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Over the past few years, SARS has accumulated a lot of data on taxpayers and has improved its systems in terms of using this data to pick up errors or omissions by taxpayers. Legislation has [...]

This morning, (27 May, 2014) The Property Sector Charter Council released the results of its latest study: The Impact of the South African Property Sector on the National Economy. This research [...]

23 MAY 2014 The Estate Agency Affairs Board (EAAB) is mindful of the legitimate concerns of the estate agency firms and practitioners who have not yet received their Fidelity Fund Certificates [...]

On 11 October 2013 the Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies, gazetted the revised Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) Codes. The new Codes will replace the existing BEE Codes [...]

TUESDAY-PROPERTY INSIGHT (No.46) PRIORITY ELEMENTS AND  SUBMINIMUM PRINCIPLE The new revised codes of Good Practice have introduced- Priority Elements to ensure more focus and more efforts in [...]

Last week, South Africa held its fifth democratic election. Below are answers to five key questions on the current status of Parliament and lawmaking. Is Parliament operational? Not yet. The [...]

Read the complete act here: Sectional Titles Amendment Act 2013

PHASE 1 and 2 EAAB Annual Roadshows for 2014 The Estate Agency Affairs Board will be conducting their Annual Roadshow Seminars commencing from May -November 2014. Invitations are currently been [...]

The Estate Agency Affairs Board (EAAB) and the Department of Human Settlements launched the ‘One Learner – One Estate Agency’ internship programme aimed at creating one internship position at [...]

DON’T ASSUME THAT A LATER CONTRACT OVERRIDES A PRIOR ONE Laynes v Coco Haven 1100 CC and Another (25220/2013) [2014] ZAGPJHC 30 (10 March 2014) The seller and purchaser in this judgment concluded [...]