
Buying A Property With An Existing Tenant
Category Buying Property
When purchasing a property with a tenant already in place, certain aspects should always be considered before the offer to purchase is signed.

When a Lease Expires And The Tenant Stays On: Can It Be Rebutted?
Category Property Thought Of The Week
the Rental Housing Act has certain deemed provisions, impliedly forming part of the agreement between the landlord and tenant

Are Verbal Property Agreements Valid?
Category Buying Property
Verbal agreements in South Africa are generally as binding and valid as written ones

The Amendment To The Property Clause - Expropriation Without Compensation (EWC)
Category Legal Thought of the Week
The change to section 25, often called 'the property clause', is to state - explicitly - that a court may determine that no compensation is payable in instances

What Landlords And Tenants Need to Know - Deposits & Repairs
Category Rental Information
Where deposit is paid based on a contractual agreement, the act imposes certain conditions if the deposit is paid to the landlord

83,1% Of Residential Building Activity In SA 2019 Has Taken Place In Gauteng & The WC
Category Did You Know?
The 8 poorest provinces (with the smallest local economies) in South Africa

South African Property Market Report for 2019
Category Property Market News
It has been a tough year for most South Africans, with a great deal of change, speculation and uncertainty

Real Estate Industry Need To Play Big Role In Fight Against Climate Change
Category Property Market News
Climate change is widely accepted as one of the most pressing challenges of our time

Is Transfer Duty Calculated On Fair Market Value Of The Property Or On The Selling Price?
Category Buying and Selling Property
In most instances a property is sold at its current market value, but in an ever-unpredictable property market

South African Reserve Bank Keeps Repo Rate Unchanged At 6.5%
Category News Flash - Budget News
South African Reserve Bank (Sarb) governor Lesetja Kganyago has announced that the repo rate will remain unchanged at 6.5%