“You can be a good neighbour only if you have good neighbours” (Howard E. Koch, playwright) You decide – for whatever reason – that your neighbour’s new guesthouse is definitely not first prize in your sleepy and peaceful suburb, so you investigate. You find out that the local municipal zoning scheme doesn’t allow anyone to...Read More

If you have an interest free loan or low interest loan which is owed to you or your company from a Trust, then you need to pay attention, as failure to do so could result in an unwanted tax liability come the end of February 2018. The Law Section 7C of the Taxation Laws Amendment...Read More

“It is declared that, upon transfer of a property, a new owner is not liable for debts arising before transfer from the charge upon the property …” (Constitutional Court Order) How does the recent Constitutional Court decision on “historical rates” affect you in practice? UNDERSTANDING THE ISSUE At issue was that some municipalities would force...Read More