In 2008 I saw a land that I definetely liked and it was selling at R360 000, and approached ABSA to assist with the finance, and they providedd finance of R300 000 which meant I had to pay upfront R60 000 as a deposit. I had no problem with that cos I really liked the land. Since then, I tried applying for building loan with no success, I do not understand this because the bank assisted with finance to purchase the land but they do not want to assist with finance to build a house in the land. What am I suppose to do with the land...come on ABSA read full review »