NEW LEGISLATION ON TRUSTS ON ITS WAY
Last week a proposed bill (i.e. draft legislation) was published for comment. The law of Trusts is still regulated by […]
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Newsflashes
REBOSA CHALLENGES THE LEGITIMACY OF THE NEW CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT REGULATIONS DEALING WITH DIRECT MARKETING
On 8 July 2026, REBOSA, which represents thousands of property practitioners, wrote a well-researched letter to the Minister of Trade
IT’S A MAN’S WORLD! (James Brown)
Well. It used to be! On 26 June 2026, the Western Cape High Court made a ruling which, if confirmed
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DIRECT MARKETING REGULATIONS
On 15 April 2026 the Minister of Trade and Industry signed additional regulations to the Consumer Protection Act. 1. A
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UPDATE ON DIRECT MARKETING
I wrote the following email yesterday to Mr Mbeje, Divisional Head Enforcement & Legal Services Division National Consumer Commission (NCC)
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SUMMARY OF THE HOUSING CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT 25 OF 2024
(Signed into law on 29 January 2025 but not yet commenced. Commencement is expected to be around 2027) (Para 14.3
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DIRECT MARKETING UNDER THE NEW CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT REGULATIONS – What now?
Attention all Property Practitioners who participate in direct marketing In April 2026 the Minister of Trade and Industry signed some
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FIC DIRECTIVE 11 OF 2026
The FIC has issued a Directive 11 of 2026 which appears to have put a few cats amongst the pigeons!
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Important Notice: Update to Deeds Office Tracking Search (DOTS)
We have received official confirmation that the Deeds Office will no longer allow us to have access to track the
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FFC BLUES – “The only thing for evil to prevail, is for good men to do nothing”
We are again receiving numerous complaints from Property Practitioners about delays in obtaining FFCs. Some agencies are now, as a
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CHANGES TO TRANSFER DUTY APPLICATIONS
SARS has issued new directives for the issuing of transfer duty receipts for the transfer of property, if the selling
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THE IMPORTANCE (ONCE AGAIN) OF A MANDATORY CONDITION REPORT
Dear all I am noticing a few transfer instructions coming across my desk where the mandatory condition report is not
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