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Expertise Estate Planning Services
Protect Yourself and Your Heirs with Expertise Estate Planning Services Have you done your estate planning? It’s never easy thinking about death, and the future of your partner and children, should you pass on. But in life, two things are certain: death and taxes....
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Top Tips to Choosing the Right Conveyance Services Are you looking to sell your residential property, or perhaps you’ve got your eye on a commercial property that you’re thinking about purchasing? Whether you’re looking to sell or purchase, conveyancing is an...
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The Nuts and Bolts of the Drafting of Contracts in South Africa Whether it’s the settling of disputes, the selling and leasing of residential or commercial properties, the agreement of a loan, or becoming an independent contractor or employee – every day, people all...
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Top Tips for Selecting the Right Attorneys in Pretoria Are you in need of an attorney? In today’s cut-throat world, attorney services seem to be an unavoidable thing. Whether you’re drafting a will or a trust, looking to make a lawsuit against someone who has done you...
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A Law Firm in Gauteng that is Proficient in All Types of Litigation Services Are you being sued, or are you looking to make a lawsuit against someone? Most of us go through some form of litigation at some point in our lives. Whether you’re being sued for a divorce, a...
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Why You Need Assistance with Estate Administration Have you selected someone to administer your estate in the event of your death? Or more importantly, have you done your estate planning? If you haven’t as yet, perhaps now is a good time to do it. Did you know that...
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Litigation Services and What They Mean Most of us go through some form of litigation at some stage in our lives. Whether it is a claim from a neighbour, a divorce, child maintenance agreements, setting up a will and testament, estate planning – at some stage, we will...
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Ensure that the Right People Benefit with Effective Wills and Estate Planning When it comes to wills and estate planning, we often have a head-in-the-sand approach. Nobody wants to come to terms with or recognise their own mortality, but the fact is that it has to be...
read moreDeceased Estates Management
What Are Deceased Estates and How Does Management Help? A deceased estate is a confusing thing and not many people pay much attention to the management of their deceased estates. Management of these estates can be very problematic, especially when a lot of family...
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Five Things You Need to Know About Trust Setup and Management There are a lot of questions about trusts. While the primary concern of those setting up a trust is usually to take care of the financial needs of another party or parties, while still maintaining some sort...
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Information About Essential Property and Conveyancing Services in South Africa If you are in the market to buy a property in South Africa right now, you may be in a better position than you may think. The economy has slowed down over the last few years and the...
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Why You Should Get Your Wills and Estate Planning in Order with the Right People Let’s face it, nobody really wants to face the possibility or reality of passing away, but at some stage, this needs to happen. We all know that that the only constants in life are death...
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A Home Owner can be Evicted as an Unlawful Occupier
Did you know that even as the owner of a house, you could still be evicted from it as an “unlawful occupier”? That could happen if, to take one example from a recent Supreme Court of Appeal matter, you give someone else a right of habitation...
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Your Will and a Practical Plan For Your Loved Ones
Whether you are young or old, healthy or ill, single or attached, you should have a Will. Without one, you die “intestate”, which means you forfeit your right to decide who inherits what, who administers and distributes your estate, and who looks after...
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Meter Wars: A Consumer Strikes Back
You challenge the accuracy of a services account from your local municipality, thus: “Your meter must be wrong, no way was my consumption that high”. The reply, “We’ve tested the meter and it works fine. Pay up or face disconnection”. Off...
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Plot and Plan: The Strange Case of the Unsigned Sale Agreement
You buy a plot in a residential development and the developer agrees to build you a house to stated specifications and plans. You pay in full for the plot and it is transferred into your name. All good so far. But then you fall out with the developer over the costs,...
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Directors, Managers – Your New Risk Of “Cartel Conduct” Criminal Liability is Even Wider Than Reported
“A cartel involves an agreement or concerted practice between two or more competitors to engage in fixing prices and/or trading conditions, dividing markets and/or collusive tendering. By artificially limiting competition that would normally prevail between...
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Neighbors Behaving Badly: Nip Illegal Building In The Bud!
Bad neighbours don’t just impinge on your enjoyment of your property; they can also cause serious harm to its value. So if you notice illegal building activity next door, move quickly to nip the problem in the bud. Your hand in this regard has just been...
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Credit Providers – NCA Registration Threshold Reduced To Nil!
If you are a credit provider and required to register as such in terms of the NCA (National Credit Act), not doing so can have drastic consequences for you. For a start, your agreements will likely be declared void and unenforceable. Apart from some specific exclusion...
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Property Agreements – An Alteration Could Sink Your Sale!
Although in our law most verbal contracts are binding, property sale agreements are an exception. They must be in writing and signed by the parties to be valid, the reason being that it greatly reduces the risk of confusion or dispute as to what the buyer and seller...
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