How to prevent financial strain during estate administration in South Africa
African News Agency | 06.04.2026 01:43
A recent case involving the winding up of a high-value property estate, comprising a hotel and a portfolio of residential properties, has exposed a costly and often overlooked gap in South African estate planning: liquidity at death. While the estate held significant value on paper, it was almost entirely tied up in immovable assets, leaving little to no cash available to settle estate duty, taxes, and administration costs.
