Law Reports
Property and trusts
28 April 2016
Jack Crook considers the recent judgment of Smith v ABSA Bank Limited which yet again demonstrates the need to be careful and to use attorneys when dealing with a trust.Sinking alterations
02 June 2016
Jack Crook examines a recent High Court case which underscores how vital it is to ensure that amendments to an offer have actually been agreed to by both seller and buyer.Neighbours behaving badly
07 July 2016
Bad neighbours can cause serious harm to your property's value. So if you notice illegal building activity next door, move quickly to nip the problem in the bud.The unsigned sale agreement
04 August 2016
The strange case of a falling out between a buyer and a developer after transfer, over a plot and plan in which the sale agreement had only been signed by the buyer.Gladwin
08 September 2016
Gladwin v Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality: The Municipality’s entitlement to disconnect or refuse to supply electricity or water based on amounts owed by a prior owner.Trumped!
08 September 2016
Jack Crook discusses a recent case in which the owner of the house was evicted from it as an "unlawful occupier” because of a registered right of habitation.Remember the VAT
20 October 2016
Jack Crook reports on the recent case of Gerber v Naidoo which highlights how forgetting about VAT in the excitement of the sale can be a costly oversight.At last - S118(3)
10 November 2016
Municipalities may not hold new owners of properties liable for municipal debts older than two years under Section 118(3) of the Municipal Systems Act No 32 of 2000.Brodsky
15 December 2016
Brodsky Trading: Estate agent company converts to a CC; EAAB not advised of conversion; original fidelity fund certificate issued to non-existent company is invalid.Spotter's fees
02 April 2015
Robert Krautkramer writes that the case of Haigh Farming (Pty) Ltd v E G Elliot Real Estate CC (14175/13) [2014] does not say that a spotter’s fee cannot be claimed.
