PROFIT after tax at Mashonaland Holdings Limited dipped by US$281 000 during the half year to March 31, 2016 as growth at the listed property giant was stifled by a deepening economic crisis highlighted by mounting vacant space in buildings. (more…)

TENANTS who fill out applications for rental accommodation are often surprised when these applications are turned down, and it would help for potential tenants to know in advance what landlords and rental agencies are looking for when selecting tenants. (more…)

BUYING a new house is one of the biggest financial investments you’ll ever make, and no doubt you’ll have many questions regarding the process. (more…)

THE City of Harare has started scouting for an investor in the construction of a five-star international hotel on a 20-hectare piece of land in the Kopje area that until recently had been earmarked for the construction of a Parliamentary building, the Financial Gazette’s Property News can reveal.…

It is well known that in South Africa the sale of property must be recorded in a written contract and must be signed by the purchaser and seller. The sale of a property out of a deceased estate is, however, more complex. (more…)

IF, when selling your home, you find that you are losing faith in the estate agent with whom you are dealing, be very careful indeed about how you break off relations with the agent or the way in which you continue to operate with him or her. (more…)

MASVINGO — For the Infrastructural Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ), Masvingo city is a “cursed” investment destination. For the second time in a decade, another housing project funded by the bank has stirred controversy and the matter has taken the same course as the first; it has been…

Government, desperate to improve its international ease of doing business ranking, has reduced the time it takes for local authorities to process plans for building projects by more than half. (more…)

Having a budget and sticking to it is not easy, especially with the upward pressure of inflation. (more…)