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Trading Property For Shares: A Strategic Way To Move Assets Into A Company

Most property transactions follow a familiar script where a purchaser pays a purchase price, transfer duty may be triggered, and capital gains tax (CGT) is assessed at the point of disposal

South Africa Tax

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Fairbridges

Can A Property Transaction Continue After An Offer To Purchase Has Expired?

It often happens in practice: a Purchaser signs an Offer to Purchase (OTP), fails to comply with obligations (for example, payment of deposit or securing bond approval), disappears for months and then unexpectedly...

South Africa Real Estate

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Barnard Inc.

What If An Electrical Compliance Certificate Turns Out To Be Defective After Transfer?

In most residential property transactions, the Seller is required to provide valid compliance certificates (including the electrical Certificate of Compliance) before registration...

South Africa Real Estate

BI

Barnard Inc.

Should You Sell Your Home On Auction In A Difficult Property Market? Pros And Cons Every Seller Should Know

When the residential property market slows down, Sellers often start considering alternative methods to secure a sale. One option frequently suggested by Agents is selling a private residential property by auction.

South Africa Real Estate

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Barnard Inc.

Purchasing Property In The Name Of A Minor In South Africa: Benefits, Risks, And Legal Implications

South Africa Real Estate

BI

Barnard Inc.

The Benefit Of A Section 20 Transaction vs A Normal Offer To Purchase

South Africa Real Estate

BI

Barnard Inc.

Does A Usufruct Automatically Terminate On Death? Understanding The Legal Process

South Africa Real Estate

BI

Barnard Inc.

Special Power Of Attorney vs General Power Of Attorney In Property Transfers: What Must Be Lodged In The Deeds Office?

South Africa Real Estate

BI

Barnard Inc.

Can An Executor Run Off With Estate Sale Proceeds?

South Africa Real Estate

BI

Barnard Inc.

When A Cash Purchaser Fails To Perform: What Happens If The Deposit Is Not Paid?

South Africa Real Estate

BI

Barnard Inc.

When Sectional Titles Go Off-Plan: The Legal Risks Of Unapproved Alterations, Exclusive Use Areas, And Informal Carports

South Africa Real Estate

BI

Barnard Inc.

What Services Do Conveyancers Provide In South Africa?

South Africa Real Estate

BI

Barnard Inc.

Costs Involved In The Conveyancing Process

South Africa Real Estate

FW

Fairbridges

Who Should Appoint The Conveyancer In A Property Sale?

South Africa Real Estate

BI

Barnard Inc.

Calling Out Racism At Work: Lessons From The Labour Appeal Court’s Qomoyi Judgment

South Africa Employment

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ENS

Waffle Irons & Billion Dollar Business: How Innovation And Intellectual Property Have Shaped Modern Sports Equipment

South Africa IP

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ENS

Updating Your MSA For A Changing World

South Africa Technology

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ENS

Newsflash | Consumer Protection Act Amendment Regulations, 2026

South Africa Media & IT

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ENS

From Grey To Black And White: South Africa’s Crypto Asset Regulatory Shift

South Africa Technology

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ENS

Rental Growth Hits A Seven-Year High

The first PayProp Rental Index of 2025 has confirmed what many landlords suspected from the flurry of "LET BY" boards: average national rents grew 5.6 percent year-on-year in Q1...

South Africa Real Estate

FW

Fairbridges

What Every Developer Needs To Know About Township Establishment

Establishing a township is one of the most exciting and complex steps in property development. Whether you are unlocking agricultural land for residential or mixed-use development or formalising...

South Africa Real Estate

BI

Barnard Inc.

Fee Shake-Ups And Duty Drops

The South African property market received two pieces of news this year that every buyer, seller and estate agent should know about. First, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) pushed the transfer-duty...

South Africa Real Estate

BI

Barnard Inc.

Transferring Immovable Property From A Deceased Estate: Understanding The Process

When the registered owner of immovable property dies, the property forms part of their deceased estate. Consequently, no dealings can occur until the relevant...

South Africa Real Estate

FW

Fairbridges

Thinking Of Buying Or Selling Immovable Property? Here's A Guide To The Associated Costs

South Africa Real Estate

FW

Fairbridges

The Effect Of Different Matrimonial Regimes And Foreign Marriages On The Conveyancing Process

South Africa Real Estate

FW

Fairbridges

Municipal Mayhem: Why Your Clearance Certificate Might Never Arrive

South Africa Real Estate

FW

Fairbridges

Who Gets The Commission?

