by VDT Attorneys | Jul 17, 2012 | BEE, Charter, Property
The new Property Sector Code for Broad-Based BEE (“the Code”) was gazetted and is effective as of 1 June 2012. The Code applies broadly to enterprises engaged in the property sector in property ownership or the provisioning of property services in both residential and...
by VDT Attorneys | Jun 19, 2012 | Property, Sectional Title
Sectional title living has grown in popularity over the last decade for reasons which include heightened security and a more communal way of living. Sectional titles tend to be more affordable which makes it easier for young people to own their own property. However...
by VDT Attorneys | May 15, 2012 | Property
Owners, agents and property professionals are often confronted with the legal terms ‘option’ to purchase and ‘pre-emptive right’ or a ‘right of first refusal’. So what is the difference between an option to buy property and a right of first refusal, and under which...
by VDT Attorneys | Jan 27, 2012 | Property, Sectional Title
The conduct of an occupier of a sectional title is not only subject to the provisions of the Sectional Titles Act (‘the Act’), but also the management and conduct rules created by the Act. The management rules contain provisions regarding the management and...
by VDT Attorneys | Jan 27, 2012 | Property
What constitutes an ‘electric fence system’? An electric fence system is any electrified barrier consisting of one or more bare conductors erected to prevent the trespass of persons or animals, which system delivers a non-lethal charge of electrical energy to an...
