Cape Town's northern suburbs have been experiencing a significant squeeze in the rental market as demand for rental properties in areas like Durbanville, Bellville, and Brackenfell has skyrocketed in recent years, leading to a notable shortage of available stock and rising rental prices.

A survey recently carried out by the respected property analysts, Lightstone, has revealed a range of statistics that will be of interest to anyone keeping track of property trends in South Africa today, says Rowan Alexander, Director of Alexander Swart Property, the Cape Town estate agency headquartered at Brackenfell.

Brackenfell, thought by many property trend watchers to be the precinct that now offers the best value for money and the best capital growth prospects.

The industrial property market in Cape Town's Northern Suburbs is experiencing an increased demand for smaller light industrial space, reports Nicol van Wyk, leasing and sales broker for JHI properties in the Western Cape.