Asbestos, once the hero of the building industry, is now regarded as one of the most feared contaminants on earth and a latent killer.

Shortly before the recent Christmas break Ed Kok of the Cape Peninsula estate agency Anne Porter Knight Frank was quoted in the property media as urging visitors to the Cape to take a good look at Kalk Bay.

Home renovation has a bad name, not only for dust and mess, but also as a cause of serious stress.

Leading architect Arthur Quinton has sold one home and bought another in the same prestigious Cape Town suburb recently - with both deals concluded by Pam Golding Properties.

Strong indications show that, after a three-year lull, the Battle of the Banks for home loan market share is about to heat up again – to the benefit of homebuyers and the property market in general...