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March 27, 2025

Unlocking Homeownership: How Cloetesville Became a Test Case for Housing Reform in South Africa

(Stellenbosch, South Africa – 26 March 2025) In a country where more than 2.3 million people remain on the Government’s official housing waiting list, a new […]
March 26, 2025

How a Latin Phrase Affected a Recent Property Dispute Case

In essence, the Latin phrase nec vi, nec clam, nec precario translates to “without force, without secrecy, and without permission”. According to the Prescription Act, a […]
March 26, 2025

Understanding Living Wills

When one thinks of a will, the first thing that comes to mind is probably a last will and testament. This type of will expresses a […]
March 26, 2025

Mediation vs Arbitration: What Is the Difference? PART 2

As mentioned in Part I of this series, a common trend in many commercial contracts is the inclusion of an arbitration clause. This type of clause […]
March 10, 2025

Sale of Immovable Property from a Deceased Estate

When an executor has been appointed by the Master through the issuance of Letters of Executorship, their primary duty is to finalise the administration of the […]
March 10, 2025

Property Ownership Transfer and the Abstract Theory

South African courts have adopted the abstract theory, which means that the validity of transferring ownership is not affected by whether the original transaction is valid. […]
March 10, 2025

Common Tactics Fraudsters Use in Insurance

Common Tactics Fraudsters Use in Insurance Insurance fraud costs the global economy billions annually, and South Africa has not been immune to this issue. In fact, […]
March 10, 2025

VAT on Short-Term Lettings and Commissions

Are you acting as agent or principal—and what would be the pragmatic approach? There are very few people across the world who haven’t heard of Airbnb. […]
February 13, 2025

830 Rent2buy affordable units in 20 well managed and secure sectional title developments now available

“It is a dream come true, to be able to introduce 830 new Rent2buy units in the affordable homeowner space”, says Meyer de Waal, a conveyancing […]
February 10, 2025

Get paid on time: Five tips for business owners

Small businesses can master the skill of getting paid on time here’s how. For small and medium businesses, getting paid on time is one of the […]
February 10, 2025

Understanding restraints of trade in South Africa: Legal position and practical insights

A restraint of trade agreement is generally contained in a contract of employment. The purpose of such a restraint of trade clause is to protect businesses […]
February 10, 2025

Renting vs buying: The pros and cons

In a lowering interest environment, tenants are reconsidering their priorities. Driven by reduced interest rates and more lenient loan criteria, tenants are starting to have their […]
February 7, 2025

Common wealth-planning mistakes

In his poem The Mistake, James Fenton talks about the sad truth in making mistakes. He beautifully describes that even with blatant warnings that are ignored […]
January 27, 2025

New deeds amendment: reactions from industry

Published on Property Professional MAIN IMAGE: Meyer de Waal – director of MDW Inc, Adrian Goslett – regional director and CEO of RE/MAX Southern Africa, Khairiyah […]
December 10, 2024

Claiming ownership through acquisitive prescription

One way to acquire property in South Africa is through acquisitive prescription. This method does not rely on the transfer of rights from a predecessor in […]
December 10, 2024

Capital Gains Tax considerations for retiring small business owners

Retirement for small business owners is not simply a case of handing in your resignation letter and having a big party at which the company presents […]
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