Buying and selling – but which one comes first?

Writer: Stephen de Stadler Managing Director Fine & Country Hermanus, Arabella and Kleinmond

Home is the place where most of us start, and usually end, an ordinary day. Home is the base for our family network, a place where we simply live life. Home is the place where we entertain our friends, where we relax and recharge the proverbial batteries.

But when Covid-19 struck, our homes suddenly became our lockdown location. For many, their most prized possession became their work domicile. Even as the lockdown regulations were eased, many homeowners realised that their home no longer met their needs the way it had in the past.

For those who had to clean their homes without assistance, perhaps the extra guest bedroom became an unnecessary requirement. Financial pressure could also have led to the decision to downscale, while for others who now spend most of their workday at home, the lack of a study or home office in their current home became an issue.

Even considerations like the availability of fibre have become important in this so-called new normal.

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