WHAT DOES “VOETSTOOTS” MEAN
July 11, 2019
Recently in the press and on the television there has been much discussion about the voetstoots clause in property transactions particularly in light of the
Recently in the press and on the television there has been much discussion about the voetstoots clause in property transactions particularly in light of the
A number of complications arise with cross-border transactions, such as jurisdictional issues for example. Generally speaking, signing a document or contract overseas when it is
Cluster Developments are usually approved in terms of the Municipal Planning By-Laws of the Local Authority in question with a condition that an Owner’s Association
The Property Practitioners Bill, 2018 is intended to replace and repeal the Estate Agency Affairs Act of 112 of 1976 and is intended to govern
We previously published articles in respect of the case of Singh and another v Mount Edgecombe Country Club Estate Management Association 2 (RF) NPC and
From 1 March 2019, Conveyancers are required to invest trust funds on behalf of clients in terms of section 86(4) of the Legal Practice Act
This newsflash is an update to our September 2018 newsflash published on this topic. We previously discussed the landmark judgment as handed down by the
There has been a lot of uncertainty amongst the courts in respect of the interpretation and application of the National Credit Act 34 of 2005
A landmark judgment has been handed down by the bench of the High Court of South Africa in the Gauteng Local Division, Johannesburg on 12
For the purposes of this article we will be discussing recommendations on how to deal with immovable property before divorce (in uncontested divorces) and factors
On 21 December 2018 the draft Expropriation Bill, 2019 (the “Bill”) was published in the Government Gazette by the Department of Public Works. The Expropriation
CITY OF JOHANNESBURG AND MOGALE CITY PROPERTY VALUATION ROLLS HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED Notice has been given in terms of Section 49(1)(a)(i) of the Local Government:
The South African Budget Speech took place in Parliament on 21 February 2018 as presented by Minister of Finance Malusi Gigaba. The highlights of the
We previously published an article in respect of the case of Singh and another v Mount Edgecombe Country Club Estate Management Association 2 (RF) NPC
WHAT IS THE SPATIAL PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT ACT OR “SPLUMA” AS IT IS NOW COMMONLY REFERRED TO? SPLUMA is a national framework legislation
By now most people have heard the fantastic news that the Constitutional Court has ruled that once a property has been transferred, the rights of
As a general rule residential property should never be bought in a name of a Company or Close Corporation due to the fact that a
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
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
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
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