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IN THIS ISSUE …
REGULARS
2 EDITOR ’ S NOTE
3 NEWS – Dudu Phoswa of SHRA talks to us
4 NEWS – TUHF : Building on a successful 18-year track record
6 NEWS – Western Cape ripe with affordable housing potential
8 ASSOCIATIONS – SHRA : State of Social Housing Sector Report 2020
10 ASSOCIATIONS – SAARDA : After a hard day ’ s golf !
12 PROJECT – IKAMVA MEWS launched
16 LEGAL MATTERS – The dreaded Department of Agriculture letter for the opening of a township register
19 FINANCE MATTERS – First-time homeownership : The importance of the borrower ’ s education programme
20 FINANCE MATTERS – Driving support for SA ’ s first-time home buyers ’ market
23 PRODUCTS
24 BRAND LISTINGS
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This new affordable housing development is well placed behind the Northgate Mall and well positioned for traffic routes , schools , and shopping centres .
LEGAL MATTERS
The dreaded Department of Agriculture letter for the opening of a township register
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One of the final hurdles a township developer in the Gauteng and North-West Provinces must negotiate before the stands in a township become registrable , is the opening of the township register at the Deeds Office in Pretoria in terms of Section 46 of the Deeds Registries Act , 1937 ( No 47 of 1937 ).
FINANCE MATETRS
Driving support for SA ’ s first-time home buyers ’ market
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