Cape Town, South Africa, 1 August 2018 – Women’s Property Network (WPN) hosted the Western Cape region for the fourth annual South African Women in Property Awards (SAWIPA), in conjunction with Airports Company South Africa (ACSA).

What can a buyer do when they’ve purchased their dream home, only to find their neighbour is planning to add a storey that will destroy their view or ruin their privacy?

Buying a home is likely the largest financial decision most people will ever make.

Buyers and sellers alike often see an estate agent as a necessary evil when it comes to purchasing property.

There are sometimes cases where a new home is built, things go wrong with the structure and on trying to get the NHBRC to compensate for the damage or repair, the owners think that there is no recourse if the NHBRC refuses to pay, said Lanice Steward, managing director of Knight Frank Anne Porter. 

Thanks to an amendment of the Value Added Tax Act No. 89 of 1991 ('the Act'), which came into effect on 10 January 2012 , VAT vendors who purchase fixed property from non-vendors will enjoy a significantly higher input tax deduction from such transactions than previously provided for.

Time is running out to make use of the tax -friendly window period introduced by SARS in 2010. 

It often happens that an offer to purchase is signed by a member of a company while waiting for that company to be formed. This is allowed but the agreement must be formally accepted by the company or it will be null and void....

When buying a property, particularly vacant land or land for subdivision and there is a servitude, ensure that you ascertain whether it is personal or praedial...

In SA law provision has been made to protect a tenant in the event of an owner selling his property while a lease in still in place.  “Huur gaat voor koop” comes into effect to protect the tenant’s right to the property while his lease still stands.