Convey
Billings chaos
09 September 2004
Infuriated property sellers now face paying five months in advance for rates and for estimated water and electricity use before local authorities can issue a clearance certificate.Answers wanted
09 September 2004
Both the DA and Sapoa want answers to the government's plans to build low-income homes and flats near wealthy suburbs.Ownership in limbo
09 September 2004
Someone discovers he has the title deeds for the land around his parents' semi-detached bungalow, but none for the property.Web Bytes 007
09 September 2004
This week: housing grants to the poor, mortgage advisers and poor service, and property taxes on foreigners.Pavilion row
09 September 2004
A century-old title deed restriction on the public open space on the Sea Point beachfront could ultimately save the land from all future development.Effect of sequestration
16 September 2004
A look at the effect of sequestration on the estate of the solvent spouse where parties are married out of community of property.A query
16 September 2004
A query was received as to who pockets the interest on levies collected in advance.External shocks
16 September 2004
In the miasma of opinion about property prices, this article by John Loos, a senior economist at Absa, makes insightful reading.Web Bytes 008
16 September 2004
This week: Scotland wants to change laws governing property deals, taxpayers could face hefty fines over CGT, and a rate cut could derail property market.Postal ballot on referrals
16 September 2004
In July, at the Law Society of England and Wales' annual general meeting, it was decided to hold a postal ballot of the whole profession on the issue of referral fees.
