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All About Property | FAQs | Direct marketing and the revised CPA Regulations: What should estate agents know?

For many professionals, including real estate agents, direct marketing is an everyday tool to secure new business leads. However, recent updates to the Regulations under the Consumer Protection Act (‘the CPA’), which came into effect in mid-April, have tightened compliance

All About Property | May 2026

Direct marketing and the CPA: What should estate agents know? Building on our recent direct marketing-focused webinar, we’ve answered real estate professionals’ key questions on the practical effect of updates to the Regulations under the Consumer Protection Act. Read more

All About Property | April 2026

The one question that can derail a property transaction: When is a seller legally obligated to provide approved building plans? For STBB Director and experienced real estate lawyer, James Phillipson, understanding when and why approved building plans are required is

All About Property | Co-owning property in South Africa: The benefits, risks, and pitfalls

For many South Africans, co-owning property is often seen as a practical way to enter the property market, reduce financial pressure, or build wealth collaboratively. Whether between spouses, business partners, or family members, shared ownership can be effective. However, it

All About Property | Property sales and building plans: When is a seller legally obligated to provide approved plans?

At STBB, our experienced team of property law attorneys are often tasked with determining whether a seller is legally obliged to provide a purchaser with approved building plans in resale property transactions. For Director and experienced real estate lawyer, James

All About Property | March 2026

In case you missed it: What the R3 million primary residence exclusion means for homeowners In another notable win for property owners, the capital gains tax exclusion on the disposal of a primary residence has been raised from R2 million

All About Property | What the R3 million primary residence CGT exclusion means for South African homeowners

As previously reported, the 2026/27 Budget incorporates a notable change to the tax treatment of the disposal of residential property in South Africa: Increasing the primary residence capital gains tax (‘CGT’) exclusion from R2 million to R3 million. A tax

All About Property | When conduct rules meet disability rights: How a washing machine dispute ended up in the SCA

A dispute over a washing machine in a sectional title complex rarely reaches the Supreme Court of Appeal. Yet, in Ncala v Park Avenue Body Corporate, the Court was ultimately required to confront much more than a disagreement over an

All About Property | February 2026

Marriage & property rights: Does the recent ConCourt ruling impact you? In a seminal judgment, the Constitutional Court recently confirmed a critical legal principle directly impacting married persons’ property rights. Read more SARS enhances transfer duty requirements: Implications for property

All About Property | SARS enhances transfer duty requirements: Implications for property transactions

Effective 8th December 2025, the South African Revenue Service (‘SARS’) has implemented important enhancements to the Transfer Duty Declaration (TDC01) process on eFiling. According to SARS’s release, these changes are aimed at simplifying compliance, reducing inaccurate declarations, and improving the