“In the summertime, when the weather is high, you can stretch right up and touch the sky.” (Mungo Jerry)
Property
How does the transfer process actually work, and how long does it usually take?
"Dance like no one is watching, but text, post, and email like it will be read in court one day." (Anon)
“You aren’t buying a house, you’re buying a lifestyle.” (Anon)
“Time shall unfold what plighted cunning hides.” (William Shakespeare, in King Lear)
“I charge you by the law.” (William Shakespeare in The Merchant of Venice)
It’s easy to lose sight of deadlines in all the excitement of a home sale, but the consequences of letting a deadline expire can be dire.
As more and more couples elect to live together as life partners without formally marrying, our judicial system is increasingly faced with bitter disputes in the aftermath of failed relationships.
Sellers need to be really careful when choosing a conveyancer to look after their property transfer. We discuss the risks in the context of the dishonest attorney who absconded with R4.25m – leaving buyer and seller to fight it out over who would take the hit.
“Buyer’s remorse” is a well-known phenomenon that’s led many a property buyer to cast around desperately for a means, any means, to escape the sale they’ve just tied themselves into. Be careful here – cancelling a sale without sound legal grounds will be a very costly mistake.