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Housing is a vital and primary need for each person. As most of us acquire accommodation by lease or through home loans or even through

I am often asked whether it is better to purchase property in a company or a trust, than in your personal name. This depends on

It is a reality that when faced with a tenant who falls into arrears, some landlords consider taking the law into their own hands, for

A client asked “if my lease contains a clause whereby the tenant agrees to immediate eviction without legal documentation should he fail to pay the

“Caveat emptor” – Let the buyer beware! Seek legal advice before you sign any deed of sale or offer to purchase With due acknowledgement to

The term “conveyancing” describes the legal process whereby rights in fixed property are registered in the deeds office. These rights include ownership, mortgage, servitude, mineral

Be cool – the right of cooling off In our law a person usually can’t get out of a contract simply because he changes his

In light of the continuing increase in values of immovable property in recent times it is prudent to have an attorney draft the sale agreement

With interest rates still low and home prices soaring, more and more couples are committing to home ownership before committing to marriage. But there are

Courts will in future be called on to determine whether the sale in execution of houses to settle debt is justifiable, the Constitutional Court ruled.