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• Why do banks charge a bond cancellation fee, and can I avoid paying this?

  26 Aug 2021 // read more

• Airbnb: Protection from "bad" guests

  12 May 2021 // read more

• How to make your home pet friendly

  4 May 2021 // read more

• WHO GETS THE HOUSE ON DIVORCE?

  13 Apr 2021 // read more

• TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE ON CYBERSECURITY

  7 Apr 2021 // read more

• Revamp your rental home

  16 Mar 2021 // read more

• SARB rate decision a 'missed opportunity', but first-time buyers can still score

  21 Jan 2021 // read more

• ESI Attorneys: The Monetary Policy Committee to keep the repo rate at 3.5%

  21 Nov 2020 // read more

• Moving house? Expert advice to ensure it's stress free

  2 Nov 2020 // read more

• ESTATE LIABILITIES TO CONSIDER IN YOUR WILL

  8 Sep 2020 // read more

• 8 interior design hacks to revitalise your living space on a budget

  26 Aug 2020 // read more

• Time saving preparation before your property is even sold..

  21 Jul 2020 // read more

• WHY A '72 HOUR' CLAUSE?

  8 Jul 2020 // read more

• NEWSFLASH - ATTORNEYS TO TAKE DEEDS OFFICE TO COURT

  10 Jun 2020 // read more

• 3 months payment holiday

  

  31 Mar 2020 // read more

• How to keep your family happily busy during home quarantine

  19 Mar 2020 // read more

• SA property 2020: The low, realistic and high road scenarios

  

  3 Mar 2020 // read more

• The Budget Speech

  

  27 Feb 2020 // read more

• Budget 2020: SA’s property market hopes and expectations

  26 Feb 2020 // read more

• 4 tips to become a successful property investor in 2020

  23 Jan 2020 // read more

• ESI Attorneys Newsflash: Reserve Bank cuts repo rate

  

  16 Jan 2020 // read more

• CHANGES TO THE PROCEDURE TO BE ADOPTED WHEN A TITLE DEED OR BOND HAS BEEN LOST

  16 Jan 2020 // read more

• What happens to your property and assets if you die without a will?

  3 Oct 2019 // read more

• Investing in property versus the money market - which is best?

  1 Oct 2019 // read more

• More homeowners paying off home loan in just over 10 years

  9 Sep 2019 // read more

• Buy-to-let property investing as a means of retirement savings

  6 Jun 2019 // read more

• The ‘changing face’ of retirement property and SA's development hotspots

  9 Apr 2019 // read more

• National Budget 2019 'wish list' to boost SA's property market

  12 Feb 2019 // read more

• Level 3 Water Restrictions (2018)

  3 Dec 2018 // read more

• Buying property in a trust might not be a good idea anymore

  15 Nov 2018 // read more

• Land reform panic unnecessary': What you need to know

  6 Sep 2018 // read more

• Investment property vs retirement annuities – what’s best?

  17 Aug 2018 // read more

• Electrical compliance certificates – sellers, beware of possible withdrawal!

  6 Aug 2018 // read more

• First-time buyers now is the time to get into the property ladder

  16 Jul 2018 // read more

• What criminals look for before breaking into a home

  9 Jul 2018 // read more

• 10 Ways to Improve the Value of Your Property | STBB Thought of the Week

  5 Jul 2018 // read more

• 10 ways to save your home deposit in just two years

  4 Jun 2018 // read more

• How to change your financial future by investing in property

  31 May 2018 // read more

• 6 Reasons why buying property is better than renting

  9 Apr 2018 // read more

• 5 Common Misconceptions about Selling your home

  5 Apr 2018 // read more

• Top 10 reasons to renovate your home

  1 Mar 2018 // read more

• Sectional Titles: What is the role of the Body Corporate

  22 Feb 2018 // read more

• Notice: Cape Town water crisis: Level 6 restrictions as of 1st January 2018

  

  13 Dec 2017 // read more

• What is the role of a Curator Bonis?

  4 Dec 2017 // read more

• Homeowners: How to make your year-end bonus count

  23 Nov 2017 // read more

• Notice of immediate implementation of water rationing across Cape Town

  6 Nov 2017 // read more

• Unregistered estate agents don’t qualify for commission

  6 Nov 2017 // read more

• Water shedding" as taps are turned off at peak hours

  3 Nov 2017 // read more

• DROUGHT CRISIS: LEVEL 5 WATER RESTRICTIONS CATEGORIES

  14 Sep 2017 // read more

• “What you need to know about Estate Planning”

  9 May 2017 // read more

• The rating agency, Standard and Poor’s downgrade of South Africa to sub-investment will have a negative impact on the housing market and consumers as a whole.