South Africa Real Estate

BI

Barnard Inc.

What Is A Right Of Way Servitude?

South Africa Real Estate

BI

Barnard Inc.

SCA Ruling Raises Concerns For Life Rights Buyers In Retirement Housing

South Africa Real Estate

BI

Barnard Inc.

Essential Legal Terms Every First-time Homebuyer Should Know

South Africa Real Estate

BI

Barnard Inc.

Adams & Adams Interview With Asset Magazine

South Africa Real Estate

AA

Adams & Adams

Handy Guide To Buying And Selling Property 2024

South Africa Real Estate

AA

Adams & Adams

Property Video Series | The Conveyancing Process

South Africa Real Estate

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ENS

Essential Legal Terms Every First-time Homebuyer Should Know

Congratulations on finding your dream home! The whole purchasing, financing and transfer process can be confusing and daunting. As you figure out the buying process...

South Africa Real Estate

BI

Barnard Inc.

Adams & Adams Interview With Asset Magazine

The subject of Asset's recent discussion with Helgard Janse van Rensburg, partner at Adams & Adams, may come as a surprise to some.

South Africa Real Estate

AA

Adams & Adams

Handy Guide To Buying And Selling Property 2024

Buying or selling property will probably be the single biggest financial decision of your life. Here are a few pointers on what you need to know when buying or selling property in South Africa.

South Africa Real Estate

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Adams & Adams

Property Video Series | The Conveyancing Process

Navigate the complexities of the conveyancing process and pave the way to South African homeownership with this comprehensive guide.

South Africa Real Estate

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ENS

Cancellation Of A Property Sale Agreement. What Are The Implications?

South Africa Real Estate

AA

Adams & Adams

Sprouting Of Property Stokvels In South Africa

In this digital age, more and more people are "getting connected" resulting in multiple platforms for audiences to share ideas and collaborate, especially in the case of raising funds.

South Africa Real Estate

SI

SchoemanLaw Inc.

Property Transfers – What Could Be The Delay?

Most sellers, purchasers, estate agents, banks and attorneys were relieved when it was announced that deeds offices could re-open on 4 May 2020 under the Alert Level 4 of lockdown regulations.

South Africa Real Estate

AA

Adams & Adams

A servitude is described as a limited real right over immovable property. This right is registerable and allows the holder of the servitude to exercise some right over another person's property.

South Africa Real Estate

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SchoemanLaw Inc.

Amendment Of Sectional Plans

The only manner to bring the de facto and de jure positions in line with one another is to bring an application to court requesting the substitution of the plan.

South Africa Real Estate

TC

Tonkin Clacey Pretoria

Succession In The Case Of Simultaneous Death

South Africa Real Estate

TC

Tonkin Clacey Pretoria

When Is Full Initialing Of Alterations Required?

South Africa Real Estate

TC

Tonkin Clacey Pretoria

Date Of Transaction

South Africa Real Estate

TC

Tonkin Clacey Pretoria

Deviation Due To Changed Circumstances When Exercising A Real Right Of Extension

South Africa Real Estate

TC

Tonkin Clacey Pretoria

Women And Their Right To Elect A Surname

South Africa Family

TC

Tonkin Clacey Pretoria

Safety Requirements For Swimming Pools

South Africa Real Estate

TC

Tonkin Clacey Pretoria

The Responsibilities Of Conveyancers And Notaries

South Africa Real Estate

TC

Tonkin Clacey Pretoria

Conditions Which Are To Be Omitted From Subsequent Deeds Of Transfer

South Africa Real Estate

TC

Tonkin Clacey Pretoria

Selling Your Property? You Have The Right To Choose Your Conveyancer

South Africa Real Estate

ES

Eversheds Sutherland

Conveyancers' Obligations, If Any, To Police Inclusionary Housing?

South Africa Real Estate

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Hogan Lovells

Is Your Sale Of Land In Instalments Subject To The National Credit Act, 34 Of 2005?

South Africa Real Estate

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ENS

Purchase Of Property By Foreigners In South Africa The Legal Landscape

South Africa Real Estate

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AMC HUNTER INC

Withholding Of Amounts From Payments To Non-Resident Sellers Of Immovable Property

South Africa Tax

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Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa

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