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What happens when a former trustee becomes involved in a dispute with a body corporate, and then attempts to rely on information obtained during his...

South Africa’s retirement community schemes have changed considerably since the Older Persons Act 13 of 2006 (“OPA”) was enacted. Many schemes now provide far more...

“The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” (George Bernard Shaw) Many landlords assume that once a tenant stops...

The current geopolitical tension is drastically reshaping the global economic outlook, and South Africa is not immune. Both businesses and consumers are feeling the effects...

Aloe Ridge’s collapse has reignited calls for stronger legal protection of South Africa’s publicly funded rental housing assets.‍ South Africa’s affordable rental housing sector is...

Summervale Lifestyle Estate is a retirement village in Strand, Western Cape. It was built in phases, on a piece of land called “Erf 5”, starting...

The question of who is responsible for resultant damage is one of the most common, and often misunderstood, issues in sectional title schemes. Consider this...

Student housing demand creates opportunity & risk ‍South Africa’s severe shortage of student accommodation is driving growing numbers of homeowners to convert their properties into student housing....

The taxation of community schemes and in particular the assignment and delegation of responsibilities within the industry at large has not historically been fully compliant...

When the Sectional Titles Schemes Management Act No. 8 of 2011 (STSMA) came into operation on 7 October 2016, it fundamentally changed the legal landscape...