What You Need To Know About Property Title Deeds
Category Deed of Sale and Information
If you are planning to buy a new property, you will need to get the title deed transferred into your name to prove that you are the owner of the property. You w
Banks Cannot Auction Off Repossessed Properties Without Reserve Price
Category Property Market News
Until recently homes that had been repossessed could be sold without a reserve price, often to the detriment of homeowners. This is set to change.
A useful tip when to-ing and fro-ing to negotiate a deal
Category Property Thought Of The Week
We all know that our law requires that there must be consensus regarding all material terms for a valid agreement to come into effect.
Level 6 CoCT water restrictions - Effective 1 January 2018
Category Water Crisis Western Cape
In view of the ongoing dire drought situation, the Director: Water and Sanitation of the City of Cape Town hereby gives notice of level 6 water restrictions and
Is Alterations To An Offer To Purchase A Property A Counter-Offer & When Is It Enforceable?
Category Legal Thought of the Week
Our law requires that there must be consensus regarding all material terms for a valid agreement to come into effect when a property sales agreement is being ne
Deposits for Rental Agreements
Category Property Thought Of The Week
The Rental Housing Act regulates the relationship between landlords and tenants, sets out certain rules that each must comply with and provides for procedures t
The Effect of Unforeseen Events in Property Transactions - Tenant not Vacating Property
Category Property Transaction
The settled legal principle of “Huur gaat voor koop” means that, despite the sale and even the transfer of a property to a new owner, the tenant of the property
House Price Growth In 2018 Expected To Be Lower Than Inflation Due Economic & Political Uncertainty
Category Property Market News
It will be another year of heightened housing activity pressure in 2018, with property economists already forecasting below inflation growth for South Africa’s
The Effect of Unforeseen Events in Property Transactions - Discovery of an Interdict on the Property
Category Property Transaction
In law it is an official instruction from a Court telling someone that they are not allowed to do something. In this case not to transfer a property without the
The Right of First Refusal
Category Property Thought Of The Week
A right of first refusal is an ancillary or collateral agreement whereby one person binds himself to give preference to another person should he or she decide t