Voetstoots ruling helps protect seller
A recent Supreme Court of Appeal decision in the case Odendaal v Ferraris has strengthened the position of property sellers when challenged on the voetstoots clause, says Grant Gunston, senior director of the Cape firm of attorneys and conveyancers, Grant Gunston Inc.
[Read More]Posted at 08:06AM Feb 07, 2010 by Editor in Residential |
Security is about more than high walls and alarm systems
Architects worry about the fortress mentality of security contractors, developers regard security as another overhead and security planners feel that architects and developers do not take security seriously at the design stage of a project, says Renford Brand, of the Independent Security Consultancy.
[Read More]Posted at 08:04AM Feb 07, 2010 by Editor in Residential |
Skipping your body corporate's AGM may cost you in the long run
Members' attendance at a sectional title AGM is essential to the welfare of the scheme.
[Read More]Posted at 08:02AM Feb 07, 2010 by Editor in Residential |
All about home owners' associations, title schemes
Sectional title is a legal arrangement in terms of which parts of buildings can be exclusively owned, in conjunction with shared ownership of other parts of the buildings and the land.
[Read More]Posted at 07:59AM Feb 07, 2010 by Editor in Residential |
'Declare all cup income'
Temporary World Cup landlords advised to declare all income to SARS.
[Read More]Posted at 07:55AM Feb 07, 2010 by Editor in Residential | Comments[2]
Banks start to ease up with bond applications
WITH banks beginning to relax their lending policies, there is support for a revival in the property market and now is the time to apply for a bond.
[Read More]Posted at 07:53AM Feb 07, 2010 by Editor in Home Loans |
Soccer fans not rushing to rent
DURBANITES who want to cash in on 2010 by letting their houses, investment flats, spare rooms and granny flats to soccer fans might be disappointed.
[Read More]Posted at 07:51AM Feb 07, 2010 by Editor in Residential |