Aug 20, 2019 | Newsletter |
Forewarned is forearmed! Here’s another warning about cyber-scams in the property industry because the more they increase, and the cleverer they become, the more vital it becomes for you to be aware of them and to protect yourself from them. Remember that you become...
Jun 3, 2019 | Newsletter |
When a company goes into business rescue, creditors are often in for a beating. So as a creditor, if you had the foresight to cover your position upfront with personal suretyships from individuals with assets (normally the directors of the debtor company), you will no...
Jun 3, 2019 | Newsletter |
“Unfair discrimination” in the workplace is both unlawful and severely penalised by our courts, so it’s vital to distinguish it from lawful “differentiation”. Most employers and employees will have heard of the “equal pay for equal work” principle in our labour laws,...
Jun 3, 2019 | Newsletter |
What happens when a company’s board is deadlocked to the extent that directors can no longer agree on the decisions vital to the proper running of the company and its business? If all else fails (and this is usually a last-prize option), liquidating the company and...
Jun 3, 2019 | Newsletter |
Selling property, particularly your own home, is one of the more stressful events in life. Will you get the right buyer? The best price? What if it all goes wrong? Then an offer comes in that is acceptable, but not perfect. If for example there is a bond clause and...
May 13, 2019 | Newsletter |
If you pay a deposit to the conveyancer when buying property, make sure that you earn interest on it. It may not amount to much (unless there are long delays in transfer and/or we are talking big numbers here) but it is as they say a lot better than nothing. We share...
May 13, 2019 | Newsletter |
A valid Fidelity Fund Certificate (FFC) is a necessity for any estate agency. Without it, no agent can claim commission, and now a new High Court decision suggests that the agency’s contracts generally could be at risk of invalidity. The case involved an intern agent...
May 13, 2019 | Newsletter |
Expats have until now enjoyed a tax exemption in respect of foreign remuneration earned, provided they meet requirements as to time periods worked overseas. The exemption will however be partially removed with new legislation recently passed. We look at current...
May 13, 2019 | Newsletter |
You accidentally pay a large amount of money to the wrong person. Or perhaps you overpay the right person. That sort of mistake happens all too often in these days of banking apps and online payments, and the question is – what can you do if the recipient point...
May 13, 2019 | Newsletter |
Buying property in security estates and other community schemes comes with a range of benefits, but it’s important to be aware of all the rules and regulations you are agreeing to – our courts will almost always hold you to them! For example, Home Owners...
