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- April 2021: Who Gets the House on Divorce?
- March 2021: Buying and Selling Property: Nine Important Questions
- February 2021: Arrest and a Criminal Record for Not Wearing a Mask
- January 2021: Building a Home in 2021: The Dangers of Not Being NHBRC Compliant
- December 2020: Before You Buy or Sell Property this Festive Season…
- November 2020: Parking Bay Disputes – Enforcing Complex Rules
- October 2020: Is Your Will Valid?
- September 2020: Property: Don’t Pay Double Commission!
- August 2020: Property: Green Shoots, Agent’s Commission and Fidelity Fund Certificates
- July 2020: Electronic Signatures in Property and Other Transactions
- June 2020: Lockdown! Nuisance Neighbours and How to Handle Them
- May 2020: Leases, Contracts and COVID-19: What is Force Majeure?
- April 2020: COVID-19: Small Businesses, Employment Laws, and Survival Support
- March 2020: Running a Business in a Residential Area – Check Your Zoning First!
- February 2020: Does an Expired Lease Automatically Continue Month-to-Month? At What Rental?
- January 2020: Before You Start a New Small Business in 2020 …
- December 2019: Property Sales and Trusts: Demand Proof of Trustee Authority
- November 2019: “Seller’s Remorse” and “Subject to Sale of the Buyer’s Property” – Can They Sink the Sale?
- October 2019: Landlord vs Tenant: When Can You Cut Electricity or Change the Locks?
- September 2019: Your Will: What You Can Do and Can’t Do
- August 2019: Beware of Property Cyber Scammers
- July 2019: Property Transfers and Trust Account Theft: A R720, 000 Warning
- June 2019: YOU SIGNED A PROPERTY SALE AGREEMENT, CAN YOU STILL ACCEPT A BETTER OFFER?
- May 2019: SECURITY ESTATES: CAN YOU FINE SPEEDSTERS?
- April 2019: YOUR DOG, CAT OR COW (EVEN YOUR BEES) COULD COST YOU MILLIONS
- March 2019: PROPERTY BUYERS: BEWARE UNLAWFUL OCCUPIERS!
- February 2019: PROPERTY OWNERS, BUYERS AND AGENTS: CHECK FOR THE TITLE DEEDS BEFORE 25 FEBRUARY!
- January 2019: PATERNITY LEAVE AND MINIMUM WAGES – HOW WILL THE NEW LAWS AFFECT YOU?
- December 2018: BUYING PROPERTY THIS FESTIVE SEASON? CHECK THE TITLE DEED FIRST!
- November 2018: CAN I HAVE PETS IN A RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX?
- October 2018: SELLING YOUR HOUSE: DISCLOSING DEFECTS
- September 2018: DO YOU NEED A WILL?
- August 2018: YOUR BODY CORPORATE AND ARREAR LEVIES: TO SEQUESTRATE OR NOT TO SEQUESTRATE?
- July 2018: HOW TO ESCAPE FROM A PROPERTY SURETYSHIP
- June 2018: WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU CANCEL YOUR LEASE EARLY?
- May 2018: FACEBOOK DEFAMATION – THE TRUTH IS NOT ENOUGH!
- April 2018: HOW TO AVOID DISPUTES OVER JOINTLY OWNED PROPERTY
- March 2018: CAN YOU STILL SELL AS IS? CPA V THE VOETSTOOTS CLAUSE
- February 2018: SECURITY ESTATES: ARE YOUR RULES ENFORCEABLE?
- January 2018: PLOT-AND-PLAN: GREAT OPTION, JUST BEWARE THE BUILDING DEADLINE
- November 2017: CLOSING DOWN THE GUESTHOUSE NEXT DOOR: NOTES FOR OWNERS AND NEIGHBOURS
- October 2017: HOW THE “HISTORICAL RATES” JUDGMENT AFFECTS YOU
- September 2017: 7 MYTHS ABOUT MAKING A WILL
- August 2017: VERBAL AGREEMENTS – THE PROPERTY PERSPECTIVE
- July 2017: YOUR PROPERTY SALE AGREEMENT: BE CAREFUL HOW IT’S WORDED!
- June 2017: WHAT IS AN OCCUPANCY CERTIFICATE? WHY DO YOU NEED IT?
- May 2017: COLLECTING ARREAR LEVIES: A NEW RISK FOR YOUR BODY CORPORATE
- April 2017: Property: Do you have automatic rights to views and privacy?
- March 2017: Facebook revenge: the defamation danger
- February 2017: Barking Dogs Driving You Batty? Noisy Neighbours and the Interdict Option
- November 2016: Locking out bad tenants
- October 2016: Lost views and rising damp – Lessons for home buyers
- September 2016: Do you have a Will in place?
- August 2016: Meter wars: A consumer strikes back
- July 2016: “Neighbours behaving badly: Nip illegal building in the Bud!
- November 2015: “Demolish or Go To Jail”: Developer in the Doghouse
- January 2015: Beware Prescription: The Tale of the “Watertight Case” That Died a Sad and Sudden Death
- December 2014: The Golf Estate Rules That Sent a St Bernard to the Doghouse
- November 2014: Developers: Register or Regret!
- October 2014: Houses – Transfer Trumps Intention
- September 2014: PROPERTY FRAUD: BUYERS, BONDHOLDERS BEWARE
- August 2014: A Game of Homes – Sea View Wars
- April 2014: Your Car – Washed, Waxed And Stolen. Can You Sue?
- March 2014: The Developer, The Upmarket Golf Estate, And The “Adequate” Clubhouse
- February 2014: Property: Trouble With Trusts
- January 2014: Property Buyers: A R25m Cautionary Tale
- December 2013: Estate Agent’s Commission: “Effective Cause” Is Not Enough
- November 2013: Property Sellers – Choose Your Own Attorney!
- October 2013: Developers: Green Laws Grow Sharper Teeth
- September 2013: Security Estates Beware: Your Levies At Risk If Owner Goes Under
- August 2013: Why You Must Make A Will – Now!
- July 2013: Insurance: The Risk Of Not Reporting
- May 2013: Who Will Rid Me Of This Leaking Roof?
- April 2013: Signed Surety On A Bond? Manage Your Risk!
- March 2013: Brave New World: Virtual Boardrooms In Cyberspace
- February 2013: Your Sectional Title Levies – Are They Valid?
- January 2013: Building A Home In 2013? Don’t Lose Your Defect Cover!
- December 2012: Beach Access Blocked? Developers And Rights Of Way
- November 2012: Sars – New Search And Seizure Powers
- October 2012: Act Now Or Forever Lose Thy Property Tax Break!
- September 2012: Your Sale Agreement: There’s Many A Slip…
- August 2012: Landlords – Check Your Suretyships!
- July 2012: Facebook, Linked-In, Twitter: The Dismissal Danger…
- June 2012: Noisy Neighbours – Courts To The Rescue