When does the PIE Act apply? PIE applies in respect of all land within South Africa (irrespective of the zoning of such land) which is unlawfully occupied for residential purposes (being buildings or structures that are used as dwellings and…
On 2 May 2017 the Financial Intelligence Centre Amendment Act 1 of 2017 (the “Amendment Act”) was published which Amendment Act has made a number of amendments to the Financial Intelligence Centre Act, 2001 (the “Act”). Certain sections of the…
The Property Practitioners Bill, 2016 was published on the 31st of March 2017 (the “Bill” or “Act” for the purposes of this newsflash), is now open for public comment until 30 April 2017 and is intended to replace and repeal…
On the 17 March 2017 the Regulation of Agricultural Holdings Bill (the “Bill” or “Act”) was published in the Government Gazette. Although this Bill may be subject to substantial amendment, a number of approvals and final proclamation before it becomes…
One always has to be extremely careful when one of the contracting parties is a trust. The Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled that in the case of a trust, a deed of sale signed by one or more of…
It is common knowledge that when a house or a structure is built on immovable property that the law requires the plans to be drawn up in a particular manner and approved by the relevant Local Authority with jurisdiction. Therefore,…
A property transaction is more than a transaction, it is an experience for both the seller, the buyer and even the agent. A smooth transfer process which runs like clockwork fills an agent with pride, improves the agent’s reputation, fires…
The Constitutional Court held that in the case of Land Access Movement of South Africa and others v Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces and Other 2016 (10) BCLR 1277 (CC) that the Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Act…
The cost and metering of services supplied to residential and commercial properties are often disputed as consumers normally do not have direct insight or control in respect of the supply, metering and charges for water, electricity and other services supplied…
A company or close corporation (for ease of reading we only refer to a company hereafter as the deregistration and reinstatement is the same, other than costs of filing and reinstatement which differ as set out below) may be deregistered…