Can An Oral Option To Purchase A Property Be A Binding Agreement?
Category Legal Update
In 2017 the Constitutional Court declared that a pre-emptive right to purchase property need not be reduced to writing in order to be valid
New Property Related Laws - Property Practitioners Act and Electronic Deeds Registration System Act
Category Legal Update
President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed various Bills into law that will enable property deeds to be processed electronically
Legal Update On Land Expropriation - Different Viewpoints Discussed
Category Legal Update
The ANC NEC held their summit in Boksburg the weekend of 19 May 2018. The Summit was attended to by NEC members, ministers and deputy ministers, alliance leade
When & How Can The Municipality Legally Disconnect My Water & Electricity
Category Legal Update
The municipality is the place where most, if not all, services are monitored for their availability to a property.
What Is A 72-hour Clause In A Property sales Agreement & When & How Is It Applicable?
Category Legal Update
Most standard agreements of sale contain a “72 hour clause” sometimes also referred to as “a continued marketing clause”. For purposes of this article it shal
Legal Update - Do You Have To Pay A Domestic Worker A Christmas Bonus?
Category Legal Update
We are still very far away from the year-end festivities. We do however feel that you will do well in considering the legal background to this sometimes content
Developer's Illegal Building - Demolish Or Go To Jail
Category Legal Update
30 Days Thats how long a property developer will spend in the local lock-up unless he demolishes illegal building works.
What to Do and Not to Do If You Can't Pay Rent on Time
Category Legal Update
If everyone played by the rules then tenants would pay their rent on time every month and landlords would keep the properties that they lease out in pristine
Property Case Law Update - PROPERTY OWNERS: How to Manage Risk Of Being Sued Tragic case of Toddler
Category Legal Update
This case issues a strong warning to parents of young children as well as illustrating how a property-owners liability can be managed
Legal Update - When Do You Pay Capital Gains Tax When You Sell Your Property?
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To answer your questions well need to make one or two assumptions. I accordingly assume that you are a South African citizen and also that the house is your