A recently launched product, Rent2Buy, says it can open the door to homeownership if you?re battling to save up for a deposit.
You can claim a 100-percent tax break if you invest in qualifying small and medium-sized enterprises.
Alexander Forbes and Just have launched a blended annuity, which aims to deliver the advantages of both a living annuity and a guaranteed annuity.
The Raging Bull Awards, honouring the stars of the unit trust industry, will this year include an investment summit that is open to the public.
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Prospective tenants can now secure accommodation by submitting bids on their smartphones. And if they sign a lease, they will have to pay a maximum of one month’s ...
The Consumer Protection Act appears to be “lopsided” in favour of tenants. Until aspects of the Act are tested in court, landlords are advised to proceed cautiously. ...
Astute investors do their homework before jumping in
Allan Gray was the top manager of actively managed South African unit trust funds in the quarter to September 30, according to two surveys that use different methodologies. ...
Residents of communally owned properties, including sectional title schemes and homeowners’ associations, can now complain to a statutory dispute-resolution service ...
It is now compulsory for all community schemes to have fidelity insurance so they are covered if their money is lost through theft or fraud committed by a scheme ...
Some owners of sectional title properties could see their levies increase significantly in the near future, because the Sectional Titles Schemes Management Act (STSMA), ...
When a tenant misses a rental payment, the landlord has a dilemma: take a hard line from the outset or be lenient in the hope of reaching an amicable agreement. ...
Contrary to popular belief, tenants, once installed, can be evicted, but you need to follow due procedure.
If you are asked by an employer to sign a restraint-of-trade agreement, or are already bound by one, make sure you understand the implications of such an agreement. ...
The revised draft legislation on the special voluntary disclosure programme (SVDP) proposes to simplify how tax will be calculated on offshore assets derived from ...
The average percentage of residential tenants in good standing with their rental payments fell by 2. 8 percentage points in the first quarter of this year, abruptly ...
Small sectional title properties continue to perform best
Allan Gray has retained its position as the top manager of South African unit trust funds, while Nedgroup Investments remains the best manager of offshore funds, ...
Are you at your wits’ end because the South African Revenue Service (SARS) can’t provide a satisfactory answer to a query? Perhaps you’re due to receive a tax refund, ...
Must you nominate a natural person as a beneficiary of your retirement savings, or can you, say, nominate a charity? Pension fund lawyers are at odds on the issue. ...
Solidarity this week lodged a High Court application in a bid to overturn an “unlawful” decision that has resulted in members of the Government Employees Pension ...
Allan Gray has ousted Nedgroup Investments as the top manager of South African unit trust funds. However, Nedgroup Investments has retained its position as the top ...
Buy-to-let investors earned an average net yield of 5. 05 percent in 2015, and it is expected that net yields will not exceed 5. 5 percent this year, according to ...