Co-Ownership Of Property: What Are The Risks?
Category Property Thought Of The Week
Buying property with someone else often makes financial sense. Examples of co-ownership include partners buying their first home together or friends sharing own
Foreign Trust Purchasing Immovable Property in South Africa
Category Property Thought Of The Week
In terms of the Trust Property Control Act, where a person who has been validly appointed outside South Africa as a trustee of a trust registered in a foreign j
Property Thought Of The Week - The New VAT Increase and Municipal Services
Category Property Thought Of The Week
Invoices for municipal services are usually issued after the services have been rendered. Therefore, if invoices for services actually rendered during March 201
Implication Of The VAT Increase On Estate Agent Commission
Category Property Thought Of The Week
The VAT increase coming into effect on 1 April 2018 triggered some tricky questions. One of these is the question what the VAT rate will be in the case of esta
Drought And Your Tenant
Category Property Thought Of The Week
Many parts of South Africa are experiencing drought conditions on the moment – some mild, others such as in Cape Town, severe.
What If The Rental Lease Is Silent On The Matter Of Interest On The Deposit?
Category Property Thought Of The Week
It often happens that a landlord and tenant’s written or oral agreement omits to mention what should happen to the deposit and the interest that accrued thereon
Renovation Plans May Introduce Surprises
Category Property Thought Of The Week
Whether as the buyer or seller of a property, one is seldom aware of the conditions contained in that property’s registered Title Deed
A useful tip when to-ing and fro-ing to negotiate a deal
Category Property Thought Of The Week
We all know that our law requires that there must be consensus regarding all material terms for a valid agreement to come into effect.
Deposits for Rental Agreements
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The Rental Housing Act regulates the relationship between landlords and tenants, sets out certain rules that each must comply with and provides for procedures t
The Right of First Refusal
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A right of first refusal is an ancillary or collateral agreement whereby one person binds himself to give preference to another person should he or she decide t