Author name: John Graham

John Graham is the Executive Chairman of HouseCheck and is dedicated to making the property market place more transparent and fair for buyers, sellers and estate agents. He is the author of The South African Home Buyers Guide and the South African Home Inspection Training Academies text book. He works tirelessly to ensure that buyers, sellers and estate agents have adequate information to structure deals that are in the best interests of all parties in a property purchase. He can be contacted on 083 3109 766 or by emailing john@housecheck.co.za

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Expect more building failures as South Africans flout regulations

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Expect more building failures as South Africans flout regulations A leading building inspector has warned that fatal building failures in South Africa like the collapse of a new Tongaat shopping mall will proliferate due to a lack of adequate policing of building standards and of building materials. John Graham, CEO of property inspection company HouseCheck […]

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Attorney warns: CPA doesn’t apply to single property transaction

2 Comments / The Consumer Protection Act, The Law and Home Inspections /

Attorney warns: CPA doesn’t apply to single property transaction A Cape Town attorney, specialising in property transactions has warned prospective buyers to thoroughly inspect properties before buying. The attorney Denver Vraagom of Gunston Attorneys recommends that prospective buyers should consider using inspection professionals if required for peace of mind. Buyers need to be careful, says

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10 Most Common Problems that estate agents, buyers and sellers should know about

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10 Most Common Problems that estate agents, buyers and sellers should know about HouseCheck home inspectors know that most home defects they are likely to find in a typical house are fairly similar. Knowing about these common home problems can help the estate agent advise both the buyer and seller. Here are 10 common home

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HouseCheck protects home owners from being exploited by builders

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HouseCheck protects home owners from being exploited by builders HouseCheck reports already protect cautious South African home buyers from making expensive mistakes when purchasing a property.   However many home buyers want to alter, extend or otherwise renovate their new house and that is where more expensive mistakes and huge stress and conflict can easily occur.

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Are estate agents qualified to give this opinion?

Agents have a role, The Consumer Protection Act /

Are estate agents qualified to give this opinion? A brief five minute browse through the Private Property web pages this morning revealed some interesting claims made by estate agents about certain properties that they are marketing. When describing the properties they have used terms such as “Immaculate condition” and “sheer perfection”. From a buyers perspective

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