Hi Alistair,
On behalf of XXXX Properties, I would like to thank you, particularly for your efforts is flying to Germany, but also for all the great work yourself and your colleagues at IPS have done in the last few weeks.
It has ensured our purchase of the Kanyin Unit went through as hassle free as possible.
We look forward to working with IPS again in the near future.
It is greatly appreciated guys, well done.
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Just want to say a huge thank you to all of you for helping me secure a unit within The Kanyin. The process from IPS contact to bond approval was smoother, quicker, and more pain-free than it was for the purchase of my last place when I was actually based in SA.
I found your level of service to be both professional and friendly, with prompt informed responses to all my queries. I do plan to do some more business with you in the near future, and have already recommended your services to others I know.
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"IPS was a 'breeze'. We bought our first place in Kwela Close and I was impressed with the professional conduct and correspondence from the very start. The whole process was unbelievably simple. IPS have all the contacts and I felt confident with their assurances. They are a great team and the bottom line is they enjoy what they do."
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Firstly we were only in Cape Town for 3 days and so we could do very little market research. We knew we had to look at many properties, but we did not have time or the contacts, and we wanted a holiday. Luckily we found out Warren's aunt was selling and so we put an offer on this property and secured it. We then tried to buy the house through a CC. The communication between the attorneys setting up the CC and doing the conveyancing, was none existent and we very nearly lost the property, as the owner was getting very restless. The whole process was very stressful and difficult as we were based in London and we were trying to do our day jobs. There was no one acting in our interests and ensuring that the process was running smoothly. Once the mortgage documents were ready, they were couriered over to us in London. We had to go to go to a notary, wasting valuable working time and costing £56. Believe it or not, they sent the wrong documents over twice and so we ended up going three times. The final problem is that we got tenants and they handed in notice on their other property, as we were given a date. Then due to inefficiency, this was delayed by another 3 weeks and they had nowhere to live. We were trying to sort this out, while on holiday on the ski slopes in France. It was a nightmare. However we are now glad we went through it as we have a great investment. We just wish it could have been more streamlined, more efficient – easier.
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We bought a piece of land at Atlantic Beach in Cape Town. The land sale went through relatively painlessly, but when we tried to register a building bond, the trouble really started. We pre-registered in September and so when the developer asked for his first draw down 6 months later in March, we thought it was merely a matter of formality. However the conveyancer's had forgotten and only started then. Then the bank didn't have the title deeds and said someone else had them. The lawyers said the bank had them. After a months delay to the project, the lawyers found that they actually did have them and the transfer could go through. I just wish someone could have explained the process and we should have registered a builders loan from the start as we ended up paying the registration costs twice and it really delayed the process. Also, even though the developers have tried, it is almost impossible to manage a project from the UK and we were only able to turn the project around by one of us going home.
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"Just want to say thanks for the great service IPS is offering. Today I received the offer in principle for my flat in Weltervreden Park. It is great to deal with a company and a team of people that deliver on what they say. You have been a great help in keeping me informed and I look forward to completing soon on both properties I have now purchased through you. I will be keeping in close contact as I will be making more investments in the near future."
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"A massive thanks to IPS for everything they have done for us. Buying a place in Kwela Close has been so easy; it actually does not feel like we have bought a property. Speaking to friends who have bought independently, they seemed to be under such pressure and buying property seemed to be a stress rather than an exciting step forward. We have not had any of the stress or pressure and we owe it all to IPS. Here’s to buying the next place and becoming true property investors."
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A friend of mine made me aware of a great property investment opportunity. Ala ‘Rich Dad Poor Dad,' it was a property with a difference, as I was buying an apartment, but it also included all the land behind which had the development rights for 15 units. I tried to speak to the right people, find out the market details, demand etc, whether the facts were right and if I could trust the estate agent. The apartment was held in a CC and I had no idea of the procedure, whether the company had other liabilities and basically what the risks were for me. I tried my best from the UK to resolve this and get people to answer my questions to ensure I was not making a big mistake. No one could give me answers and I would have had to sign on blind faith. In the process the builder who was selling the land realised the opportunity and took the property off the market. I lost the deal and I have heard that the builder has gone on to develop the land and has made a considerable profit. I just wish someone could have acted on my behalf, answered my questions and ensured that the deal was as good as it looked at the outset.
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We decided we wanted to buy our first house in the UK. We started the house hunt process and it was very time consuming process, trying to rush home after work to see property and walking the high street on a Saturday morning. After weeks we finally found one and so started making offers. I got off a rugby pitch and the estate agent called me and asked me who our lawyers were. I said I had to wait till Monday to tell her as I had no idea about the process and who we were going to use. We then chose a sole proprietor and our mortgage house would not recognise him. We had to stick with the mortgage house as Warren was on a South African passport and I was working through a limited company, reducing our access to finance. Therefore they had a conveyancer acting on their behalf and this not only doubled our costs, but made the process very inefficient and we very nearly lost the property. There was also a third partner and we signed an agreement we thought was right at the time. With the benefit of hindsight and further knowledge we realise that the 3rd party has got the deal of a lifetime. We just wish someone could have guided us through the process and ensured we did not make these costly fundamental mistakes.
