Legal
These posts explain the laws and regulations that guide property. Learn about contracts, zoning, tenant rights, and compliance to make informed decisions when buying, selling, or renting.
Your “For Sale” board could be illegal, or illegally removed: Who actually controls estate signage?
Recently, an agent was instructed by a sectional title body corporate to remove her “For…
16 February 2026
Advertorial, Featured
Behind the bond: A legal adviser’s role in Property Finance at Nedbank
In South Africa’s dynamic property landscape, property practitioners are often seen as the face of…
18 August 2025
Featured, Legal, Resources
Using emoticons can be legally binding
Have you ever replied to a contractual offer with an emoji? In certain cases, that…
1 July 2024
Legal, Resources
Property experts know how to advise your clients
What happens when a buyer’s been living in their new house for a year or…
29 January 2024
Advice & Insight, Legal
New employee targets, are agents affected or not?
There are two new amendments to the Employment Equity Act currently on the table, one…
9 June 2023
Legal, Resources
Cracking the property code
The 2017 Property Sector Code replaces the B-BBEE Property Sector Code. But how does the…
7 October 2017
Show house board permit renewals now due
Cape Town estate agents and auctioneers are reminded that they need to register individually for permission…
12 July 2016
Legal, Resources
Prepping for POPI
Although the internet is generally an all-too-easy source of personal information, and client-agent relationships elicit…
1 December 2015
Legal, Resources
Looking at South Africa’s Rental Housing Tribunal
The rental housing tribunal is one of the many tools available to the property professional…
19 March 2015
