Making a counter-offer to an offer to purchase can be an excellent negotiating tactic in trying to reach consensus so you can finalise a binding sale agreement.
Property
Landlord-tenant clash over power costs amid load shedding. High Court ruling on a gym’s access to a generator and a demanded “diesel recovery levy.” Explore the outcome and court’s reasoning.
Explore post-property transfer issues: Unlawful structures & buyer claims. Learn the importance of upfront steps to prevent disputes.
“A bad neighbour is as great a calamity as a good one is a great advantage”. (Hesiod, poet of Ancient Greece)
Property sale levels always surge in the Holiday Season, so it’s a good time to remind sellers (and their buyers) of the various compliance certificates that may be needed before transfer can be registered.
Discover the advantages of selling your house to international buyers in South Africa. Explore key considerations for non-resident property purchases, entity transactions, overseas document signing, and associated tax implications.
Buying or selling property is a big deal for most of us, and no one wants to be in the position of a couple who, having viewed a house advertised as “a renovator’s dream”, signed an offer to purchase immediately but then changed their minds.
A recent High Court decision demonstrates once again why taking the law into your own hands like that is playing with fire. We’ll discuss why your lease should always be in writing, clear and comprehensive.
You and your family move into your new dream home full of happy anticipation but then it rains, and your roof leaks. Badly. We’ll discuss a recent Supreme Court of Appeal judgment concerning a flooded-out guest house and a seller who denied fraudulent non-disclosure of roof defects.
In what format must your property sale agreement be, and what terms and conditions must it incorporate for it to be valid and enforceable?