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Transfer duty rates were last amended in March 2006. The new transfer duty rate structure announced in the Budget of 2011 applies to properties acquired

Entering into property sales agreements should not be taken lightly – particularly with regards to trust monies. Source: RealEstateWeb Before the shock of the fraud and

Transfer property out of companies and trusts into your own name to avoid hefty tax charges, The SA Institute of Chartered Accountants (Saica) has urged

In SA law tenants’ rights are sacrosanct If a tenant occupies a property, the Roman-Dutch law, on which SA’s laws are based, provides that: “Huur gaat

Does the Consumer Protection Act, 2008 (“CPA”), which became effective on 1 April 2011, mean the end of the “voetstoots” or “as is” clause?  

Individuals have another window of opportunity until 31 December 2012 to transfer their residences out of their companies or trusts into their own names without

Individuals who own their private dwelling in a trust, company or a closed corporation (CC) will have until 31 December 2012 to transfer the immovable

The trustee who signs a sale agreement must be authorised to sign on behalf of all the trustees Thorpe and Others V Trittenwein And Another

What to do if your tenant doesn’t pay rent A landlord can’t take the law into his or her own hands if a tenant stops

A client asked me: “Please can you let me know what is the ‘law’ regarding a fence around a swimming pool. Is it the landlord’s