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09 3 WELCOME 4 BUYING AND SELLING 7 HOME CHECKLSIT 8 AT T O R N E Y S 9 MOVING HOME 10 GAS 11 LIGHTING 12 INSPECTIONS 13 SECURITY 14 HOME DECOR 16 FRAMING 17 FLOORING 18 MARBLE & GRANITE

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welcome There is a lot more to a property transaction than simply signing a deal. From preparing a property for sale, understanding the process, ensuring that the certification is in order, organising finance registering or cancelling bonds, moving in or out, fixing major or minor stuff – the list is endless! We have tried to identify many of these processes and eventualities and we hope this guide will assist and remind you of what to do. Smart Directory is a collection of suggested suppliers and businesses, some of which you will need – many of which you won’t. Most have offered their services at discount rates to assist you in your move. So, from attorneys to waterproofers; from architects to plumbers, this collection of special offers and discounts should go some way in helping you to make your move as cost efficient as possible. If you aren’t moving, this is also a handy collection of services which could help you enjoy your property cost-effectively. Most of our featured services will offer unique insight and advice regarding their services. Each business has either been referred to us or we know clients who have dealt successfully with them. We would also like to hear of any experiences you may have had so that we can provide a guide which contains service providers who can deliver quality and value for money. This is a quarterly guide, so your input is important. Also, the services and businesses featured here have paid to be part of this guide. It is also important to note that there is no commission paid to Seeff or any of its affiliates by any of these businesses or services. The discounts have been negotiated by us purely for the benefit of buyers, sellers, property owners or tenants who decide to make use of the services offered. Good luck with your move if you’re moving – if you aren’t, we are really pleased that you have found the right home!

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A BRIEF GUIDE TO BUYING YOUR HOME DE T E RMIN IN G WHAT Y O U WAN T So often, one has a vision of what the perfect home will look like; where it will be; what it will have and how little one needs to pay for it. I once met a real analytical buyer who had a book in which he had recorded the 194 properties he had viewed over the last 12 months in Plumstead. He admitted that he should have bought the 5th one he saw. I think he is still looking for the perfect home! I hope I can provide some insights which may help you to make a decision, whatever that decision will be. F I RS T QUESTION : WHY DO N ’ T Y O U STAY WH ER E YO U A RE ? Consider the following: • It is not inexpensive to move home. You need to consider the following: • Removal costs • Relocation costs (new school uniforms, etc) • Transfer costs (transfer duty, attorney fees, bond cancellation costs, bond registration costs • Commission on the sale of your home • Re-vamp of the home you buy • Are you moving for the right reason? • When you make the decision to move, then move – if you make the decision to stay, then stay. S E C OND QUESTION : WH Y AR E Y O U B UY I N G ? • Purchase decisions are most influenced by whether the property is to be purchased as: • A home • An investment • Obviously, the purchase of a home will also be an investment in property, but the factors in arriving at a purchase position will be different. Remember: when considering the cost of your home as an investment only, you must factor into your thinking that there is a basic cost of accommodation – if you did not own the property, you would need to rent. IF YOU HAVE MADE TH E DEC I SI O N TO B UY A HO M E , H E RE A RE S O M E T I P S T O A S SIST YOU IN YO UR D EC I SI O N M AK I N G : • Location - You can change the house, but you can’t change where it is. • You can fill in a pool (or put one in) • How happy are you to renovate? • Will the property suit a growing family and if your nest is getting emptier, is it able to cope? 4 | smart directory | smart move | seeff.com

• Access to where you want to go (work, entertainment, schools) • How much will you regret missing the right home if someone else buys it? • Have you taken in to account the costs of maintaining the property? • Have you considered the costs to transfer the property into your name? • Look past the current owner’s occupation of the property. Some people like to live in an eclectic environment; some people like to be minimalistic. Some people like their lawns longer than others do! • Do your homework on the area you have chosen but don’t rule out adjacent areas. The homework you need to do would be as follows: • How quickly are the properties selling there? • What is the average price for a property with your requirements? • How is the capital growth in that area? • Are the neighbouring properties being upgraded? • Does this agent know what she is talking about? H OW TO MAKE SURE TH AT Y O U AR E I N TH E FR O N T O F T H E Q U E U E 1. The market is so overheated at the moment that you need to be as fast as you can to be offered the new release properties. 2. Make sure you are dealing with an agency, which automatically informs you of all new listings as they come on the market. Seeff automatically links your requirements to any new listings within your areas of interest and within your price parameters. If you provide maximum and minimum prices, and the suburbs, which interest you, you will be sent links to properties within 20% of your maximum price. You would need to provide your e-mail address to receive these instant alerts. 3. Check the web portals regularly – the most active portal is www.property24.com Most agencies list their properties on this portal. 4. Agree to receive SMS alerts for new listings. 5. When advised of a Seeff Open Hour (the agents hold these during the week for new release properties) please attend or send a representative to attend. Most new release properties are often sold within 7 days of listing and very few make it as far as the traditional Sunday showhouse times. smart directory | smart move | seeff.com | 5

