Estate Living

Damage caused by guests when staying in a rental property shows up, at least statistically, as a surprisingly low number.

That said, it can be a real nuisance, should the statistics ever ‘turn’ against you.

Are golf carts (off the golf course areas) a boon or a curse? Many residents who see the indiscriminate use of these vehicles, which has proliferated into their being used as a general form of transport, especially by ‘unruly’ adolescents, might see them very much as a curse.
Estate Living explores this arena, and how HOAs try to manage carts’ use, which can be complicated by the fact that some internal roads within estates are often public thoroughfares, and therefore subject to national traffic regulations.

If you are looking for a platform, which provides a gateway into the estates and gated communities in Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands – then Estate Living offers the perfect ‘shop window’. Estate Living Magazine is distributed in print to 235 lifestyle estates across South Africa, and in combination with its digital activities, offers exclusive content, estate news, investment insights, and lifestyle features directly to readers across the country, providing extensive reach within South Africa’s estate living community.

On the Estate Living platform, there are regular references about, and excellent articles on, retirement living.

Sun, sea, golf and a secure work-from-home investment.

These are some of the quite compelling lifestyle reasons, behind why Mauritius continues to attract significant numbers of South Africans, to take the plunge, and opt for permanent residence on its palm fringed shores.

Golfers should remember that you do not have to live on a golf estate – many
golfers are members of estate courses, but then live ‘off site’ – to keep playing your favourite game,
and enjoy the benefits of community living.

The property sector on the coast north of Durban continues to burgeon, and in this
process the ‘new’, in what seems just a blink of eye ago, is now established and on the top of its game.

This feature looks at Zimbali Estate, which combines the best in residential golf living.

Retirement – an almost inevitable consequence of being human and alive!

If you have got to the stage where you are planning to retire, or you are making the transition and contemplating a retirement spot, whether it is on a golf estate or within some other type of community – then this will be a must read.

on page 5 of this issue of Estate Living Magazine, Zimbali Coastal Estate (KwaZulu-Natal on the North Coast) features as an example of a property investment, which can create generational wealth.

Hard hats, tool belts, building sites, and development plans have traditionally been the preserve of the male of the human species.

However, as with many areas of human endeavour, women have been making waves in this sector for some time, as this article explores.