  19 Apr 2017 // read more

• Selling your home? What SA buyers like and dislike

  12 Apr 2017 // read more

• Your 9-step guide for surviving SA’s ‘junk status’

  12 Apr 2017 // read more

• THE CONSEQUENCES OF DRINKING AND DRIVING

  9 Apr 2017 // read more

• Renting Property to Foreigners

  9 Apr 2017 // read more

• Owning Property without a Will

  9 Apr 2017 // read more

• How to manage your Dept

  9 Apr 2017 // read more

• THE 2017 BUDGET SPEECH - ESI Attorneys

  

  Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan yesterday delivered his 2017 budget speech and the next few days will undoubtedly bring about much analysis and dissection of the provisions announced (as well as what was not announced) by all corners of society. Mr Gordhan highlighted in his speech the value of economic transformation of the economy and stressed the importance of maintaining a culture of exceptional sound fiscal policy. Tax wise, the most significant change for property investors will undoubtedly be the adjustment in the transfer duty threshold to R900 000.00 (up from R750 000.00) from the 1st of March 2017.

  24 Feb 2017 // read more

• Two minutes to a swimming pool tragedy and a R62m damages claim - Miltons Matsemela

  

  “There’s no tragedy in life like the death of a child” (Dwight D. Eisenhower)

  2 Feb 2017 // read more

• NEW PROPERTY OWNERS ARE NO LONGER LIABLE FOR HISTORICAL MUNICIPAL DEBT

  24 Nov 2016 // read more

• The STSM Act: What you need to know right now | CyberProp | 10-21

  

  Most owners in Sectional Title schemes can expect their levy payments to increase now that the Sectional Titles Schemes Management (STSM) Act has come into operation. The reason, says Andrew Schaefer, MD of leading national property management company Trafalgar, is that the new legislation introduces a compulsory requirement for all schemes to establish and/ or maintain a substantial reserve fund to cover the future cost of any major maintenance projects or emergency repairs to common property. “The aim of this provision is to eliminate the need in due course for schemes to introduce onerous special levies to cover unexpected expenses, but in the short term it is likely to place an additional burden on most sectional title owners.”

  21 Oct 2016 // read more

• Hou liewer jou bates - en selfrespek (Die Burger 8/10/2016)

  

  Deel ek nou my goed aan my kinders uit, of moet hulle wag totdat ek dood is

  11 Oct 2016 // read more

• Why fewer foreigners are buying property in South Africa

  Financial services company FNB says that foreigner buying of domestic property is showing sideways movement, and is off its peak level achieved in late-2014.

  12 Aug 2016 // read more

• MANAGING DISPUTES OVER A DECEASED RELATIVE’S ESTATE

  If someone leaves a sizeable estate behind, it may cause conflict among the possible heirs. The help of an attorney, when settling an estate after a death, can avoid unnecessary troubles

  10 Aug 2016 // read more

• What happens if I die without a will?

  Attorneys often emphasise the fact that you should have a will drawn up and revise it regularly in order to facilitate the bequeathing of your possessions after your death. Many people still omit to do this. The problem is that, should a person die without leaving a valid will, in other words intestate, his/her estate will be administered and distributed according to the stipulations of the Intestate Succession Act No 81 of 1987.

  24 May 2016 // read more

• YOUR PROPERTY’S LEGACY FILE

  

  Why are all the loose documents not filed? Would it not have been less stressful if all the house’s documents were kept in a central location, neatly and up to date?

  31 Mar 2016 // read more

• BUDGET 2016 - No Shocks for the Property Industry

  26 Feb 2016 // read more

• WATER FACTS

  23 Feb 2016 // read more

• CHILD CAR SEATS NOW COMPULSORY BY LAW

  15 Apr 2015 // read more

• The 7 Steps of the Bond Registration Process

  19 Mar 2015 // read more

• Guide to the Registration Process

  19 Mar 2015 // read more

• 5 must-knows for buying property

  29 Jan 2015 // read more

• Budget 2015: Have your say

  29 Jan 2015 // read more

• School Holiday Safety Tips - Do's and don'ts for when on holiday!

  28 Mar 2014 // read more

• Miltons Matsemela Inc. Newsflash: The importance of providing certification as soon as possible to avoid delays in a transfer

  19 Feb 2014 // read more