BUYING AND SELLING

property for a long time, the extra you pay now will be insignificant in the long term. 10. Avoid the adhering to the cliché: ‘if it’s meant to be, it’s meant to be’. If Raymond Ackerman lived by that philosophy, we would all still be shopping at the grocers! If you want it, go and get it!

A BRIEF GUIDE TO SELLING STEP ONE

Read the above regarding buying property – you should get some idea of what buyers are doing and how they are thinking.

STEP TWO

A BRIEF GUIDE TO SELLING

Examine your motivation for selling. If your main objective is “if I get the right price, I will sell” then perhaps you should not be selling. If your price does not match what the market is prepared to Spay (not what the agent tells you – she could have another agenda) then re-consider your TEP ONE decision. If you really want to sell, then be prepared to sell for market value. 10 QUES T IO NS T O Read the above regarding buying property – you should get some of what buyers are doing and how they are WHAT IS idea MARKET VALUE? AS K T HE AGENT thinking. registered withseller the Estate Market value is the price that a willing and able buyer is prepared 1. toAre payyou a willing and able S T E P T WO at a given time. The value can often conflict with: seller expectations, agent ‘valuation’, municipal Agency Affairs Board (her license to valuation, bank valuation or any other kind of value one can think of. Buyers buy comparison trade) and if so,by what is your annual Examine your motivation for selling: There are numerous – your property will be compared to other properties seen by the buyers at that time.number? Agents will Fidelity Certificate reasons for selling. Given that for most homeowners, their introduce you to a Comparative Market Value – this is based on the similar properties 2. premise How do that you get to the figure home represents their single biggest asset, one should will sell at similar prices. The problem with this method of assessing is that youvalue, have though, quoted on this each property ideally never be in a position where a sale needs to be property is unique. You could test drive 2 new white A4 Audis – but one will feel different from – please substantiate your price rushed. Usually, the market will determine what is viewed the other. suggestion? as a fair price for a home and whilst a well-priced home will Agents are not valuers! An agent cannot possibly give you a ‘valuation’ yourhave property. An selling 3. Howoflong you been sell relatively quickly in a balanced market, some sellers agent can suggest a list price or estimate a sale price but she cannot guarantee a price unless she in this area? may choose to hold out a little longer to achieve a higher wants to buy it herself! Beware of falling into the trap of awarding4.a Give sole mandate tothe an agent me a list of last 10 sales price. The motivation for selling is always key, so always who quotesyour the highest I haveand seenlook this to backfire you have done this year. examine reason/sprice. for selling securemany the times! 5. What is the difference you have best possible price in the shortest possible time, choosing an agent that will ideally do this with the least possible achieved between the list prices fuss. and sale prices on average? 6. How many days do you have your MARKETwith VALthe UE?Estate Agency Affairs Board properties on to thetrade) marketand before 1. WH AreAT youI Sregistered (her license if you sell them? so, what is your 2014 Fidelity Certificate number? value is the price that a willing and able buyer is 7. Please–give me client references 2. Market How do you get to the figure you have quoted on this property please substantiate prepared to pay a willing and able seller at a given time. with contact numbers. your price suggestion? The value can often conflict with: seller expectations, 8. What other properties do you 3. agent How long have you been selling in this ‘valuation’, municipal valuation, bankarea? valuation or have on the market? 4. any Giveother me akind list of of value the last sales you done one10 can think of.have Buyers buy this by year. 9. How many buyers do you have 5. comparison What is the–difference you have achieved between the list prices and sale prices on your property will be compared to other who would look at this property properties seen by the buyers at that time. Agents will average? now? you to adoComparative Market Value – on thisthe is market before you sell them? 6. introduce How many days you have your properties 10. Are you prepared to do theme premise similar properties will numbers. sell at 7. based Pleaseon give clientthat references with contact Sunday showhouses or do you use similar prices, however, this is usually a broad approach 8. What other properties do you have on the market? someone else to do this? as each property is unique, possessing unique aesthetic

