Property group Chas Everitt says that expats are returning to South Africa “in droves” and, contrary to popular opinion, they aren’t all settling in the Western Cape. “A very large percentage are actually buying homes in Gauteng, and in the northern suburbs of Johannesburg in particular,” said Rory O’Hagan, principal of the Chas Everitt Hyde Park and Sandton office.
“We receive enquiries daily from South Africans of all ages who have been living and working abroad, sometimes for many years, but are now returning to Johannesburg to take up new corporate jobs or to establish new businesse