Public Compliance Communication relating to beneficial ownership and the application of FICA
On 8 August 2024 the FIC published a guideline on how to determine beneficial ownership of a legal entity. It is CRITICAL that all property professionals take note of these ...
The Garage Door That Had the Complex Up in Arms
Homeowners Associations (HOAs) and Bodies Corporate take note! A recent High Court decision confirms that you cannot enforce your rules and regulations inconsistently. At stake in this case was an ...
Can You Sign an Affidavit Over Zoom?
We’ve all grumbled at having to go and find a commissioner of oaths in a police station or bank just to attest an affidavit, and in these days of online ...
The New Cannabis Act: Here’s What You Will and Won’t Be Allowed to Do
Following the Constitutional Court’s partial (and rather vague) legalisation of private, personal use/possession/cultivation of cannabis in 2018, the new “Cannabis for Private Purposes Act” has finally been signed into law ...
Brand-New Car Giving You Nightmares? CPA to the Rescue
You buy a brand-new car. “Great”, you think, “there’ll be no defects in a new car”. But you’re wrong – you notice an odd rattle, a mechanical failure, a patch ...
Home Buyer loses R5.5m in Phishing Scam – Don’t Make the Same Mistake!
It’s an exciting time, buying a property. But don’t let your guard down – cybercriminals love the lucrative pickings on offer from property transactions, and they never sleep! We’ll discuss ...
Contracting with Trusts – Is a Majority Resolution Valid?
Many of us will either be involved in trusts as trustees or will contract with them as outsiders at one time or another – often in the context of a ...
Why an Oral Estate Agency Mandate Isn’t Worth the Paper It’s Written On
As Samuel Goldwyn humorously put it: “A verbal contract isn’t worth the paper it’s written on.” To illustrate, we analyse a recent High Court fight over an agent’s claim to ...
Rising Damp and Failed Waterproofing: How to Sue the Sellers
All sellers and buyers should understand both what constitutes a “defect” in a house for sale, and the extent and limits of a seller’s duty to disclose defects to prospective ...
