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Property
As Eskom’s woes deepen, more and more homeowners are looking at installing solar panel systems to keep the lights on. We’ll share some tips on keeping on the right side of the law.
Your neighbour starts building an apartment block next door – without approved building plans. What can you do about it?
There’s nothing to pour cold water on the excitement of a successful house sale quite like the realization that the buyer isn’t going to get a bond from the bank. We discuss the option of a “kustingsbrief” or “seller’s bond”.
December and January have always been prime months for selling residential property in South Africa, and if you are a “Festive Season Seller”, here are two really important tips for you.
Let’s have a look at how our courts can use The Promotion of Administrative Justice Act (PAJA) to come to our assistance in a practical sense.
Buying and selling property is a big deal, and things can go wrong in the blink of an eye unless both buyer and seller understand exactly what their sale agreement says, and then either meet all deadlines or extend them as set out in the agreement.
Building your own home in a residential complex of your choice is an attractive proposition on many levels. Just make sure up front that you will actually be ready to build within whatever deadlines the HOA (homeowners’ association) specifies.
“Landlords grow rich in their sleep” (John Stuart Mill)
We discuss, with reference to a recent Supreme Court of Appeal decision, why taking judgment against a debtor doesn’t automatically clear you to sell it in execution. Even if the house is owned by a trust or a company.