10 QUESTIONS TO ASK THE AGENT

9. qualities How many do you haveappeal. who would look at this property now? thatbuyers may provide varying 10. Are you prepared to do Sunday showhouses or do you use someone else to do this? 6 | SMART DIRECTORY | FIRST EDITION 2015

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ORGANISE

KeepORGANISE personal and finance documents in one box Keep personal and finance documents in one box Update medical records Notify old / new schools and arrange transfer Update medical records KeepNotify keys, old garage openers a bag for new owners / new schoolsinand arrange transfer KeepKeep a folder with warranties / manuals keys, garage openers in a bagfor fornew newowners owners Plan meals to use up the food you have left Keep a folder with warranties / manuals for new owners Save moving receipts Plan meals to use up the consumables you have left Keep moving receipts

PACKING & STORAGE

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Purge unused items PACKING & STORAGE Reserve truck or movers unusedused items PackPurge infrequently items ahead of time or kit” movers StartReserve a familytruck “move for first night in new home Pack infrequently used items ahead of time Start a family “move kit” for first night in new home MOVING DAY

Arrange help for kids or pets for the day DAY HaveMOVING cash to tip movers FinalArrange cleaninghelp for kids or pets for the day Dispose trashto tip movers Haveofcash FinalFinal walk cleaning through Turn off all electrics and geyser Dispose of trash Close and lock all doors and windows Final walk through Turn off all electric appliances and geysers smart directory | fifth 2015windows | smart move | seeff.com | 7 Close and lock alledition doors and

ATTORNEYS

Strombeck Pieterse Attorneys is a dynamic firm of attorneys which balances a strong, traditional foundation with a modern and versatile approach. Our board of directors consists of Justin Strombeck, Schalk Pieterse, and John Finlaison, all of whom are well placed and qualified to deal creatively, efficiently and effectively with any legal problems presented to them. Our dynamic firm consists of skilled individuals committed to transparent, focused and professional advice and services tailor-made to the specifications and individual needs of our clients. Our take on client relationship management, our high and consistent level of service and our modern infrastructure guarantees all present and future clients the enjoyment of a long and beneficial relationship with us. Our firm’s mission is to render exceptional legal services to our clients, hence our slogan, “legal, service, excellence”. All our transactions and dealings with clients are attended to by well

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trained personnel working under constant supervision, thus ensuring that all transactions receive the attention that they deserve. We have a professional approach to personal contact and service delivery and strive to offer our clients a hassle free and convenient service. As a full-service law firm Strömbeck Pieterse Attorneys offers legal services in the areas of: conveyancing; property law; tax law and tax settlements; litigation; commercial law, contracts and company law; family law and divorces; labour and employment law; administrative law; injury on duty claims; insurance law; construction law; environmental law; licensing and compliance; liquor licenses; and debt collection. So whether you are buying or selling a property, brokering or in need of a commercial contract, or you have to appear in court, Strömbeck Pieterse Attorneys is set up to attend to all your legal requirements in a friendly and efficient manner where a client’s needs are put first.

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GAS

FENNELL’S GAS AND APPLIANCES

Fennell’s has a wide range of Fireplace, Braai, Camping, Cooking, Refrigeration, Heaters, Gardening and many other appliances and tools. HAL Fennell Trust , trading as Fennell’s - A family run business established 1969 at Gamtoos. Focuses on the wholesale distribution of seed, Gas Appliances, LP Gas and garden related products. Gamtoos, only 70km from Port Elizabeth, acts as a centralized distribution point for the Eastern CAPE AREA. We have reps based in Port Elizabeth,Gamtoos, Midlands and the Garden Route. We pride ourselves on providing an efficient and reliable service to our clients. Our branches in Port Elizabeth focus on the LP Gas market, supply LP Gas to dealers, restaurants and end users. We also market a comprehensive range of gas appliances and related spares. Our qualified gas technicians provide a professional installation and repair service in an area stretching from St Francis Bay to Port Alfred. Fennell’s is the MayFord

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Franchisee for the Eastern & Southern Cape regions. We also distribute Lasher tools, Sebor Pots and Cadac in the same area. Fennell’s are appointed Afrox Handigas Distributors in the Port Elizabeth, Jeffreys Bay, Humansdorp and St Francis Bay areas. We provide specialist technical advice on the following product ranges as well as qualified servicing of gas appliances. We are certified LP GAS installers. We also refill LPG gas bottles. 196 Main Road Walmer, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape 041 072 0393 | walmer@fennell.co.za 58 4th Avenue Newton Park, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape 041 365 6590 | 4thave@fennell.co.za 23 York Road North End, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape 041 373 7910 | yorkrd@fennell.co.za

