Contracts & paperwork

JBCC, retention, guarantees and what to sign.

Builder's deposits and stage payments: how much is too much?

What a reasonable builder's deposit looks like in South Africa and how a JBCC-aligned stage-payment schedule ties your money to inspected work.

Tshepo Ndlovu10 Jun 2026

Contracts & paperwork· 9 min

JBCC vs a one-page builder's quote: what you are actually signing

A side-by-side comparison of a proper JBCC building contract and a one-page quote, and how to tell which one protects you.

Naledi Khumalo30 May 2026

Contracts & paperwork· 12 min

The JBCC contract, annotated for homeowners

A clause-by-clause walk-through of the Joint Building Contracts Committee Principal Building Agreement, the South African industry standard.

Naledi Khumalo28 Apr 2026

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