With Cape Town and much of the country currently experiencing a property boom (Cape Town’s inner city alone reportedly saw a record-breaking R12.8 billion investment in property developments last year), both new and existing apartments are hitting the market at an immense pace…though you may not even have noticed as they often sell just as quickly as they’re listed.
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A recurring misconception in residential estates is that municipal approval settles the matter. If the City approves the plans, grants a departure or issues an occupation certificate, the thinking goes, the homeowners association (HOA) can no longer object. The Western Cape High Court’s recent judgment in Baronetcy Estate Homeowners Association v Mohamed Abdulahi (WCC cases 17258/2019 and 8985/2022, 18 August 2026) shows why that proposition is too broad.
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Be warned that SARS says that there is no such legal concept as a “dormant trust”
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Many trustees assume that a dormant trust can be safely forgotten. No income, no assets, no transactions … No problem. SARS has made it clear that this assumption may be an expensive one.
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The recently announced US visa arrangements, followed by the US ambassador’s belligerent remarks, have put SA/US relations back in the spotlight again.
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