Legal & Compliance
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.
Candidate practitioners being overcharged for their FCC renewal?
If you have been a candidate practitioner for less than two years, you may have…
10 February 2023
Agents win with revised Fidelity Fund Certificates and fees
FFCs have become a lot simpler: Did you know that you now can move from…
9 December 2022
The PDE merry-go-round
The latest round of PDE examinations was, perhaps predictably a shambles. Where to from here?
2 December 2022
Paying to market and sell in an estate? You are breaking the law
While all estates are certainly not created equal in terms of amenities and property prices,…
18 November 2022
PPRA ‘glitches’ ‘hamper practitioners’ earnings
The battle to get administrative processes and computer management systems in place and working at…
11 November 2022
Bulk transfers can save buyer lots of money
Bulk property transfers, especially in the commercial real estate sector, is somewhat of an unknown…
3 November 2022
Utility disconnection powerful tools for bodies corporate, landlords
Since 2015, many bodies corporate were successful with Utility Disconnection Applications (UDA) in various High…
3 November 2022
Developers selling property should also register for FFCs
Earlier this year, role players in the real estate industry were caught by surprise when…
21 October 2022
Is a ROT still relevant in real estate?
Much has been written about ROT in the real estate industry from a legal or…
21 October 2022
No cancellation clause – how to get out
When a contract is drafted, the termination clause must be considered, and the intention of…
13 October 2022
