‘Charming couple’ turn out to be the tenants from hell 13 December 2020 - 00:00 This house in Lochner Road, Constantia, in Cape Town has been taken over by hijackers. Attempts to get the illegal tenants evicted have been unsuccessful. Image: Esa Alexander
Catherine Deare thought she d found the ideal tenants a charming couple, full of smiles. Then they stopped paying rent, wouldn t move out, and began making home improvements.
Two years after the couple moved into the R5m house in Constantia, Cape Town, Deare was forced to sell the property for less than half its value. She still owes the bank millions and is bankrupt.