People & News
Pressure on margins
24 June 2004
South Africa's banks earn some of the highest margins on home loan lending in the world.Igqwetha Training Academy
01 July 2004
Buchanan Boyes Smith Tabata has launched their associated training academy, Igqwetha Training Academy [ITA].Dispute spreads
01 July 2004
The dispute between lawyers and the Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) over the cancelled conveyancing exam has spread countrywide.Rates clearance certificates
01 July 2004
Sapoa (South African Property Owner Association) has been holding discussions with the Johannesburg Treasury Department in an effort to improve the rates clearance certificate situation.Pay or lose
01 July 2004
Errant Pietermaritzburg home owners could find themselves homeless since the municipality has obtained a high court order permitting it to sell 7 000 properties without consulting the owners.Absa house price index
08 July 2004
Despite the meteoric rise in house prices, the market appears to have lost some momentum since the beginning of 2004.Attorneys must rewrite
08 July 2004
On Monday the Pretoria High Court ruled in favour of the LSSA's decision to nullify the results of the leaked conveyancing exam.Home loan applications up 40%
15 July 2004
Home loan applications have risen by 40 percent in the first six months of this year.Redesign "slow" deeds registration
15 July 2004
A hard-hitting letter to De Rebus from Graham Paddock.Recommended tariffs dropped
22 July 2004
The Institute of Estate Agents has stopped publishing recommended tariffs of professional fees and commissions, according to Sapoa.
