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Specialists in Liquor Licence renewals, applications and transfers of licences.

Since 1973, Johannesburg-based Attorney Leon Slotow and his team of consummate professional legal staff have provided the foundation to the South Africa Liquor Licence industry acting as pioneers to their clients, consultants to the National and Regional Liquor Boards and experts to the industry at large.

To this day, Leon Slotow and his staff remain the authority on all things relating to acquiring, buying and renewing a liquor licence in South Africa.

South African Liquor Licences – What do you need to know?

Owning a liquor licence in South Africa is a time-intensive and potentially expensive activity (and that’s when done by Leon and his team, unquestionably the best liquor licence consultants offering their services in South Africa today). In the hands of an inexperienced liquor licence consultant without the years of expertise or office infrastructure, this price (in Rand and, more valuably, in time) will skyrocket to unaffordable heights. We’ve seen it happen, time and time again.

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Retail Application

A liquor licence begins with an application on the client’s behalf to the regional liquor board where the restaurant, bar, hotel, nite club etc will conduct its business. There are endless boxes to tick and documents to provide the board with but once the licence has been granted, the applicant can begin to sell liquor from their premises.
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Licence Renewal

Each year, the liquor licence must be renewed by the holder. Liquor licence renewals are another important and convenient service that Leon Slotow Attorney provides. The renewal process is complicated and intricate with the holder of the licence now having to practically re-apply for their liquor licence all over again. Again, a process best left in the hands of a professional South African liquor licence consultant.
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Licence Transfer

If a South African liquor license holder wants to sell his or her business along with its liquor licence, a transfer of the liquor licence needs to be submitted to the regional liquor board. If the applicant does not complete the process properly, or entrusts this vital step to a fly-by-night liquor licence consultant, they risk finding themselves in trouble with the SAPS and the regional liquor board, unable to transfer the liquor licence or apply for a new licence.
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Alteration Application

When the holder of a liquor licence wishes to make an alteration to their existing premises (to expand or change it) they will need to apply to the Regional Liquor Board for approval. Leon Slotow Attorney has successfully applied and received permission for hundreds of these alteration applications.
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Wholesale Registration

Quite different to a retail liquor licence, a Wholesale Registration grants the holder permission to operate as a wholesale liquor supplier in South Africa. This complicated application is lodged with the National Liquor Authority and not the regional liquor board but has to be renewed each year, just like a retail liquor licence does.
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Temporary Licence

For a business or person who wishes to sell liquor for a specific period of time instead of permanently (at a one off event for example) the Liquor Board has made a Temporary or Occasional liquor licence available. Time is of the essence when applying for this kind of licence so please get in touch ASAP.

While most people are more concerned with the annual cost of a liquor licence renewal, few remember to take into consideration the upfront costs of first applying and then getting one. While there is absolutely no definitive answer to this question, we have endeavored in the post below to give you an idea of some of the costs associated with obtaining, holding and maintaining a liquor licence.
We cannot stress enough that these figures are merely guidelines of the costs. You will more than likely land up paying slightly more than the figures quoted below. This will depend on numerous factors including: READ MORE

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The liquor industry in South Africa is one that changes daily. Keep abreast of all the latest developments on new laws, new regulations and new factors effecting the trade and sale of liquor in South Africa…READ MORE

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