As we end the last week of the working year for us, let's take the moment to pause and thank our loyal clients and staff for an amazing year of recovery after the years of the pandemic. Thankfully most things returned to normal, except for the devastating rains we had and the disintegration of our […]
Buying a home with defects: case study.. "We recently moved in to our new home (a month in); now we are struggling with major plumbing issues. A plumbing company told us that the plumbing of the home is not compliant so what do we do now? We were not told about anything and are now […]
Our first computer was up and running when the firm started on the 1st March 1984..
Who is at fault and can you claim after an airline incident that causes injury? South Africa South African law is based on negligence and normally claims for an injury caused to a person can only be considered if you can establish negligence on the part of the person held responsible for the injury. Aviation […]
Good luck to Mc Naught and Co Director Mark Leathers who tackles his first Comrades Marathon this Sunday 9 June. Coached by the coach of the Russian team, Oleg Kharitonov, Mark has a history of helping the team at court when Comrades winner Alexandra Morozova was initially banned from participating and later collecting her winnings. […]
Congrats Mark on this latest international award from the Global Advisory Experts group... Since 2010, the Global Advisory Experts Annual Awards have been celebrating excellence, innovation and performance across the advisory communities from around the world. Our Annual Awards are designed to reward those most deserving in this global and very challenging environment. They give […]
Vacant occupation - what does this mean when you buy a property? Case study, "I recently purchased property and the previous owner had tenants in the outhouse and told me upon registration tenants will be gone. The sale agreement provides for vacant occupation on registration. The property registered in my name and the tenants remained […]
Protect yourself : joint ownership of property Case study : "I co-own a property - my shares are 50%, the other owner has moved out today, the bond is in arrears, and tomorrow tenants are moving in. I never knew about this, neither was I given the choice to consent to this. What are my […]
Tomorrow is not promised... Mc Naught and Co are having a community service week next week Mon 8 May - Fri 12 May offering a FREE WILL to everyone requesting. Plan for the unexpected and make sure your family are protected by setting out in your Will who and how they will inherit. Choose your […]
Whose responsibility are property defects ? Happy clauses make happy sales... Even if the conveyancers have been appointed either by the seller or the buyer to register transfer of ownership of a property, their role is only that - to collect the required documents and the purchase price, liaising with attorneys who may have been […]
Load-shedding theft and loss of service has an impact on leases... There are a number of consequences of load-shedding, which include cable theft while the power is out, cutting of alarm systems without backup, and in general we are facing an increase in theft, water outages etc. This also has consequences for landlords and tenants […]
Who is responsible for electrical defects? - case study: "We bought a house 5 years ago and received the electrical compliance certificate etc. We have now installed an inverter system and they are unable to provide us with the Certificate of Compliance as the plugs, connections, circuit breakers are a mess. Who is now liable […]
