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As we are not estate agents, we do not have pages of properties for sale on our website. But what we can provide, is a selection of our client case studies. These particular clients have been chosen as they cover the range of different services that we offer.
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Golf Estates
Golf Estates are plentiful in the Western Cape, and offer an amazing lifestyle, not just for the golfer. With the provision of club houses, tennis courts, spa’s and gyms, coupled with the 24 hour security, they are very popular with both local and international buyers.
Ralph & Karen Hayward bought a fantastic property using our services at the end of 2005. Their brief to us was to find a 4 bedroom property with sea and Table Mountain views, within 30 minutes of Cape Town.
Having looked at many properties for them, we ended up buying in a golf estate on the west coast of Cape Town, within walking distance of the sea. Not only did we achieve all of their requirements, but managed to negotiate just over 20% off the asking price in doing so. They now plan to use the property for 2 months each year over Christmas, and then we rent out the house for them throughout the rest of the year.
Prices from £200,000
At the beginning of 2006, Peter & Barbara Jester bought a brand new 3 bed house in a lovely golf estate in the winelands. We researched and inspected well over 40 houses for them before they chose this one, such is the scope of opportunity within differing golf estates in the Cape Town area.
The estate is within 20 minutes drive of Franschhoek, Stellenbosch and Paarl, and has a 27 hole golf course.
Before we had even taken transfer of the property, we had found a tenant, and started a new lease.
Prices from £200,000
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Century City
This new, vibrant development lies to the North West of Cape Town, within 10 minutes drive of Cape Town city centre. The whole development includes HQ office blocks, Canal Walk shopping Centre, and numerous residential schemes that all have different themes and designs. Thabalanga has bought 3 apartments here for different clients, 2 of which were for investment purposes and the third as a ‘pied de terre’. The main attraction of the development is the convenient city lifestyle it offers. Within walking distance are many employers, shops, restaurants, bars, cinemas, gyms, pools and many like minded neighbours. With apartments both off-plan and resale starting from cR750,000 (c£70,000), there is something for everyone at Century City.
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Apartments from £70 000
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Camps Bay, Cape Town
Within just 1 week of instruction, Thabalanga was able to inspect 33 houses in the pursuit of finding the most appropriate investment property for this Irish client. The requirements were for a property within Camps Bay, Cape Town that could be easily let out and benefit from capital growth. The budget was up to £600,000, but the research found a property that ticked all the boxes for just £450,000. Every agent, website, private sale, auction and newspaper were covered to highlight the best of what was on the market. With Thabalanga now finding the tenants and managing the property on his behalf, the whole process could not have been more smooth or painless.
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Swallows and Retirees
We have various ‘swallow’ and retiree clients, all of whom are enjoying their twilight years in the beautiful Cape. The ‘swallows’ got their nickname due to them spending their year chasing the sun, generally enjoying Christmas in SA, and then back for the summer in Europe.
Most of our clients in this category spend in the region of £150-200,000, and for this you can get a good sized 3 bedroom house or apartment, with a garden and pool. At this price, having often downsized from their old family home in the UK, they have plenty tucked away for long winelands lunches and plenty of international travel. With us here to manage their homes when they are away, it could not be more fun.
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Off-Plan Investments in the Cape Peninsula
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Since we started Thabalanga at the beginning of 2004, property prices in the Cape have risen by c60%. Consequently, it is not surprising that we have many investor clients, the majority of whom have bought off-plan. We have bought investment properties in The Island Club, Bourgain Villas, Tyger Valley, Claremont, Rondebosch, Greenpoint, The CBD, Gardens and Moullie Point. Some of these are now finished, some still being built. But, one thing they all share in common is their appreciation in value.
Prices have ranged from £50,000 to £300,000, but on the whole, most 2 bed central apartments are in the £100,000 price bracket.
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