By way of introduction, we are Mike and Sue Bond; originally from the UK, but Permanent Residents in South Africa since 1981. We lived for almost twenty years in Port Elizabeth, and then for another twenty years in East London. Sue completed her Social Work Honours and Masters degrees in the Eastern Cape, once our three children were out of school and varsity, then came to Gauteng to work at the University of Johannesburg while completing her doctorate.
As I was, by then, too close to retirement for a change in job or province to make sense, I remained in East London for the four-and-a-bit years that Sue has been at UJ. When I finally did retire, it made sense to sell our house in East London and purchase a property convenient to UJ. Sue had been renting a cottage in Melville, and really loves the suburb, so it was our first choice when looking.
That search for a place to live is how we came to meet Ruhuan, and the search had become quite urgent by then as the East London house had sold much faster than we originally anticipated (in fact without ever going officially onto the market – but that’s another story). He showed us a place in 7th Street that was, to be honest, not top of our list of possibilities; but Ruhuan himself was a refreshing change – consummately professional, yet charmingly informal and friendly.
Ruhuan, we found, has a gift for reading people. He is able to hear and see underlying messages and interpret clients’ requirements beyond their initial ideas. It was this ability that helped to clinch the deal in our case. We also saw that he is scrupulously honest and does his utmost for both buyer and seller.
He is knowledgeable of, and adept at, explaining the legal complexities involved in buying and selling, which took much of the stress off the process for us. It is difficult to find more appropriate words, so we will conclude by saying that we found Ruhuan to be a genuinely nice guy, who evidently loves and excels at his job.
To sum up, if you are considering buying or selling in the Melville area, we would recommend Ruhuan Brown with absolutely no hesitation.
8 June 2021