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Is your Will Valid?

Is your Will Valid?

“Death knocks at all doors alike” (John Dunton 1692) Sooner or later we must leave our families to face life without us, and of course these are particularly dangerous times for us all.  Make sure that your own affairs are

SJ Botha Attorneys October 20, 2020 Estates & Trusts Read more

Is your Home-Business Legal?

Is your Home-Business Legal?

The sharp upsurge in businesses operating remotely as a result of the pandemic lockdowns means a lot more people working from home – most presumably in low-profile home offices, but inevitably some in the form of full-on business activities from

SJ Botha Attorneys October 19, 2020 Property Law & Conveyancing Read more

Voluntary Company Liquidations – Should you consider?

Voluntary Company Liquidations – Should you consider?

If a company’s debts are running out of control, the Directors’ may be held liable in their personal capacity if that company continues to trade. It is therefore that many companies choose to formally liquidate their company and distance themselves

SJ Botha Attorneys May 12, 2020May 12, 2020 Liquidations Read more

Expropriation without compensation – The impact on Banks and Mortgage Bonds

Expropriation without compensation – The impact on Banks and Mortgage Bonds

Expropriation without compensation, the phrase on everyone’s lips. On 27 February, the National Assembly passed a motion which mandates a Constitutional Review Committee to review Section 25 and the issue of expropriating land under the Constitution. Section 25 of the Constitution

SJ Botha Attorneys April 7, 2018May 1, 2019 News & Articles, Property Law & Conveyancing Read more

Little protection if you sell without approved building plans.

Little protection if you sell without approved building plans.

Sellers should not solely rely on the protection of the “voetstoots” clause if they don’t have approved building plans. It seems as if there is a growing legal shift away from the protection the voetstoots clause offers for pre-owned property

SJ Botha Attorneys November 9, 2017May 1, 2019 News & Articles, Property Law & Conveyancing Read more

How long should a property transfer take?

How long should a property transfer take?

Most certainly one of the most frequently asked questions a conveyancer get, is how long will the transfer take? Each and every property transfer is unique and therefore the facts of each transfer first has to be assessed in order

SJ Botha Attorneys November 1, 2017May 1, 2019 News & Articles, Property Law & Conveyancing Read more

The Agreement of Sale and what to look out for – Part 2

The Agreement of Sale and what to look out for – Part 2

We have discussed the importance of a deed of alienation (Agreement of Sale / Accepted Offer to Purchase) in Part 1 of the Agreement of Sale publication. There are still other clauses of paramount importance which we should look out

SJ Botha Attorneys July 16, 2017July 16, 2017 News & Articles Read more

The Agreement of Sale and what to look out for – Part 1

The Agreement of Sale and what to look out for – Part 1

According to section 2 of the Alienation of Land Act 68 of 1981, no alienation of land shall be of any force or effect unless it is contained in a deed of alienation, signed by the purchaser and the seller.

SJ Botha Attorneys June 23, 2017 News & Articles Read more

Should I donate or sell my property to a sibling?

Should I donate or sell my property to a sibling?

It is common that parents in their will bequeath property to their children. Often the parent during his/her lifetime wishes to transfer the property to his/her child without letting the child pay for the property. This constitutes a donation and

SJ Botha Attorneys June 23, 2017November 1, 2017 News & Articles Read more

The Tax-man’s involvement in a property sale

The Tax-man’s involvement in a property sale

We have come to note of the term “Transfer Duty”, but what is it exactly, who pays it when and how much? If Transfer Duty is payable on all property transfer where the purchase price of the property exceeds the

SJ Botha Attorneys May 15, 2017May 15, 2017 News & Articles Read more
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