September 11, 2023

The increasing importance of Fidelity Fund Certificates

Property Practitioners who now need to hold a Fidelity Fund Certificate, unless excluded, to practice in terms of the Property Practitioners Act, 22 of 2019, may […]
May 30, 2023

The creation methods of servitudes in South Africa

A servitude can be described as a limited real right that can either provide the holder with the use and enjoyment of another person’s property or […]
February 26, 2023

Compliance certificates required when selling a property

There are five compliance certificates that the Seller is required to obtain at his/her own cost before the transfer of the property takes place. The following […]
February 14, 2022

Can neighbours interfere with your building plans?

Disputes between neighbours tend to ensue where an owner decides to build on or renovate their property and the neighbouring owner believes that such building works will have a detrimental […]
August 18, 2021

Sectional title ownership in numbers

Sectional titles have become a staple in the real estate industry over the past decades. And with all the benefits that come with it, it makes sense. Heightened security, lower insurance […]
May 5, 2021

Understanding maintenance responsibilities

The court may grant an order that one party should pay the other party spousal maintenance during and after divorce proceedings. Whether a spouse is entitled […]
April 7, 2021

Living in a mixed-use building: What to look out for

Even before the pandemic changed the way we see our home and work environments, with many finding for the first time that these two could be the same […]
March 10, 2021

Buying or renting: Which is best?

The property market was labelled a buyer’s market for most of 2020. Even though the year proved to be disastrous in many respects, many factors were beneficial for property buyers. From the historically low interest rates and […]
March 10, 2021

Why it’s advisable to pay off your home loan sooner

It was announced on 19 November 2020 that the national repo rate would remain unchanged at the historically low 3,5 %. While many were expecting an […]
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