1. Who Appoints the Conveyancer

Click Here to download Comprehensive Free Offer to Purchase Who Appoints the Conveyancer? Firstly I think it is important to be aware that not all attorneys are conveyancers. Conveyancers are qualified attorneys who have studied further and...

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2. WITNESSING OF CONTRACT

Click Here to download Comprehensive Free Offer to Purchase Contract In practice, most deeds of sale used by estate agents contain blank spaces for witness's signatures. It is however not a legal requirement that such a contract be witnessed. Only...

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3. 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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4. 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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5. 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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6. 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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7. Procedure for Transferring Ownership of Property in South Africa

Procedure for Transferring Ownership of Property              Most properties which are sold have an existing bond registered over the property and most Purchasers obtain a bond to purchase a property. When...

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8. Blank Spaces in Contract

All standard deeds of sale used by estate agents contain blank spaces which have to be completed relating for example to the amount of the purchase price, the date of occupation, the occupational rental payable etc. One of the parties to the...

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9. Suspensive Conditions

Most sales of immovable property are concluded subject to one or more suspensive conditions. One of the legal definitions of a suspensive condition is that it is a condition which suspends the operation or effect of one or more of the...

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10. "Voetstoots"

Almost every Deed of Sale/Offer to Purchase relating to the sale of immovable property contains a clause stating that the property is sold "voetstoots" (as is/as it stands). What is the effect of such a clause? Under the common law the...

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