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Banks Cannot Auction Off Repossessed Properties Without Reserve Price

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
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