Motor Vehicle Registration for Non Residents
UPDATE (04/09/2018): Many of our clients are struggling at the Traffic Department to register vehicles or obtaining a Traffic Register Number. We have tried to get further information from the Traffic Department with no success, and therefore the information in this article serves as a guideline using the information we were able to obtain previously… Read more »
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Property Compliance Certificates
A compliance certificate is a document which provides the parties with an assurance that all required safety standards have been complied with. Some certificates are required under National Legislation such as electrical and electric fence, whereas others are required by Municipal By-Law such as the Plumbing Certificate required by the City of Cape Town. ELECTRICAL… Read more »
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Transfer Duty, Withholding Tax & Capital Gains Tax (CGT) 2017
With the announcement of the annual budget towards the end of last month, Minister of Finance, Pravin Gordhan focused on key issues of reducing government spending and working towards radical economic change. While the main interest for most of us was the rise in Income Tax, for those looking to purchase or sell property it… Read more »
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Property Transfer and Bond Cost Sheet
Our property transfer and bond cost sheet gives an overview and simple breakdown of the costs involved when purchasing property in South Africa. These costs include attorneys fees (plus VAT), deeds office fees and transfer duty (for the total transfer costs). Please note that this cost sheet shows approximate costs and you should check the… Read more »
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South African Budget Summary 2017/18
Yesterday Minister of Finance for South Africa, Pravin Gordhan delivered his annual Budget Speech, focusing on the 2017/18 year ahead. In his address, he spoke of Government’s plan for growing a stronger economy and having a budget that can thrive and deliver to the country’s citizens over the long term. Expected economic growth this year… Read more »
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