Is it time to join the move to Cape Town?

Tourism and leisure gateway to Southern Africa
Cape Town, the chic jewel at the end of Africa, is becoming something more to an increasing number of Britons: a new home. Observations point to a prevalent trend where Britons – and in particular overstressed city workers – are opting to turn their initial holiday visit to South Africa’s Western Cape into plans for a longer, more permanent stay, and is it any wonder? Never mind the obvious attractions – sun, sea, a slower pace of life and very good wines; there are other factors at play here.

Cape Town is a “world city” and is viewed as being much more “international” in feel than either Johannesburg or Durban. It has been voted Number One City in Africa and the Middle East, and the Number Eight City in the world, in the Conde Naste Traveller Awards (2010); Cape Town has also been voted into the World’s Top Twenty-Five Places to Visit by TripAdvisor 2010, One of the World’s Most Beautiful Cities by Forbes.com 2010, Africa’s Leading Destination in the World Travel Awards 2010 and Favourite Host City of the 2010 FIFA World Cup – by South Africans themselves.
South Africa has a stable democracy and the largest economy on the African continent – and many Britons are finding their niche in the economy. Staffing companies like Glotel are reportedly seeing quite a high demand for skilled professionals in Southern Hemisphere countries, like SA, Brazil and Australia. Let’s face it – parts of Cape Town could almost be Italy, Greece or the heart of France – making it feel not quite as far away from blighty, the dear old motherland as it actually is.

Buh-ReinEstate: Cape Town’s newest suburb

So, you’re an overworked, sun-starved Londoner tired of battling the tube crowds and lingering recessionary fallout. You’re ready to peck mum on the cheek and move to sunnier climes. Well, good news is that there is no stamp duty for property purchases in South Africa, nor are there restrictions on ownership. And the value for money is exceptional …R442 900 (equivalent to £37,975 at current exchange rates), for example, gets you a 2-bed contemporary apartment in “Cape Town’s newest suburb”, and arguably SA’s best lifestyle estate – Buh-Rein www.buhreinestate.com. Phase one of the development is now open to purchasers.

Buh-Rein Estate offers exceptional value for money to Britons; the lifestyle is varied and outdoors-based, and of course living here means having the best of Cape Town and South Africa on your doorstep.
So is it to be gloom or sunshine? Tube strikes or open freeways? Tea at mum’s or wine under the mountains? It would seem that more and more Britons are starting to ask such questions!

For more information about Buh-Rein Estate visit www.buhreinestate.com or contact the Sales Office on 0027 21 801 5400.