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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.

If you do not insist on seeing a copy of the title deeds and surveyor-general’s diagram when buying vacant land, your plans to build that

The court discussed the efficacy of the acceptance of the buyer’s offer after the date for acceptance had lapsed and concluded that the seller was

Buy-to-let investors often choose to invest in sectional title units as opposed to freehold properties, first because unit prices are often lower and also they

If you want to use a company as a vehicle to own a property don’t do it via a shelf company. Shelf company The documents

It is extremely unwise to hide any problems in your home from a prospective buyer. Source: Linda Erasmus of Property24 This is the warning from Lanice

Contracts of sale of property always include a “voetstoots” clause. Sellers and purchasers enter into this agreement without really understanding what this clause entails. Source: National

The effect of recent amendments is that if you decide to take advantage of this opportunity you will still be responsible for other costs associated

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Chapter 3 of the Rental Housing Act, 1999 deals with the rights and obligations of tenants and landlords An extract from the act appears below.