Property News - November 2026
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Articles
Property Law - Cancelled Sale, Damaged Property. Who Pays?
When a property sale is cancelled, most people picture a straightforward reset. The seller keeps the property, the purchaser gets the money back, and everyone walks away as if the deal never happened. The law calls this restitutio in integrum, and a recent Gauteng High Court decision shows that putting the parties back where they started can be a far more exact exercise than simply reversing the transaction.
Employ a Foreign National? - What You Must Check Now, and What Could Change
Government is increasing inspections aimed at employers of undocumented foreign nationals. Businesses may be the most obvious targets, but an ordinary household employing a domestic worker or gardener is also an employer.
Who Can Vote? - A Complete Guide to Authorised Representation at Sectional Title Meetings
General meetings of a body corporate—whether an Annual General Meeting (AGM) or a Special General Meeting (SGM)—are where critical scheme decisions are made. However, establishing who has the legal authority to cast a vote is a common stumbling block for trustees and managing agents when calculating quorums and recording votes.
HOA's - When an HOA penalty goes too far
Why a penalty must first be triggered by the wording of the rule — and must then survive scrutiny under the Conventional Penalties Act
Community Living - Can an HOA’s architectural rules be stricter than the municipal scheme?
Can an HOA impose architectural or development restrictions that are more stringent than those imposed by the municipality? For many residential estates, that question goes to the heart of the HOA model.
