May 2016

May 2016 PROPERTY AND TRUSTS – BE CAREFUL! “This case yet again demonstrates the need to be careful when dealing with a trust” (extract from judgment below) For most of us, business dealings with trusts are most likely to happen when selling a property to, or buying a...

March 2016

MARCH 2016 PROPERTY BUYERS:  MUST YOU PAY THE PREVIOUS OWNER’S OLD DEBTS? Imagine this.  You buy your dream house.  You take transfer.  You book a date for your move with Fred’s Furniture Removals.  But when you apply for electricity and water accounts so you can...

January 2016

JANUARY 2016     STARTING A BUSINESS IN 2016?  3 STEPS TO GET YOU GOING “In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity” (Albert Einstein) It seems as though 2016 has a rough ride in store for us but as the wise old saying has it: “Fortune favours the brave”....

December 2015

DECEMBER 2015 Thank you for your support in 2015.Have a Wonderful Festive Season, and a Happy and Prosperous 2016!     YOUR HOLIDAY SEASON GUIDE TO HOME BUYING AND SELLING “Buy land – they’ve stopped making it” (Mark Twain) Selling or buying a house can seem like...

November 2015

November 2015 “DEMOLISH OR GO TO JAIL”:  DEVELOPER IN THE DOGHOUSE “….. a lenient approach ….. would also lead to an open invitation to members of the public to follow the course adopted by the [developer] and to continue with the construction of buildings and...