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The Grand Parade is an iconic part of Cape Town’s city centre. Kiosk vendors believe the City of Cape Town is trying to push them out.

Rent owed to City goes from R3,400 to R260,000 in one month

Mayco Member says “bureaucratic error” was behind massive increase for Grand Parade vendors

‘Conference starts late and ends late under normal circumstances. I anticipate a small war over credentials

​Airbnb shakes up the rental space

A novel way for owners to get more out of their property investments, or a headache in the making?

​The state must invest in rental stock for people earning less than R3 200 a month

Informal settlements, ‘bad’ buildings and overcrowding will increase without this government intervention.

Luanda tops Africa’s high rent list

Oil has driven up the price of office and residential space in the continent’s commercial cities.

The interest rate hike would likely further reduce the number of people buying property in order to rent it out.

Repo rate increase will up rental prices

The repo rate hike will probably increase the price of residential rentals and could affect the Consumer Price Index, says FNB.

Do you really want to be a landlord?

Buy-to-rent is an attractive business opportunity — but beware the many pitfalls.

When new tenants pay for old problems

Who pays when the owner eventually evicts defaulting tenants? Why, the new tenants, of course.

Savings vs deposit

Should I cash in my savings to pay a deposit on my home or do I pay off my rental property?

How to deal with tardy tenants

How to handle a tenant that is always paying the rent late.