Country Guides Country Guide: South Africa

Date Published:

18/11/2009

South Africa really does have the lot to offer prospective property buyers – from apartments to villas – most of which is new build. For example, you can buy an apartment in central Cape Town, which is pretty safe these days, following a large clean up that has taken place since 2000.

The ‘clean and safe’ policy, supported by the business community, has brought life back to the central business district (CBD).

Property for sale in Cape Town includes The Claremont, where a two-bedroom apartment is priced from £131,430 through Themovechannel.com. Less than an hour’s drive and you’re into wine territory around Stellenbosch and Franschhoek. Respectively, these delightful Dutch and French colonial towns offer great lifestyle purchases. Themovechannel.com has a three-bedroom villa for sale on the Stellenbosch Winelands Life Style Estate, priced from £300,790.

Heading northeast way, up the coast, to the Indian Ocean and the Kwa-Zulu Natal (KZN) region, you’ll find plenty of wide-open spaces and large lots (plots) for sale on which to build. Developer Elan has Sovereign Sands for sale, located within Blythedale Coastal Resort, which stretches along almost half a kilometre of beach. The five-bedroom freestanding homes, duplexes and apartments are priced from R3.9m (approx £289,000).

Nearby, Elan has developed Simbithi eco-resort, where the vision has been to make the estate as natural and eco-friendly as possible, appropriate to the area. The homes have been designed to minimise the need for heating, cooling and lighting. Prices start from approximately £71,400 for a one-bedroom apartment through whatgreenhome.com.