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Interest Rate Cut to Speed Up Recovery in Housing Market

The record-breaking streak of interest rates cuts in January through to May has already spiked interest in the first-time buyers’ market. The housing market received further good news when today, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) announced that the interest rate will drop by 25 basis points. The repo rate, therefore, lowers to 3.5%, leaving the […]

Buying & Selling, Carona Virus, Homeowners, Residential Property

MONEY CLINIC: Is it legal for our landlord to charge us a R500 late penalty fee during Covid-19?

An Amanzimtoti Property reader financially affected by the coronavirus outbreak has been charged a penalty every month for late rental payments. He wants to know if he is legally obligated to pay it. He writes: “My wife and I have been affected financially by the Covid-19 pandemic, just like everybody else. We have been making […]