Miscellaneous Archives - Sloan Wilson Attorneys

Cluster Housing

November 26, 2010

The lock-up and go lifestyle afforded by cluster housing developments, townhouses and apartments has become popular in South Africa. This lifestyle provides a number of advantages including convenience, relatively low maintenance and security.

Sectional Title ownership is one of the […]

VAT, Transfer Duty and Structuing Property Transactions

November 26, 2010

One my associates is currently dealing with a matter on behalf of a client which arose as a result of the client taking advice “from a friend” on tax issues relating to the purchase of a property. The facts of […]

Should you Register Your Property in the name of a Legal Entity

November 26, 2010

Immovable property may be registered in the name of natural persons or in the name of a legal entity such as a trust, CC or company. Clients who intend purchasing a residential property which is to be their primary residence […]

Capital Gains Tax

November 26, 2010

A reader addressed a letter to the Editor (Weekend Post August 2) regarding an article which appeared in the Property Post, July 26th, regarding Capital Gains Tax (CGT). In the letter the reader enquired whether it was necessary for the […]

Tax on Property Transaction

November 26, 2010

Recently, a client of mine, who was interested in purchasing a holiday home which formed part of a shareblock scheme was informed by the Seller’s representative that no transfer duty was payable on the transaction. The asking price of the […]

Registering Property in the Name of a Minor

November 26, 2010

I am quite often asked for advice on the advisability of registering property in the name of minors (unmarried persons under the age of 18).

Parents sometimes wish to invest in property and register the property in their minor child’s […]

Registering Property in the name of a Trust

November 26, 2010

It has become a fairly popular practice (especially amongst affluent people) to register property in the name of a legal entity such as a close corporation, company or trust rather than in their personal names. A trust is a […]

The Right to a View Part 2

November 26, 2010

Last week I discussed legislation and recent court decisions pertaining to a property owners “right to a view“. The legislation in question is the National Building Regulations and Building Standards Act of 1977 (“the Act”).

In terms of […]

The Right to a View

November 26, 2010

A decision of the High Court in Natal and the subsequent appeal to the Supreme Court of Appeal relating to a “right to a view” generated a great deal of media attention and concern. The reason for this […]

Foreign Land Ownership

November 26, 2010

There has been some talk from Government over the past couple of years about the possibility of clamping down on foreign land ownership. During 2004 Land and Agriculture Minister Thoko Didiza appointed a panel (chaired by legal academic Shadrack Ghutto) […]