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For Peace of Mind When Purchasing a Property What you get with a home inspection service: • An unbiased opinion on the condition of the property • Photographic report plus a written report • Protection from unscrupulous sellers • Maintaining ethical and technical standards • To protect buyers and estate agents from unethical practices

Few would risk buying a pre-used car without an automobile inspection so why risk your life savings on a property that you can’t be sure about? The entire property will be inspected and reported on as follows:

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ALWAYS KNOW THEY ARE SAFE Family comes first. At Atlas we take the safety of your family very seriously. With us you can always be sure your family is safe by knowing we are the push of a button or one call away. Your world secure in our hands.

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FRAMING

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Established in October 1998 from previous owners the Anthony Adler Gallery, Colin and wife Jan moved into 164 Russell Road, and set up the present shop, Colin Wells Framing. South African born Colin returned to his homeland from the United Kingdom in 1996, together with his British wife. Colin brought with him a wealth of experience after working overseas in the framing industry for 14 years. In addition to working with residential Clients, Colin, Jan and their team supply Hotels and Offices with picture framing, plus they offer a consultation and hanging service.

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STUNNING DOUBLE OR TWIN ROOMS starting at ONLY R695* per person sharing Lemon Tree Lane Guest House in the suburb of Mill Park of Port Elizabeth offers value for money and 5 star accommodation. Luxurious and spacious double en-suite units are beautifully decorated, making it the ideal getaway for discerning travellers: whether you are a weary business man, a newly married couple, or an adventurous tourist, Lemon Tree Lane is your elegant "Home away from Home". We have everything you need to make your stay a memorable one, put your feet up, have a drink, relax; in the beautiful garden at the pool or on the verandah.

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RECIPE

C HI CK EN TAG IN E with spiced Brussels & feta http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/chicken-tagine-spiced-brussels-feta

INGREDIENTS 1 ½ tbsp coconut oil 1 large red onion, sliced 1 red pepper, finely sliced 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped 10 chicken thigh fillets (boneless and skinless) ½ tsp ground cinnamon ½ tsp ground turmeric ½ tsp smoked paprika 1 tbsp tomato purée 250ml chicken stock 6 dried apricots, cut in half 175g canned chickpeas, drained and rinsed ½ tsp cumin seeds 275g Brussels sprouts, shredded 50g feta ½ small bunch coriander, roughly chopped

METHOD Heat 1 tbsp of the coconut oil in a large flameproof casserole dish over a medium heat. When melted and hot, add the onion, pepper and garlic. Cook, stirring regularly, for 3 -4 mins or until just starting to soften. Increase the heat to maximum and add the chicken thighs. Fry everything together for about 3 mins, stirring occasionally.

While the tagine is bubbling away, heat the remaining 1/ 2 tbsp of coconut oil in a frying pan over a high heat. When melted, add the cumin seeds, toast for 10 secs, then add the shredded sprouts. Fry the sprouts over the high heat, stirring almost constantly, for 5 mins, by which time they should have softened and browned in places.

Sprinkle in the spices, squeeze in the tomato purée and fry, stirring almost constantly, for 1 min. Pour in the stock and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer and partially cover with a lid. After 30 mins, add the dried apricots and chickpeas, and continue to simmer for a further 10 mins.

Serve the tagine in a large bowl, scatter over the fried sprouts, crumble over the feta and finish with the coriander.

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Renovations, Alterations & Maintenance

At Zen-Khaya Contractors we see ourselves playing an important role in helping our clients reach their home or property improvement goals, and to help them “define their space.” We specifically enjoy working on the more challenging projects, especially ones that require unique designs and special finishes, as well as jobs that allow us to utilize our creative skills and expertise. We are a Port Elizabeth based multi skilled building trades contractor, specializing in home and commercial renovations, alterations and maintenance. Our key focus areas are building, painting, flooring that includes tiling, laminates, timber and composite decking, carpentry and cabinetry, including custom made contemporary furniture, special paint techniques and finishes. We also work closely with other professionals, like plumbers, electricians, architects etc. to meet all the needs of the client with regards to their property improvement, and pride ourselves on overall project management. So when you think of a turnkey solution for your renovation needs, think Zen-Khaya !

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