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Skip the uncertainty of unsigned lease agreements
When it comes to signing agreements, people can be surprisingly hesitant to sign a lease the correct way. Before we get into the legalities and effects of unsigned lease agreements, let’s look into the requriements to sign an agreement. What makes …
School fee exemptions: a step-by-step guide
It is that time of year where schools are inundated with school fee exemption applications. To assist fee-paying public schools and parents alike, TPN has set out an easy, step-by-step guide to school fee exemptions, to ensure that everyone is compli…
Noisy generators: What are your remedies?
It has appeared for a significant time that loadshedding is here to stay, at least for the considerable future. Continued utility supply has created many questions on various loadshedding legalities, including a landlord’s obligation to provide con…
Are landlords legally required to provide back-up power and water?
Persistent load shedding has plunged South Africa into a power crisis with the real potential to slow growth of an already sluggish economy. Continuous power interruption impacts municipalities too, making it harder to fill reservoirs and run sewerag…
The Rental Maintenance Test – who is responsible?
For years, property practitioners and landlords have pulled their hair out over maintenance queries from tenants about who is responsible for repairs or maintenance. The good news is that this process does not have to be confusing and stressful. Here…
The Lease Termination Timeline
The end of a lease agreement can be confusing and ambiguous, and sometimes a nasty affair, but it does not have to be! The need to keep good paying tenants is higher than ever, and the renewal process is an important one to follow. The Consumer Prote…
Financial Intelligence Centre: Directive 6 of 2023
On 31 March 2023, the Financial Intelligence Centre (hereinafter referred to as “FIC”) issued three directives requiring submissions of risk and compliance returns from certain accountable institutions. In this article, we will take a closer look…
Well-positioned properties expected to show improved rental returns
After the rise in property values in 2020 and 2021 caused by low interest rates, the signs are there that higher interest rates, inflation and the higher cost of living are culminating to negatively impact on property values. Rental yields, on the ot…