BUYING TO BUILD IN A DEVELOPMENT?
“When you’re talking about building a house, you’re talking about dreams” (Architect Robert Stern) There are many advantages to buying a vacant plot on which to build your dream house in a property development, but there are also potential risks to be managed. Discuss the pros and cons with your lawyer before you agree to anything. […]
DEVELOPERS: REGISTER OR REGRET!
Residential property developers need to note the recent Constitutional Court judgment confirming that you must register with the NHBRC (National Home Builder’s Registration Council) before you conclude a building contract or commence building – if you don’t (or if you register late) you cannot enforce payment. In fact you commit a criminal offence just by […]
DEVELOPERS: NEW HEALTH AND SAFETY CONSTRUCTION REGULATIONS
Anyone involved in construction work, including developers and other “clients”, “designers” (architects, engineers, interior designers etc) and contractors, should familiarise themselves with the Department of Labour’s new “Construction Regulations 2014” issued in terms of the Occupational Health and Safety Act. These regulations currently apply to any construction that commenced after 7 February 2014 (earlier construction […]