South African Commercial evictions are regulated by the common law and are conducted either through the High Court or the Magistrates Court. Therefore, tenants of commercial property do not enjoy the protection of PIE or ESTA.The actual use of the … Read More
Residential Evictions
South African Residential Evictions are governed by the Prevention of Illegal Eviction from and Unlawful Occupation of Land Act 19 of 1998. PIE was enacted to regulate both the lawful eviction of unlawful occupiers and to recognise land owners’ … Read More
Farm Evictions
Le Roux Attorneys and our team of Cape Town based eviction Lawyers are committed to farmers and their families throughout the province & the whole of South Africa. Like the majority of legal practice, evictions can get complicated, however, our … Read More
How Rental Income Is Taxed In South Africa
Owning additional property and renting it out for an additional income has become a popular choice for many South African's looking to diversify their portfolio. The rise in property prices has seen it become increasingly unaffordable to purchase for … [Read More...]
How To Determine A Fair Rental Price or Increase
Let's face it the rental market is not as simple as everyone makes it out to seem. Buy a place, rent it to tenants and have them pay off your bond or generate an extra income. But that 3 step process is anything but, with so many legalities and … [Read More...]
Steps To Take Before You Cannot Pay The Rent
Life is unpredictable and many of us never really think of financial difficulties and economic downturn being a possibility or how to prepare for it. So when the economy moves into a recession things can get tough pretty quickly and one needs to … Read More