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Land & Property Law

Right of first refusal and 3 OTPs: High Court rules which one is valid

Anelisa Zungu and Martin Vermeulen 1 day

Residential Property

What South Africa can learn from failed rent control policies worldwide

18 Aug 2025

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Land & Property Law

Voetstoots clause won't protect disingenuous developers

Sandra Sithole, Rethabile Shabalala and Kimara Rampersad 28 May 2025

Source: Artist's rendition. The position and layout of Protea Village has been thoughtfully considered by the returning community, while the remainder of their land is divided between green belt, and the residential estate. Protea Village, situated on Erf 242, comprises 86 stands, each approximately 300m² in size.

Construction & Engineering

Construction of homes for Bishopscourt land claimants set to begin

Matthew Hirsch 13 Mar 2025

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Land & Property Law

Court ruling on joint mandates: Who gets the commission when a buyer is introduced by both agents?

Anja Bothma 11 Feb 2025

Under One Roof rolls out its residential property listing service

Markets & Investment

Under One Roof rolls out its residential property listing service

Issued by Under One Roof 5 Aug 2024

Source: Supplied. Elad Smadja, head of property bridging finance at Taurus Capital.

Property

Housing trap: South Africans can't afford to sell their homes as costs exceed R150k

4 Apr 2024

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Land & Property Law

Voetstoots and property defects: What you should know before signing an agreement

Matome Matsheta and Thokozani Khumalo 6 Mar 2023

Another court case highlights the risks of negotiating bank payments over email. Illustration: Lisa Nelson/GroundUp

Corporate & Commercial Law

Lawyer must pay clients R1.4m stolen by scammer

Tania Broughton 30 Jan 2023

Image: The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg has ordered Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs to pay R5.5 million plus punitive costs to Judith Hawarden. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp

Cyber Law

Leading law firm ordered to pay victim of cyber crime

Tania Broughton 17 Jan 2023

#BestofBiz 2022: Property

Property

#BestofBiz 2022: Property

12 Dec 2022

What happened to Cape Town's promised affordable housing policy?

Affordable & Social Housing

What happened to Cape Town's promised affordable housing policy?

Marecia Damons 14 Nov 2022

Cancellation of a property sale agreement. What are the implications?

Residential Property

Cancellation of a property sale agreement. What are the implications?

Lethabo Mashishi 15 Jun 2022

Property Practitioners Act versus the old EAA Act - here's what's changed

Property

Property Practitioners Act versus the old EAA Act - here's what's changed

2 Feb 2022

Thinking of buying a repossessed home? Here are the pros and cons

Residential Property

Thinking of buying a repossessed home? Here are the pros and cons

27 Oct 2021

#StartupStory: PropDD focuses on due diligence when purchasing a home

#StartupStory

#StartupStory: PropDD focuses on due diligence when purchasing a home

Evan-Lee Courie 6 Sep 2021

Digital signature on an Offer to Purchase - is it legally valid?

Land & Property Law

Digital signature on an Offer to Purchase - is it legally valid?

Leigh-Anne Kriel 12 Jan 2021

Sales and lease-back deals - quick liquid capital for commercial property owners

Property

Sales and lease-back deals - quick liquid capital for commercial property owners

Gregg Huntingford 9 Jul 2020

Covid-19 and its impact on loans and real estate arrangements

Property

Covid-19 and its impact on loans and real estate arrangements

Loice Erambo 29 Apr 2020

Effect of Covid-19 on property sale agreements

Land & Property Law

Effect of Covid-19 on property sale agreements

Shaaheda Hoosein 28 Apr 2020

Are show-houses still a thing?

Residential Property

Are show-houses still a thing?

Paul Stevens 15 Apr 2020

Property Practitioners Act: What landlords and tenants need to know

Rental

Property Practitioners Act: What landlords and tenants need to know

Andrew Schaefer 14 Jun 2019

Housing activists interrupt council meeting

Affordable & Social Housing

Housing activists interrupt council meeting

Katherine Liu 31 May 2019

Housing activists build shacks on prime inner-city land

Affordable & Social Housing

Housing activists build shacks on prime inner-city land

Aidan Jones 6 Dec 2018

Ndifuna Ukwazi’s Nkosikhona Swartbooi addresses protesters outside the offices of Growthpoint Properties in Claremont. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Affordable & Social Housing

City lost R140m it could have spent on poor people, say protesters

Sophia Wilhelm 5 Oct 2018

Site B is currently a parking lot on the Foreshore, as shown in the above image captured from .

Retail & Hospitality Property

De Lille requests investigation into Foreshore property sale

GroundUp staff 1 Oct 2018

City of Cape Town fails to explain R140m property sale bungle

Property

City of Cape Town fails to explain R140m property sale bungle

Daneel Knoetze 21 Sep 2018

First impressions count: A seller's checklist to getting a property sale-ready

Residential Property

First impressions count: A seller's checklist to getting a property sale-ready

5 Apr 2018

Buying a tenanted property

Residential Property

Buying a tenanted property

Bruce Swain 31 Oct 2017

Woolworths expands food division but clothing remains biggest profit driver

Retailers

Woolworths expands food division but clothing remains biggest profit driver

Robert Laing 25 Aug 2017

Does the property market still need estate agents?

Property

Does the property market still need estate agents?

23 Jun 2017

What happens to a home when the owner passes away?

Residential Property

What happens to a home when the owner passes away?

27 Mar 2017

Dealing with defects

Residential Property

Dealing with defects

Adrian Goslett 7 Feb 2017

New-build vs pre-owned houses in the Cape's southern suburbs

Residential Property

New-build vs pre-owned houses in the Cape's southern suburbs

3 Feb 2017

Retailers

Woolworths' nightmare after Christmas

Robert Laing 13 Jan 2017

Understanding zero-rated VAT for a commercial property transaction

Retail & Hospitality Property

Understanding zero-rated VAT for a commercial property transaction

1 Dec 2016

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Packaging

Africa sectors star for Nampak

Mark Allix 22 Nov 2016

Don't let council rate hikes slice property sale profits

Residential Property

Don't let council rate hikes slice property sale profits

29 Jul 2016

Go for a home defect check-up

Residential Property

Go for a home defect check-up

Ronald Ennik 18 Jul 2016

Properly timing a property sale vital

Residential Property

Properly timing a property sale vital

17 Jun 2016

Good conveyancers worth their weight in gold

Facilities & Property Management

Good conveyancers worth their weight in gold

15 Jun 2016

High Street Auction Co launches property trading platform

Facilities & Property Management

High Street Auction Co launches property trading platform

2 Mar 2016

How agents earn their keep

Facilities & Property Management

How agents earn their keep

18 Feb 2016