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All About Property | August 2026

In this edition of All About Property, we unpack the City of Cape Town’s proposed Short-Term Letting By-law, explore the latest legal rules and considerations every foreign and non-resident purchaser should know, examine the SCA’s finding regarding the commencement of

Newsflash | Unpacking the City of Cape Town’s proposed Short-Term Letting By-law: Critical implications for property owners and operators

Released for public comment last week, the City of Cape Town’s draft Short-Term Letting By-law, 2026 (‘the draft By-law’) introduces a regulatory framework for the registration, monitoring, and enforcement of short-term letting within the City’s jurisdiction. Proposed against the backdrop

Newsflash | Navigating risk: SARB keeps the repo rate unchanged at 7%

This afternoon, the Monetary Policy Committee of the South African Reserve Bank (‘SARB’) convened its fourth meeting of 2026. In accordance with some economists’ predictions, and despite muted expectations of an increase, SARB declined to adjust the repo rate, which

Pulse | July 2026

Limiting RAF’s liability: Can a dependent claim loss of support when a motorcyclist dies by suicide? Recently, the Supreme Court of Appeal delivered an important judgment on the limits of liability in loss of support claims against the Road Accident

Pulse | When is a seller liable for damp, leaks, and other hidden defects?

In property transactions, discovering hidden damp, leaks, or other defects post-signature is commonplace. Often, purchasers may assume the seller is liable for effecting repairs, while sellers frequently believe that once the property has been sold, responsibility shifts entirely to the

All About Property Newsflash | Major court rulings shaping property law

In this edition of All About Property, STBB’s Darren Brander explores a landmark ConCourt decision and its implications for property developers and we report on the Western Cape High Court’s abolition of the ‘husband’s domicile’ rule. Landmark Constitutional Court judgment

All About Property Newsflash | ‘Husband’s domicile’ rule declared unconstitutional: A turning point for matrimonial property law

In a significant victory for gender equality and the rights of same-sex couples and non-binary persons, the Western Cape High Court has decisively struck down one of the last vestiges of a historically patriarchal approach to matrimonial property law in

All About Property Newsflash | Landmark Constitutional Court judgment on public land deals: Why developers should rethink due diligence

For property developers and investors, acquiring public land has traditionally centred on commercial fundamentals: Securing planning approvals, environmental authorisations, and financing. The Constitutional Court’s landmark judgment in Adonisi v Minister for Transport and Public Works, Western Cape, however, suggests that

Conveyancing Correspondent | The increase to conveyancing fees takes effect

Published earlier than anticipated, the Law Society of South Africa has updated its Guideline of Fees (‘the Guideline’). The Guideline, which delineates recommended fees for conveyancing-related transactions, including property transfers and bond registrations, will apply to all relevant instructions received

All About Property | June 2026

Major real estate alert: Can a verbal property sale agreement be enforced? In a ruling that has sparked heated debate, the High Court recently declared section 2(1) of the Alienation of Land Act unconstitutional for failing to legalise verbal sale