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...

October 2015

PROPERTY OWNERS: MANAGE YOUR RISK OF BEING SUED What happens if someone is injured or killed, or suffers some other form of loss on your property?  Three recent court cases highlight your risk of liability for any potential dangers that you don’t take reasonable steps...

September 2015

WRITE YOUR WILL TODAY!  FOUR GOOD REASONS TO DO IT NOW “We used to terrorize our babysitters when I was little, except for my grandfather because he used to read to us from his will” (comic Janine Ditullio) Whether you are young or old, healthy or ailing, wealthy or...