Cape Town's northern suburbs have been experiencing a significant squeeze in the rental market as demand for rental properties in areas like Durbanville, Bellville, and Brackenfell has skyrocketed in recent years, leading to a notable shortage of available stock and rising rental prices.
The current, exceptionally low interest rates in South Africa have sparked off a sudden and unexpected call for residential property bonds.
Body Corporate and Home Owner Association rules MUST be carefully checked before you buy into developments - some infringe accepted human rights.
A survey recently carried out by the respected property analysts, Lightstone, has revealed a range of statistics that will be of interest to anyone keeping track of property trends in South Africa today, says Rowan Alexander, Director of Alexander Swart Property, the Cape Town estate agency headquartered at Brackenfell.
Alexander Swart Property Group:Cape Town City Council Valuations May Be Inaccurate - So Also Are Many Home Building Plans.
A new analysis by INRIX, has shown that Cape Town’s commuting vehicle drivers, spend more time in congested traffic than those of any other major city in South Africa.
Rowan Alexander, Director of Alexander Swart Property, says that from time to time he is forced to remind clients that the 72 hour clause contains concepts which they may have not fully understood.
Although relatively few Capetonians are aware of this further step in the campaign to limit their water consumption, the Cape Town City Council has just approved a range of amendments to the water by-laws.
The latest figures from the respected property analysts Lightstone bear out the bullish statements that he has from time to time made about the prospects for what is arguably the Cape Town Northern Suburbs’ most prestigious and popular suburb, Durbanville, said Rowan Alexander, Director of Alexander Swart Property, this week.

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