General
A query
16 September 2004
A query was received as to who pockets the interest on levies collected in advance.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.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.Body corporates, their managing agents and fees
23 September 2004
In this hard hitting article Stian Dreyer regards the fees being asked by body corporates for the issuing of levy certificates as being excessive, an abuse of process, and even illegal.What is syndication?
23 September 2004
A short explanation as to what syndication is.Boom rewards state
30 September 2004
The property boom since 2000 has been a huge money spinner for the government with revenue from transfer duties totalling about R600 million a month.Deeds Office fees amendment
07 October 2004
A new Schedule of Fees of Office as prescribed by regulations 84 and 86 of the Deeds Registries Act was published in the Government Gazette on 1 October.Dubious attorney links
07 October 2004
KwaZulu-Natal Lawyers and their solicitation of business from estate agents.Squatters celebrate victory
14 October 2004
The Constitutional Court has dismissed an application by the Port Elizabeth municipality, which sought to evict 68 people from living in shacks on privately owned land.Regeneration
04 November 2004
With the launch of the Urban Renewal Tax Incentive, attorneys will have to adapt to how they work and with whom.