When to Accept an Offer on Your Property
When receiving offers on your property, it's essential to carefully evaluate each proposal. Here are expert tips to help you make an informed decision: Cash Offers: Consider accepting a cash offer with no contingencies, even if it's not the highest. # Cash Offers: An...
How to Make Your Offer Stand Out in a Competitive Property Market
In a competitive property market, securing your dream home requires strategic planning. To increase your chances of success, focus on making your offer stand out. Here are expert tips to help you rise above the competition: Strong First Impression: Present yourself as...
The Importance of Choosing the Right Conveyancer
When selling a property, the ultimate goal is a smooth and successful transfer of ownership. While finding the right buyer at the right price is crucial, navigating the complex legal process is equally important. This is where a conveyancer, or transferring attorney,...
Can you challenge maintenance when you’re in arrears?
The duty to maintain a child is of utmost importance. But what happens when your financial circumstances change, causing you to fall behind on maintenance payments? Can you challenge the maintenance order in such a situation? The Preamble to the Maintenance Act, 99 of...
Developers caught off guard with sectional title costs
In the recent case of Club Kerkira (Pty) Limited v Trustees of Club Kerkira Body Corporate and Others (D11451/2021) [2024] ZAKZDHC 40, the KZN High Court had to clarify the position as to whether the holder of a real right of extension (in this case the developer) had...
See no evil, speak no evil: reporting misconduct
Enforcing workplace rules frequently relies on employees reporting misconduct that they have witnessed by fellow employees to their employer. This is vital for maintaining workplace discipline and ensuring that employees adhere to the employer's rules. But what is the...
Navigating the legal blueprint for property expansions
Building a second dwelling on your property offers an excellent opportunity to generate extra income, whether by creating a bed and breakfast, guest house, holiday rental, or long-term rental property. However, it's not as simple as 'build it and they will come.'...
The Two-Pot Pension System and divorce
The new Pension Funds Amendment Act 31 of 2024 (“PFAA”) that was recently signed into law not only introduces far-reaching consequences in respect of pension funds but also impacts the position of pension interest and divorce. In this article, we look at some of the...
Don’t gamble with banking details via email
Electronic invoices and banking details received via email are commonplace. Do you confirm banking details by telephone? Do you double-check for changed account details? Are you wary of suspicious activity? For many, ignorance is bliss, with invoice and banking...
Consistency is key for Homeowners Associations
With communal living being the preference for many, issues arising from these regulated environments are to be expected. This demands that the regulatory bodies entrusted with running the communal living environments demonstrate consistency in the application of their...