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Newsflash | STBB secures High Court victory for property developer in zoning dispute

In a judgment that will no doubt be welcomed by Cape Town’s property developers and land surveyors, the Western Cape High Court last week ruled in favour of a valued client concerning a key Single Residential 1 (‘SR1’) zoning dispute.

All About Property | VAT increase proposed: Clarifying key questions in property transactions

In the property context, the proposed and much-discussed VAT rate increase of 0.5%, which will potentially take effect on 1st May 2025, raises three key questions: When is VAT payable in property sales, how does a VAT increase impact property

Newsflash | Clarifying the bounds of municipal competence: Constitutional Court rules transfer embargo provisions unconstitutional

Last week, the Constitutional Court delivered a landmark judgment in the seminal case of Govan Mbeki Local Municipality v Glencore; Emalahleni Local Municipality v Glencore Operations. Centring on a long-running dispute between two Mpumalanga municipalities, namely Govan Mbeki Local Municipality

Property Professional – Expropriation: A step-by-step overview

Land reform discussions in South Africa are in 99% of instances either controversial, political or highly emotional – understandably as our discriminatory past is recalled and the present political mayhem is acknowledged. Increasingly more so, where the word “expropriation” enters

Property Development Community Tackles Tough Topics

On 5 September 2018, STBB hosted approximately 600 members of the Western Cape property development community at the CTICC for an evening of hard-hitting presentations and thought-provoking debate. The keynote speaker for the evening was Adv. Thuli Madonsela who addressed

From the desk of Annetjie | Solar Panels: Compliance Certificates Required?

The Electrical Installation Regulations obliges every user or lessor of an electrical installation to be in possession of a valid Certificate of Compliance for that installation. Does this include solar panels? The definition of ‘electrical installation’ in the regulations is

Newsflash | STBB secures High Court victory for property developer in zoning dispute

All About Property | VAT increase proposed: Clarifying key questions in property transactions

Newsflash | Clarifying the bounds of municipal competence: Constitutional Court rules transfer embargo provisions unconstitutional

Property Professional – Expropriation: A step-by-step overview

Property Development Community Tackles Tough Topics

From the desk of Annetjie | Solar Panels: Compliance Certificates Required?

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