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
Court Prohibits Gated Communities To Contractually Regulated Traffic
Category Legal Information
In a very insightful Daily Maverick article by Prof Pierre de Vos - the Deputy Dean of the University of Cape Town Law Faculty who teaches Constitutional law, h
Effects Of SA Local Currency Debt Downgrade On SA Property Market
Category Property Market News
This festive season is according to Shaun Rademeyer (CEO of Betterbond) set to be one of mixed fortunes for SA consumers and home buyers, with the positives bei
How I Paid Off My Home 15 Years Early
Category Financial Advice
When I turned 30 – which you hilariously consider a ‘big’ milestone at that age – I wondered whether I could be debt-free by the age of 35.
South Africa Offers Expats Adventure & Lifestyle – According To Well-Being Survey
Category Lifestyle
Globally mobile individuals, also known as expatriates (expats), who choose to live and work in South Africa, cite the adventure (74%), a better quality of life