“We’re all going on a summer holiday…” (Cliff Richard) With the Festive Season (and our Summer Holidays!) well and truly upon us, you may be inviting family or friends to visit you from overseas with their children, or perhaps you
Property sales and trusts: Demand proof of trustee authority
“If you want to make your house easy to sell, make it easy to buy” (Anon) You are overjoyed at receiving a good offer for your property – not easily achieved in these hard times and of course you certainly
About to marry? Don’t forget your ANC and the 3 types of marriage
“And she’s got brains enough for two, which is the exact quantity the girl who marries you will need” (P.G. Wodehouse) Wedding Season being once again well and truly upon us, the chances are high that even if you yourself
“Seller’s remorse” and “subject to sale of the buyer’s property” – Can they sink the sale?
“If you don’t like where you are, move. You are not a tree” (Jim Rohn) The upcoming festive season, with its mass migrations of happy holiday-makers to their dream destinations, has always been a busy time for both sellers and
Conveyancing news: Is your title deed safely filed away?
To replace a lost title deed will be more cumbersome and costly from 1 January 2020 Make sure the title deed of your property is filed in a safe and secure space. From 1 January 2020 it will be more
Your websites of the month: Tips to manage debt and master your money
Times are hard, and although hopefully we are now seeing the first green shoots in our economy, there has never been a better time to improve your relationship with money and the state of your finances. Have a look at
How courts sort fact from fiction – A tale of Jags, deception and damages
“Truth will out” (Shakespeare) You are wondering whether you can win in court against an opponent where your two versions of what happened are totally at odds with each other. How will a judge decide where the truth lies? It’s
Security complexes and fibre – You can use Telkom ducting after all
“Reliable electronic communications go beyond just benefiting the commercial interest of licensees to the detriment of ownership of property. The statute [Electronic Communications Act] is designed to avoid this no-winner conflict. What it seeks is to bring our country to
Dementia and incapacity: What is a power of attorney and is it forever?
“The number of cases of dementia is estimated to almost triple by 2050” (World Health Organisation) Although the actual prevalence per capita of dementia is reportedly on the decline, aging populations ensure that it is becoming more and more of
Landlord vs tenant: When can you cut electricity or change the locks?
“Spoliation is the wrongful deprivation of another’s right of possession. The aim of spoliation is to prevent self-help. It seeks to prevent people from taking the law into their own hands … The cause for possession is irrelevant – that