South Africa: Real Estate

Establishing a township is one of the most exciting and complex steps in property development. Whether you are unlocking agricultural land for residential or mixed-use development or formalising...

In the case of Uys NO and others v The National Credit Regulator and another, the Supreme Court of Appeal (‘SCA') recently heard an appeal from the Gauteng Division...

When the registered owner of immovable property dies, the property forms part of their deceased estate. Consequently, no dealings can occur until the relevant...

When purchasing farm or agricultural land, there are specific legal restrictions and requirements that differ from buying residential properties or sectional title units.

Our national parks, managed by SANParks, and Provincial Nature Reserves, operated by state-owned Entities, such as Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife and Cape Nature, form part of the national conservation initiative and tourism offering, as do many private nature reserves that have been established by private landowners.

A servitude of right of way is a legal mechanism that grants a person the right to pass through another person's property.

The new Sectional Titles Amendment Act No. 13 of 2022 ("the Act") incorporating regulations that govern property has been signed into law by our President and was published in the Government Gazette...

Transfer Duty Changes

The Court in Maloka v Vermeulen and Another (2017/4418) [2023] ZAGPPHC 13 confirmed that sellers who are aware of a latent defect to the property they are selling, are not protected by a voetstoots clause.