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The news of South Africa being removed off the red list could spell a tourism influx over the festive season – particularly from UK residents.

The Covid pandemic that has held the world ransom for more than a year is showing signs of abating, but still there are signs of the disease spreading and causing death, illness and hardships to millions of people.

Have you ever considered making green building changes to your property to increase its value? If not, now may be the time to do so.

Property, like all investments, is cyclical. The 70s, 80s and 90s were volatile years and the early 2000s saw a Rainbow Nation run of seven years where house price growth was over 15%. In 2004, it was more than double that, says CEO of Just Property, Paul Stevens.

Analysing 15 cities across the globe, a report by international property firm, Savills, reveals that in the first half of 2021, 80% of locations saw transaction volumes for end-user residential property exceed H1 2019 figures.

The South African property market has been experiencing a wave of hyperactivity ever since the three-month shutdown of the national deeds office when Covid first hit back in March 2020.