
Losing your property to acquisitive prescription
Here’s another warning to be vigilant when it comes to someone else occupying any part of your property for 30 years or more – you could wake up one day

Here’s another warning to be vigilant when it comes to someone else occupying any part of your property for 30 years or more – you could wake up one day

Property time-sharing became very popular in South Africa in the 1980s and later, the use of the point-system as an alternative to Time-Sharing schemes which offered fixed accommodation for a
“… had the respondent imposed more moderate penalties, it would likely not have had the desired effect, or put differently, the same persuasive sting for individuals of substantial means.” (Extract

“Knowledge is power” (old proverb) Whether you are buying or selling property, remember that it is too late to ask questions after you sign the Deed of Sale (often called a “Sale

With the headline inflation rate again breaching the upper limit of the 4-6% target for the second consecutive month at 7.4% in June 2022, it was inevitable that a decision

The remainder of 2022 will be tough on consumers as the interest rate continues to rise and they struggle to cover household expenses. According to Antonie Goosen, principal and founder
“…it is a general rule that a contract impliedly prohibited by statute is void and unenforceable…” (extract from judgment below) Here’s yet another warning from our courts of the importance

“The said penalty … was imposed due to the fact that the property was being used in contradiction to its zoning” (extract from judgment below) Municipalities all have the right

Accreditation and compliance already dominate the operations of South Africa’s property developers – such as ensuring that the necessary certifications are obtained and that the property to be developed follows