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In terms of the Government Gazette, municipalities must recommence certain activities, including the issue of municipal rates clearance certificates. #stbb #thebigsmallfirm #COVID19 #clearancecertificates #conveyancers

Your neighbour’s building activities, conducted in terms of approved plans, causes subsidence on your property and damage to your home. Is there a legal duty on landowners to provide lateral support in built-up urban areas? Must negligence be proved? Read more ... #stbb #law

The allocation of rights to the exclusive use of a part or parts of a sectional title scheme’s (“scheme”) common property is somewhat of a contentious topic in communal living in South Africa. Read more ... #stbb #law #sectionaltitle #property

The Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Committee announced that it has cut the interest rate for the fourth time this year, from 4.25% to 3.75%. This will in turn bring the bank interest rates down, and provide some much-needed relief for consumers. #reporate #interestrates #stbb

When thousands of South African companies shut their doors on 26 March, the sad reality was that many that would never open again. Read more on our website (Afrikaans and Xhosa translations are also available)

The most common way of purchasing a property is whereby a Seller sells a property for a certain amount and the Purchaser settles the purchase price by either cash or a loan from a financial institution or perhaps a combination of both. Read more ... #property #law #conveyancing

We are pleased to confirm that all deeds offices are open today and will resume activities to the extent permitted with reduced staff complements. There therefore remains some uncertainty regarding the periods in which all the various processes will return fully to normal. #stbb

Tonight you can watch our Illovo director Anastasia Haji-Pavlou discuss the impact of Covid-19 and the SA lockdown on the conveyancing process on Carte Blanche at 7pm on M-Net. #stbb #CarteBlanche #Mnet

Does a divorce order, together with a settlement agreement whereby the one spouse acquires the other spouse’s share in their joint property have the effect of transferring the property? #stbb #thebigsmallfirm #property #divorce

With a slowdown in global trade over the past month, the rand’s value is R17,95 to the United States dollar. It is expected that the rand will devalue further if the effects of a global recession sink into the already volatile economy. Read more ... #stbb #covid_19 #economy

In times often described as the “digital era” & with present quarantine measures making signing of contracts in the presence of both parties particularly difficult, many people ask whether a sale agreement of land can be signed with a digital signature. Read more ...

With the spreading COVID-19 virus, the pressing question for many people is the possible termination of an agreement in the event that one of the parties cannot fulfill their obligations due to this virus. Read more (also in Afrikaans & Xhosa) ... #covid19 #contracts #stbb

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Whether as buyer or seller, the agreement in which the sale of property is recorded is likely to include a suspensive condition as well as a so-called “72 hour clause”. Read more about the importance of these two provisions ... #stbb #thebigsmallfirm #buyers #sellers #property

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Read our latest Thought of the Week ... #stbb #thebigsmallfirm #building #renovation #extensions

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Properties owners within the jurisdiction of The City of Cape Town may receive a water bill that seems unusually high, and the reason for this may be attributed to underground leaks. Read more on our blog ... #stbb #thebigsmallfirm #blog

Minister of Finance, Mr Tito Mboweni, delivered the National Treasury’s budget for 2020/2021 this afternoon. Read the stand out amendments ... #stbb #thebigsmallfirm #budget2020 #budgetnews2020 #budgetspeech2020

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni just announced that there will be no transfer duties on properties under R1 million #thebigsmallfirm #BudgetSpeech2020 #BudgetNews2020 #Budget2020