11. Choosing a Stand

Consider the following, when searching for the perfect stand on which to build your dream home:  Check the title deed to make sure that there is no building or zoning restrictions that would hamper your dreams, or servitudes that are...

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12. Choosing a Stand

Consider the following, when searching for the perfect stand on which to build your dream home:  Check the title deed to make sure that there is no building or zoning restrictions that would hamper your dreams, or servitudes that are...

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13. Does a minor selling or purchasing property have to be assisted by his guardian(s) when signing the Offer to Purchase?

Does a minor selling or purchasing property have to be assisted by his guardian(s) when signing the Offer to Purchase? Yes. Where a minor is selling property, the assistance of both guardians is required. This also applies where the minor is...

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14. What is the position with parties signing Deeds of Sale in a representative capacity/on behalf on another person or entity?

What is the position with parties signing Deeds of Sale in a representative capacity/on behalf on another person or entity? I n terms of section 2(1) of the Alienation of Land Act No 68 of 1981, no alienation of land shall be of any force or...

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15. What is a contract?

Click Here to Download Comprehensive Free Offer to Purchase/Deed of What is a contract? A contract is an agreement between two or more people in terms of which one party offers to do, deliver or not do something, and the other part accepts...

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16. A Quick Checklist when completing an Offer to Purchase:

Click Here to Download Comprehensive Free Offer to Purchase Check that the description of the property is correct (as described in the title deed). Are all the buyers' & seller's details documented clearly? Check that the purchase price...

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17. Clauses of the Deed Of Sale

Click Here to download comprehensive free Deed of Sale The identities of the parties must be ascertainable. The seller need not be the owner; he may not yet have taken transfer of the property, but may be allowed to resell it. This must however...

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18. Estate Agent Mandates Explained

Sole Mandate Giving an estate agent a sole mandate to market your property, means that you cannot confer a similar mandate on another estate agent before the expiry of a determined period. If another estate agent sells or lets your property during...

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19. Download Offer to Purchase/Deed of Sale

Click here to download a comprehensive offer of purchase contract. OFFER TO PURCHASE In and between: ___________________________________ (Hereinafter referred to as "the Purchaser") And ___________________________________ (Hereinafter...

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