by Pieterse Inc | Aug 21, 2018 | Blog
Must a Trust be revised? I see it so many times in practice that clients just assume everything is still in order with their Trust and providing us with a copy of his/her Trust deed. The most popular reason for buying in a trust is for estate purposes. Be careful as...
by Pieterse Inc | Jul 22, 2018 | Blog, Family
THE IMPORTANCE OF A WILL In our modern day and life we are busy rushing from point A to Z and we seldom take a moment and possibly avoid thinking of our own mortality. The danger that lies therein, is that we fail to do the necessary estate planning. What happens to...
by Pieterse Inc | Oct 23, 2017 | Blog
Need to know advice BEFORE selling that property Selling your home is supposed to be an exciting process as you are probably disposing of your most valuable asset. Therefore, we would like to point out the following: DETERMINE A FAIR SELLING PRICE Have you done your...
by Pieterse Inc | Sep 20, 2017 | Blog, Property
Advice for Purchasers I remember when I bought my first house with the idea of it becoming a home for my family (+-18 Years ago). Since then legislation changed and this caused a few extra landmines on the road to a successful homeowner. The implications of CPA...
by Pieterse Inc | Sep 6, 2017 | Blog, Property
You have finally found your dream home in the right neighbourhood, took the plunge and signed the deed of sale. You cannot wait to move in, but upon inspection of the building plans, you find out that the cosy granny flat that you intended to use as an art studio is...
by Pieterse Inc | Jun 12, 2017 | Property
Very often we hear people say that the “voetstoots” clause is no longer applicable to property transactions. But this is simply not true. The “voetstoots” clause is still alive and well in all private once off property transactions....