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Body corporate cannot sit back after sequestrating defaulters

FirstRand Bank Limited v Master of the High Court (Pretoria) and Others (1120/19) [2021] ZASCA 33 (7 April 2021) When an insolvent company or individual’s assets are sold to pay its debts, and it becomes apparent that the value of

City living and acceptable noise: Tricky, but follow the rules

Van der Merwe and Others v Drenched Boxing (Pty) Ltd and Others (19222/2020) [2021] ZAWCHC 93 (5 May 2021) We have often before reported here on judgments that dealt with the levels of nuisance that property owners should reasonably bear

Accepting a commitment does not constitute a resolution to contract

Merifon (Pty) Ltd v Greater Letaba Municipality and Another (1112/2019) [2021] ZASCA 50 (22 April 2021) When spending R52 million or R5 on a property, semantics are important, especially where it relates to spending of public funds. As was illustrated

Property Law Update | Issue 11 – 2021

THE SCARE OF DOUBLE SALES: WHO GETS THE PROPERTY? Fulsome Properties (Pty) Ltd v Selepe and Others (14001/2021) [2021] ZAGPPHC 196 (6 April 2021) It occurs more often than one would imagine that a property is sold by its owner

Property Law Update | Issue 10 – 2021

CONSTITUTIONALLY INVALID AGREEMENT ENFORCABLE BY COURT’S DISCRETION? BW Brightwater Way Props (Pty) Ltd v Eastern Cape Development Corporation (1235/2019) [2021] ZASCA 47 (19 April 2021) What happens when government leases a hotel property to you and then, when you ask

Property Law Update | Issue 09 – 2021

SELLING THAT WHICH YOU DO NOT YET HAVE Tomlinson and Another v Tomlinson N.O and Others (11764/2015) [2021] ZAKZDHC 8 (19 March 2021) If A sells B’s property to C, the resultant legal position is that A is obliged to

Property Law Update | Issue 08 – 2021

EAAB TAKEN TO TASK TO ISSUE FFCs ON TIME Real Estate Business Owners of South Africa NPC and Others v Estate Agency Affairs Board and Another (3968/2021) [2021] ZAGPJHC (15 March 2021) Persistent hitches at the Estate Agency Affairs Board

Property Law Update | Issue 07 – 2021

INAPPROPRIATE ASSISTANCE TO DRAFT CLIENT’S WILL Ditmar and Others v Lotter NO and Others (5296 / 2020) [2021] ZAWCHC 41 (5 March 2021) Bequeathing assets to heirs is a very emotional and important act for any individual. If the testator

Property Law Update | Issue 06 – 2021

COMPANY DEREGISTERED: WHO GETS THE OWNERLESS PROPERTY? Matjhabeng Local Municipality v McDonald and Others (4075/2020; 4077/2020; 4078/2020) [2021] ZAFSHC 34 (19 February 2021) Deregistration of companies failing to comply with statutory requirements has become the order of the day, and

Property Law Update | Issue 05 – 2021

THE TRUSTEES ARE NOT DOING THEIR JOB Haitas v Froneman and Others (1158/2019) [2021] ZASCA 1 (6 February 2021) Our courts are often called upon to adjudicate in matters relating to a trust’s management. The present judgment is another, dealing

Body corporate cannot sit back after sequestrating defaulters

City living and acceptable noise: Tricky, but follow the rules

Accepting a commitment does not constitute a resolution to contract

Property Law Update | Issue 11 – 2021

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