Insure your Investment
When buying a property, whether it be for investment purposes or a home to live in, it is...
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The Unpaid Landlord
A non-paying tenant can put a real spanner in your investment works...
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Conflict Resolution between Landlords & Tenants
Rental Housing Tribunals:Rental Housing Tribunals are in the process of being established...
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Rental Increases - Advice to Landlords & Tenants
Rental Increases – Advice to Landlords and Tenants. Landlords balance the rising costs of...
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Protect Your Rental Deposits
What is a Security Deposit? A security deposit is the money paid by the tenant to the lan...
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What is FICA? #AskEtchells
FICA (the Financial Intelligence Centre Act) exists to prevent money laundering, fraud, ta...
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Still the preferred Property Consultants in Sandton
Our Sandton Property Consultants are highly knowledgeable in their respective fields and f...
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What is a Reasonable Rental Increase?
Before a lease agreement comes to an end most tenants are given the option to renew their...
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Can a Landlord legally withhold the Deposit? #AskEtchells
The Rental Housing Act aims to first and foremost protect the landlord and tenant from ill...
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The High Cost of Tenant Vacancy
Astute property investors know just how valuable a comprehensive investment strategy is to...
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Tenant and Landlord relationships
A landlord tenant relationship begins the moment the lease has been signed by both parties
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Rental and Management Services for Landlords
Being a landlord can be quite tricky, that's why we offer a professional Property Rental a...
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Breach of Contract vs Early Termination 
Lease agreement cancellations are tricky at the best of times. Gladwin and Pretorius of Sc...
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Are Airbnb & Short-Term Rentals the Best Option?
Airbnb is an online platform open to hosts (landlords) and guests/travellers (tenants), th...
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Protecting your Rental Property Investment (Part 2)
Last month we discussed 5 Keys in Protecting Your Rental Property Investment – read that B...
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Protecting your Rental Property Investment
Owning a rental property (or rental property portfolio) can be and usually is a very good...
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When Will I Receive my Rental Deposit?
The Rental Housing Act is clear regarding rental deposits
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Planning to Manage your Investment Property?
If you are planning to manage or are currently managing your own investment property
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The Rental Housing Act Amendment Bill
Main Objectives of the Rental Housing Act Amendment Bill:One of the main objectives of the...
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What Constitutes Fair Wear & Tear?
When a tenant who pays on time and in full vacates the property they’ve been renting at th...
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Why we consider ourselves the Rental Management Professionals
Rental Management has been the cornerstone of our business for over 10 years
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Setting an Accurate Rental Price
Investors hoping to make a decent, long-term return on investment know the value of establ...
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Why are Rental Property Inspections Important?
Why are Inspections important? Joint inspections are vital in establishing which party is...
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