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Perceptions around buying property

Overall, South Africans believe that it is far better to own a property than to rent. The buy or rent debate was highlighted recently in an online research survey conducted by Columinate ...

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The CPA – buyers’ remorse

Under the Consumer Protection Act (CPA) there is now a wide scope for people suffering from buyers’ remorse to cancel the transaction at a very late stage without any real reason as the property will only be delivered to the ...

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The CPA – the voetstoets clause

The new consumer rights created by the Consumer Protection Act (CPA) will prevent the sale of property voetstoets when that sale occurs in the ordinary course of business. Voetstoets is the sale of something as it is, with all ...

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The CPA – seller and agent may be liable

In terms of the Consumer Protection Act (CPA), should the courts determine that a transaction or agreement was, in whole, or in part, unconscionable, unjust, unreasonable or unfair, the court may make any order it considers just ...

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The CPA – the marketing of property

The Consumer Protection Act (CPA) will test the bounds of marketing property. Under the CPA, the seller of a property, or the real estate agent acting on their behalf, must not, through either their conduct or words, express or ...

Can you get international residency / passports by buying offshore property?
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Can you get international residency / passports by buying offshore property?

The question is, are you buying an investment or a nice boat with a passport? Are you a sophisticated ...

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The ghost of auctions past

The latest scandal to hit the property industry is set to shake up the way that people perceive auction sales. The news that one of South Africa’s wealthiest women, Wendy Applebaum, has filed a complaint with the National ...

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Inspections of leased premises

The tenant and the landlord together before the tenant moves into the property must inspect the property and assess the defects or damages to such property, if any, with a view to recording such defects or damages and with a view ...

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My lease is about to end! What do I do?

Some of the laws that apply before and when a lease ends are set out below: If a lease ends and the tenant remains in the property with the permission of the landlord, the parties are deemed to have entered into a lease on the ...

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