As technology improves, so does the level of property scams that do the rounds, and while every precaution seems to be taken, there will be yet another thing that fraudsters find to dupe people out of large sums of money, warns Johnny Henkes of law firm Henkes Nolte-Joubert. 

The Property Practitioners Draft Bill was published for comment on 31 March 2017 and when gazetted into law, will replace the Estate Agency Affairs Act of 1976.

Fine & Country Sub-Saharan Africa, part of the UK’s global luxury property network, announced a pioneering partnership with Unipalm Investment Holdings Ltd at a sunset launch held recently.

The Estate Agency Affairs Board (EAAB) is gratified to announce the successful establishment of a Multi-Stakeholder Group comprising both itself and estate agency sector representative organisations.

Those out to make a quick buck have chosen the property profession which, in just three months, has seen 7000 new agents added to its ranks.

E-TV'S expose of bogus estate agents has brought a serious message home to consumers, says Bill Rawson, president of the Institute of Estate Agents.

The members of the new board of the Estate Agency Affairs Board (EAAB), the statutory body that regulates the estate agency industry, would be announced this week, the trade and industry department said yesterday.