Selling Your House This Summer? Get Your Ducks in a Row With This Checklist
“In the summertime, when the weather is high, you can stretch right up and touch the sky.” (Mungo Jerry) Summer’s [...]
The Transfer Process in a Nutshell
“Don’t wait to buy real estate. Buy real estate and wait.” (Will Rogers) Spring is in the air and, as [...]
Don’t Let Cybercriminals Haunt You this Halloween — Verify, Verify, Verify!
“If you suspect deceit, hit delete!” (Online cybersecurity slogan) October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, a good time to note that [...]
Panhandle Access to Properties – The Mistakes to Avoid
“You aren’t buying a house, you’re buying a lifestyle.” (Anon) As more and more residential properties are subdivided and developed, [...]
Neighbours’ Facebook Feud: Cats Pics, Karens & Keyboard Muppets
"Dance like no one is watching, but text, post, and email like it will be read in court one day." [...]
Your House Burns to the Ground: Can You Hold the Seller Liable?
“Time shall unfold what plighted cunning hides.” (William Shakespeare, in King Lear) A recent High Court judgment confirms, yet again, [...]
A Bond Clause Deadline Whooshes by and a Sale Dies – Can You Revive it?
“I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.” (Douglas Adams in The Salmon of [...]
Private Prosecution: Neighbours at War
“I charge you by the law.” (William Shakespeare in The Merchant of Venice) Victims of crime are entitled to see [...]
A R4.25m Warning to Choose Your Conveyancer With Care
“Trust me, I’m a lawyer.” (Popular T-shirt slogan) South African property buyers and sellers will have been cheered by news [...]
How to Avoid Fighting Over the House – A Guide for Life Partners
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of bandages and adhesive tape.” (Groucho Marx) It’s a perennial topic of [...]
