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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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