According to Indawo managing director Geoffrey Jäck, it has been a long time coming, but asbestos is now outlawed and building owners have only 14 months to plan removals, including homes, schools, factories, warehouses, offices, retail centres, residential complexes and all industrial buildings…
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this article was written for the UK Market.
There may well have been times in recent weeks when any agent would have been forgiven for wanting a break – the workload has been exhausting, as it has been for everyone in the property transaction business…
One of the most critical elements of selling any property is getting the listing price right. Price too low and sellers lose out on profits. Price too high and the property may not sell at all…
More and more foreign residents are buying properties in South Africa and require finance for their purchase…
Is a company which provides a loan to a person for the purpose of acquiring shares in such company required to register as a credit provider in terms of the National Credit Act 34 of 2005 (“the NCA”)?…
The annual increase in what consumers pay for municipal services – which is being implemented in most municipalities this month – is bigger than usual…
While purchasing real estate through a family trust offers more security than purchasing through a bank, there are other tax implications that could cause this to be a less desirable option for some buyers…
There is a general misconception between the terms “tax avoidance” on the one hand and “tax evasion” on the other. These terms can be confusingly similar but there is an important distinction between these tax terms that can have the result of the taxpayer being either on right side of the law, or the wrong side of the law…
Cohabitating versus legal marriage and property…
Cohabiting before marriage and even opting not to go the legal marriage route is commonplace these days and many cohabiting partners are looking to purchase property together, often as first time buyers…
Commercial tenants showed signs of recovery in the first quarter of 2021, mirroring the better-than-expected GDP figures revealed for the same period by Statistics South Africa. A recovery in the commercial real estate sector relies heavily on business recovery. Constraints to business productivity, including the continued work-from-home trend, has had a significant impact on the sector…
More and more South Africans use their annual discretionary foreign investment allowances to invest offshore and to acquire assets in foreign countries. The question to be asked then , is whether one needs to have a separate Will for those assets…
Investing in property is usually done to earn a return through rental. One may even want to sell the property in the future, receiving a significant return, considering that land and buildings do not depreciate in the same way that other assets do…
The last 18 months have seen some clear winners and losers in the property industry. However, things may not stay the same in the next six months, especially if we experience an extended period of high levels of Covid infections and even more shutdowns…
One of the most critical elements of selling any property is getting the listing price right. Price too low and sellers lose out on profits. Price too high and the property may not sell at all…
How do you know when you have found the right home? For many people, it is love at first sight. For others, they may look at ten or more properties during their search…
A second property can be a great way to earn a passive income but, just like any other investment, it needs to be approached with an open mind and a keen understanding of exactly how it works…
A power of attorney is a formal document where a person (the principal) gives another person (the agent) the ability to act legally on his behalf. It is not a contract but rather an expression of will by the principal. Typically, a power of attorney allows an agent to manage the proprietary and financial affairs of the principal should the principal become unable to do so…