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With the vast majority of homes being financed through the country’s biggest banks, the popular online debate around who owns a mortgaged

If you are considering buying a property in a housing development, it’s essential to understand what a Homeowners Association (HOA) is and

Recently, the High Court and the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) was required to interpret Section 15B(3)(a)(i)(aa) of the Sectional Titles Act

The contents of an “inelegant and very badly drafted” will were recently the subject of a dispute in the South Gauteng High

Rule 44(1) of the Uniform Rules of Court states that documents requesting a divorce or marriage annulment must be personally delivered to

In community of property marriages, spouses often combine their estates, or mass their estates, to ensure that certain assets go to specific

Experts have already predicted the top property trends of 2024, ranging from the impact of looming interest rate cuts to co-buying, solar

Professor C.G. van der Merwe, the doyen of sectional titles in South Africa, sets out the reasons for introducing sectional ownership into

Investing in an offshore retirement fund is one way of growing your wealth in a stable economy over the longer term, or

When buying immovable property, the offer to purchase serves as an agreement between buyer and seller. Within this document, certain clauses demand

When one thinks of a will, the first thing that comes to mind is probably a last will and testament. This type

The term ‘antenuptial contract’ can refer to either an informal contract or a contract complying with the formalities required by s 87