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The property must be an apartment for 2 to 3 men students (3rd year). It must be walking distance from campus (m max) and in a rather secured or safeguarded area. Two to three bedrooms are acceptable. Since they have bursaries the max amount they can pay per tenant is R, making the maximum of the monthly premium R18 and min R. It can also be a house with the same conditions as above.
I was asked to provide consulting services in respect of the establishment of a community farm by the landowner and his wife. I met with the landowner and his wife in Johannesburg on 11 October - 2 hours. I advised the landowner & his wife to take notes so that they could check through their notes & and I would explain in greater detail based on the queries from their notes that they would send back to me. I advised them of my hourly consultation fee before I started work on the annotation of their queries. As I understood this to be an upliftment project I dropped my consulting fee from R/hr to R/hr. Their notes were emailed to me on the 15th October . I again confirmed my hourly rate. I spent 11 hours commenting on their notes in great detail - covering technical issues pertaining to land leases, land improvements, capitalisation of expenditure and methods to recover such capital expenditure etc. I sent the annotated notes back to the client on 16 October . Further questions and explanations followed pertaining to the formation of a property trust, donation tax etc. These were dealt with by Whatsapp messaging (screen shots have been recorded of the conversations) . I submitted my invoice on 22 October . At this point, the landowner refused to pay what he called my exorbitant fees - R .00 for 11 hours spent annotating the notes that they had sent to me. An additional 2 hours of Whatsapp consultation on 22 October followed regarding Total Amount Invoiced R 5 .00. Via WhatsApp messenger the landowner communicated that he was not going to pay my fees ...but as a gesture of goodwill they would forward a gratuity payment. They paid R .00.
House - 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms (2 ensuite), large kitchen, lounge and in house bar. A pool outside, Wendy House with a room and bathroom, outside storage/ staff quarters. Cottage - 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, kitchenette and lounge. Parking is ample in the front yard that can fit many cars, double garage plus carport parking. Yard is sqm
I paid someone for the purchase of some items and arranged a courier. They never met the courier after multiple attempts. The person then agreed to send the money back and has been dodging me since. He says he will pay one month and then doesn't pay. When I follow up he says "Tomorrow" and does not pay. It's been over 16 months since I sent him the money. He still has not paid anything, the plan was R each month for 8 months then R. So a total of R. He lives in East London I am from western cape. I have his full name and ID, bank statements proving all monies.
Large unique beautiful luxurious, dog friendly, home has come up for sale in the village of Lady Grey, Eastern Cape, with an erf measuring sq m for a giveaway discounted price of R 3 00. The house itself is sq m (approved plan available for partial double storey construction). The house currently consists of 3 bedrooms (2 of which contain floor to ceiling built in cupboards) and 3 bathrooms (can be converted to 5 or 6 bedrooms at minimal cost, without going double), the main bedroom has an en-suite bathroom, walk-in closet, security room, study, air conditioner and an enclosed sunroom. There is a huge open plan kitchen with a large amount of built-in cupboards, a large granite island (with basin and electric outlet) which can seat 8 or more, a large 6 plate stove/oven, combined gas/electric stove, and separate scullery with a twin basin and a large single basin and sufficient space for a dish washer, clothes washer and a dryer. The kitchen leads to the large dining room (semi open plan) and, through the glass door, to two huge open plan living (air conditioned) and entertainment spaces. The property further offers an electric and palisade fence , electric sliding gate, alarm system, CCTV, borehole, a liter storage tank with rainfall catchment & booster pump, 2 x vacuum collector solar geysers, paving and outdoor barbeque/entertainment area, with a fountain. The front and back verandas are under cover and there is an extra large double garage for vehicles or storage or both (with electric doors). The house consists of aluminum windows with intruder proof glass at strategic windows and blinds. Sandstone has been incorporated into the structure and all floors are tiled or laminated. The roof is concrete tile in Tuscany style. The ceilings (3.1 m high) are isoboard with additional insulation. The walls are solid concrete brick constructed. There are 2 electrical circuits, one for conventional use (mains) and the other ready for future solar connection. A generator can also be used as there is a manual changeover switch. The area can transform into a winter wonderland at certain times of the year as reflected in the pictures attached and the beautiful priceless mountain views are out of this world as the town is situated at the foothills of the Witteberg. The historic town of Rhodes and Tiffendell Ski Resort are about km away and the bustling town of Sterkspruit is a mere 50km away, as is the central hub of the district, Aliwal North. An ideal work from home (wireless internet) in an eco-tourism environment within a well run municipality (rated second best in the country by Africa Ratings) and low crime rate. There is still a large undeveloped section of the erf on the western side approx sq meter), for further development. A roof construction, foundation and occupation certificate are available as well as an approved plan for partial double story construction if required. Current construction value for a similar home is in excess of R 7 (bank estimate). Reason for selling is urgent re-location thus the discounted price. This is a great opportunity and bargain in a beautiful area for anyone wanting to live a country type lifestyle and escape city life. Most of the furniture may also be acquired upon separate agreement purchase. Co-Ordinates for Google Earth are 30º42’50.13” S & 27º13’10.11 E for street view.
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I’m looking for a two bedroom modern apartment to rent out from 01 January . My areas of choice are Kenilworth, Lansdowne, Rondebosch, Rosebank, Observatory Or Claremont too and maybe Salt River in the Southern Suburbs and Table View in the north .. Preferably something modern not too old. My budget is actually 14K per month or if it’s really beautiful then I’d go as far as 15K
3 Bedroom 2,5 Bathroom house 2Bedroom 1 bathroom flat on same property. 5 secure parkings Both house and flat comes with washer dryer, Fridge, stove and curtains. House with big stoep area with pergola has outside table and chairs. Outside firepit with benches and pizza oven. Splash pool. Fence and security alarm. Uncapped wifi.
Good day Zobuya paid my employee with an aim to take him over without my concern, he did not mention anything to me until the job is complete because I am the one qualified to do compliancing. When I serve him an invoice He deducted money of which I didn’t know about and my employee I already paid him. The 2nd invoice he has never paid me for 5 months inspection done by the department job accepted progress report submitted the project almost done now we on the last phase.
Hello, I'm looking to rent my condo - 3 bed / 3 bath. I'm ideally looking for a long term rental but short term will work as well. The condo is in Upper Gardens and has a great view of Table Mountain. Only 3 condos in the building. I live in the US and will be arriving in Cape Town in mid-Jan. I plan to get the property set up for rental starting on 1 April . I'll need a management company to find tenants and also manage the operations.