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We bought a house and then looked into renovating. One of the partnership went travelling and the other three were left to try and manage the project. However they were too busy doing their day jobs and there was just no time to constantly check on the progress of the builder. Being inexperienced with regards to renovation, the builder took them for a ride and the project has subsequently run nearly three times over budget and taken more than twice the planned time. We really needed someone to be acting in our interests, to be monitoring the process and ensuring the builder was managed properly.
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"Our property is in CT and is being built near the Milnerton Race Track. We have secured one of the best flats in Phase 1 of the development. It is a 2 bed unit and phase 1 was sold out in half an hour of launch. We can thank the IPS team who are making these contacts so we can get offers before launch date so we can secure the best properties in new developments. Phase 2 of this development will be offered at no less than R15 000 more than our purchase price."
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"I am most impressed by your dynamic and professional approach. This sort of exposure will I am sure produce excellent results."
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"After living abroad for a few years, I had no earnings history nor credit history for those years in SA, so no bank wanted to even talk to me re: a mortgage. I went back to UK and continued calling and emailing and after months of chatting to loads of people and facing many dead-ends I eventually happened to find a particular mortgage broker who listened to my plight and we managed to use proof of my UK earnings to get a mortgage. The whole process took me 9 months to buy a property"
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"Thanks for the photos of Ascot Village. I have just returned from SA and had a chance to see the development. I must say it looks great and everyone is saying good things."
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"It has been good watching and admiring from the sidelines your company take shape and it looks to me that you have a fantastic business model. I have no doubt that you are going to be very successful with it and I wish you the best of luck."
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"Information you get – can’t get anywhere else. Most companies want to sell you property, but you offer an investment solution and this is exactly what I am looking for!"
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"Awesome meeting you, Scott, I am very impressed with the business and excited about the opportunities for us. We look forward to receiving the application documentation."
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"I am very happy with the process that IPS has streamlined for me. It has given me an awareness of the processes that are involved with purchasing a property. Thanks again, and I look forward to our next big deal."
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"I have been every impressed with the personalised service that I have received! Thanks to you and your great team we managed to find a property and within a couple of days had the offer on the table."
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Everything has been excellent so far Scott – I have hardly had to do anything!! Rachael is a star!!!
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i just wanted to say thank you for the bottle of champagne you sent greg and
i and, in particular, the first class service your team provided to us -
Rachael was excellent.
i would recommend you to anyone
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"Thank you very much for your time yesterday. It was very informative and, most importantly, I understood it all! It is great to finally speak to someone who doesn’t scare me when talking about buying property."
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"Thanks for the help so far on the property. Its exciting stuff but a bit nerve-wracking. It definitely helps to have someone who we can trust and who knows what they're doing."
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"I really enjoyed your presentation the other evening and I’m sure you’ve had tonnes of positive feed back. I think your website is top notch….I’ve been reading through the info on there and it’s very easily understood ‘plain and simple’ and you have some very useful links that I haven’t come across before…I like it ..good job"
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"Thanks for the meeting, really motivated and looking forward to working with you guys."
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"All is going very well thanks, really appreciate your help with RMB and also happy with the way Ascot is going. We are busy marketing our place in JHB and when we sell we will certainly be looking for more opportunities, so keep us posted of what you have available."
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We had so many stressful problems trying to buy property in South Africa. If we had known about IPS previously we would definitely have used your services.
The biggest issues for us were the mistakes with the bond documents and the interest rate being incorrect. The lawyers 'forgot' to send us the documents to sign so it became a big rush to get them all certified and signed and sent back on time. This cost us because we had to pay about £50 for a courier and then we had to pay for a public notary to certify all the documents - which was almost another £250. If we had gotten the documents on time, we could have taken them to the South African embassy and had them done for free.
Then when the documents were emailed to us, there were silly errors like names being spelt wrong etc. The interest rate on the bond documents was also incorrect (the banks fault we believe) which further delayed the process.
We were never sent the debit order authorisation form to authorise the money coming off our account as they assumed we were going to send the money directly from overseas.
Transfer eventually took place almost 3 weeks late. We are still owed money by the previous owners for rent.
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"You are SO efficient and you have a wonderful knack of making me feel that everything is ok and in good hands."
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"Thanks for your message. I put my apartment into your trusting hands. Thanks for all the effort so far."
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"No Worries, it is good to work with you. I don't even know how you get all the stuff done that you get done anyway."
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"Firstly, I really enjoyed your presentation last night, I found it exceptionally insightful and it covered many of the topics that I was interested in."
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"I met the management guy in their Sandton branch who gave me the full run down of their services and rather hefty costs (finders fees, etc) and as I was pressed for time, I handed over the keys to them for them to find a tenant and let it out. I never once got a phone call in 2 months - I had to always call them, and so I decided to take my business elsewhere, but ended up asking my old man to look for a tenant, and after an advert in the paper within 2 weeks he found one for me."
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"I thought South Africa was the most amazing place that I have ever been. I have never seen such diversity in culture, scenery, wealth and attitude, all within one country in my life. A place to be proud of my friend. I will go back for more sometime."
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