Chris Fick & Associates

THE SIMPLE MISTAKE THAT COST A 10% COMMISSION

There’s many a slip “twixt the cup and the lip” (very wise old proverb)   A recent Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) case shows yet again how essential it is to double-check that your Fidelity Fund Certificate (FFC) is both current and valid. Remember that you must hold FFCs not only for your trading entity […]

PROPERTY BUYERS: MUST YOU PAY THE PREVIOUS OWNER’S OLD DEBTS?

Imagine this. You buy your dream house. You take transfer. You book a date for your move with Fred’s Furniture Removals. But when you apply for electricity and water accounts so you can actually move in, your local municipality refuses until you settle an old (and substantial) municipal debt which the original owner still owes. […]