You put your property on the market and an acceptable but not-perfect offer come in. On the “a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush” principle you want to accept the offer even though it’s not ideal. Perhaps it’s not perfect because it’s subject to a suspensive condition – common ones give …
You Signed a Property Sale Agreement, Can You Still Accept a Better Offer? Read More
“When the [property owners] chose to purchase property within the estate and become members of the Association, they agreed to be bound by its rules” (extract from judgement below) There are many advantages to buying in a security estate or other community scheme, including quality of life and increased potential for growth in your property’s value. …
Our law will generally hold you liable for damages only if someone else can prove that you caused them loss/damage/injury through your “fault” (intent or negligence). That seems fair and logical – if it’s your fault, you pay. If however the loss was caused by your animal/s, you are in a much more dangerous …
Your Dog, Cat Or Cow (Even Your Bees) Could Cost You Millions Read More
PROPERTY BUYERS: BEWARE UNLAWFUL OCCUPIERS! “The time of maximum pessimism is the best time to buy, and the time of maximum optimism is the best time to sell” (Sir John Templeton, billionaire investor) You are it seems in good company if you view times of depressed property prices and general uncertainty as a great buying …
You sell your house/apartment/office/factory/ plot of land. You instruct your conveyancer to pass transfer to the buyer, and start dreaming of what you will do with the proceeds. But then your lawyer says: “Hang on, you didn’t give me the property’s original title deed and I need it before I can pass transfer – …
Property owners, buyers and agents: Check for the title deeds before 25 February! Read More
The media has been awash with reports (sometimes conflicting, often vague) of what the recent Constitutional Court ruling actually means in practice. Whether you agree with the ruling or not, and whether or not you personally have ever had (or intend to have) anything to do with cannabis/marijuana/weed/dagga, we all need to be aware …
Employers and employees need to know about four new Acts which will usher in important changes to our labour laws. The summary below is a short one of only those changes likely to affect a significant number of people and businesses, so take advice on your specific circumstances. In a nutshell – …
Paternity Leave And Minimum Wages – How Will The New Laws Affect You? Read More
It so often happens in practice that a group of individuals, small or large, hit upon a sound business idea and take the plunge. In many cases the business gains traction and starts to become successful. The founding partners (or directors) begin to reap the fruits of their endeavours and there is invariably a ‘honeymoon’ …
Recently there have been a number of spurious rejections by the Central Firearm Registry (CFR), what I call ‘machine gun’ refusals. Firstly, a client’s alleged application for a ‘machine gun’ was refused late last year. I deemed this to be a once-off error by the CFR, as the client had applied for a semi-automatic …
What exactly is a trust? Whilst a trust is an entity separate from an individual, and quite distinct from an individual, it does not enjoy separate legal personality in the way that a company or a close corporation does, since it is not a creature of statute, but rather the product of a contractual arrangement. …
