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March 2014: The Developer and the Upmarket Golf Estate
Golf is a game whose aim is to hit a very small ball into an even smaller hole, with weapons singularly ill-designed for the purpose” (Winston Churchill) Whether you are a keen golfer or not (Churchill seems to have been in the latter camp), and whatever your reasons for buying property, always keep this in mind - you are bou...
February 2014: Property - Trouble with Trusts
Whether or not 2014 lives up to the forecasts of accelerating strength in the property market, you need to know that your sale or purchase of land will be invalid unless it complies strictly with these legal requirements –
January 2014: Caution Property Buyers
Property can be a great investment. Just be sure to do your homework, and seek professional advice, before you buy.
December 2013: Estate Agent Commission and Effective Cause
Both property sellers and estate agents need to know the downside of not recording, clearly and in writing, the exact circumstances in which a seller must pay commission to an agent. The agent’s claim: R500k To illustrate – in a case recently before the High Court, an agent claimed to have a verbal mandate from the selle...
November 2013: Property Sellers Choose Your Own Attorney
PROPERTY SELLERS - CHOOSE YOUR OWN ATTORNEY! When you come to sell your house or other property, you have the right to nominate your own attorney to attend to the conveyancing for you. Insist on doing so –