“Forewarned is Forearmed!” (Wise old saying) Why yet another warning about cyber-scams in the property industry? It’s because the hard fact is that the criminals are winning this war. In fact we are now reportedly the “second most targeted country in the world with regard to cyber-attacks” (Law Society of South Africa) Hence, no doubt, …
“The issue of whether a conveyancing attorney receives the money as the agent of the seller, or of the purchaser, or of both, or as trustees for both to await the event, is a somewhat vexed question … and each case must be considered in the light of its own facts and the particular contractual …
Property Transfers and Trust Account Theft: A R720, 000 Warning Read More
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
