By Ané de Klerk Whether in your capacity as a managing agent, employed to manage schemes on behalf of others, or as a trustee investing the limited free time you…
By Ané de Klerk This year marks the tenth year since the Sectional Titles Schemes Management Act (“the Act”) and Regulations came into operation. One of the big shifts back…
By Auren Freitas dos Santos Questions about CCTV cameras come up constantly in community schemes. Owners want to protect their homes and families. Trustees worry about privacy, conflict between neighbours,…
By Auren Freitas dos Santos A recent judgment of the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has brought clarity to a long-standing and increasingly common dispute between residential estates and the…
By Auren Freitas dos Santos When the Constitutional Court handed down its landmark judgment on 18 September 2018 in Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development and Others v Prince, it…
By Auren Freitas dos Santos In a long‐awaited and important ruling handed down on 17 October 2025, the Supreme Court of Appeal (“SCA”) has laid to rest the uncertainty surrounding…
By Auren Freitas dos Santos On 22 August 2025, the Mpumalanga Division of the High Court set aside a prior order that had allowed the respondents to file “replacement plans”…
By Auren Freitas dos Santos In July 2025, the City of Cape Town introduced a significant change to the way it calculates the fixed basic charge for water. Until June…
By Ané de Klerk Whether you wish to build a braai room onto your property, add a bedroom, enlarge a living area or do something as simple as adding storage…