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Rate hikes: Are buyers over-reacting?

Historically, interest rate hikes have had a dampening effect on the South African residential property market, with homeowners reassessing their affordability

Six projected home loan trends for 2023

Looking ahead to what is likely to drive home loans this year. Despite challenges of external factors such as ongoing interest rate hikes and rising costs of l

The effect of past transactions on the sale of a business

The sale of a business is often a complex venture and requires consideration of various facts in examining the financial reality behind the sale. From the outse

How much home can you get for your money

Analysing the affordability of SA's residential property market. South Africans continue to tighten their belts as the pressure of rising interest rates, infla

Having 'skin' in the property game

Bigger deposits mean a smaller loan and a better interest rate. Rising inflation and several interest rate hikes have many South Africans trying their best to

Retirement and your 'second wind'

With improved healthcare and the trend towards healthier lifestyles, many people are living to a ripe old age. Make sure that your money lasts as long as you do

Beware the 'Ides of SARS'

"A Soothsayer bids you beware the ides of March". These famous Shakespearean words forewarning the misfortune of Roman emperor Julius Caesar...

Tax compliance lives beyond death

I started my first job back in September 1987 at the tender age of 18, and approximately nine months later I received my very first income tax return from...

SARS rules on the consequences of an unbundling transaction

In terms of the Tax Administration Act, the South African Revenue Service ("SARS") can issue Binding Class Rulings ("BCR") in response to an application by a cl

Landlord and tenant inspections

The Rental Housing Amendment Act, section 4B (4) and (5) determines that the tenant and property owner must jointly, before the tenant moves into the dwelling,

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