Substantial amendments to the City of Cape Town Municipal Planning By-law become operational today, 3 February. These deal with, amongst other things: Controlled densification of Suburbs by allowing additional homes on erven where the relevant zoning previously prohibited this … and more:
Your residential fixed-term lease expires but for whatever reason you don’t sign a new one. Nor does the lease say anything about what will happen on expiry…
What do you think is the most important component of commercial energy efficiency and sustainability is? Most people answer “recycling” or “lighting” or “HVAC.” While all of these things play huge roles in energy efficiency, energy audit importance takes the cake…
As a general rule, South African tax residents are taxed in South Africa on their worldwide income. Relief is however provided through an exemption introduced in 2000 aimed at preventing double taxation by exempting foreign earned income provided that certain requirements are met…
No longer – life just got a little bit easier with the new online reporting service from NaTIS (the National Traffic Information System)…
Contrary to popular belief, the bottom line in contract negotiations is not always the bottom line, especially in real estate. When selling a home, for example, the price to be paid is usually the major consideration, but it is worth noting that sale agreements can and regularly do fall apart when parties fail to agree on non-price terms of the contract…
One often deals with transactions where a property that is leased to a tenant, is sold. The question then arises as to what the rights of the tenant, seller and purchaser are…