The volume and frequency of financial transactions handled by property practitioners make them common targets for fraud and other financial crimes.
One of the main tools in the sales arsenal of an estate agent is producing market-related property valuations for their clients.
There are two new amendments to the Employment Equity Act currently on the table, one of which goes hand in hand with changes to sectoral targets.
The Housing Consumer Protection Bill stands to force conveyancers and estate agents to police compliance with the municipal requirement to obtain approved building plans, amongst other things.
If you have been a candidate practitioner for less than two years, you may have been overcharged for your Fidelity Fund Certificate.
A recent survey conducted by BrandMapp shows that on average 44% of respondents indicated that they have returned to the office on a full-time basis.
FFCs have become a lot simpler: Did you know that you now can move from agencies or change your status, without applying for a new Fidelity Fund Certificate?
While all estates are certainly not created equal in terms of amenities and property prices, they do all have HOAs, many of which have capitalised on their authority.
The battle to get administrative processes and computer management systems in place and working at the PPRA, is continuing, and has now reached another low with huge administrative costs being directed to practitioners, apparently due to technical hold-ups.