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Understanding the ins and outs of a property sales agreement
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Understanding the ins and outs of a property sales agreement
19 Feb 2024
In the world of property transactions, one crucial document serves as the cornerstone of the entire process—the property sales agreement. While it may seem intimidating at first, understanding its significance is essential for both buyers and sellers. 
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Capital Gains Tax: A step-by-step guide for home sellers
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Capital Gains Tax: A step-by-step guide for home sellers
31 Jan 2024
Selling your home is a significant financial transaction, and understanding the implications of Capital Gains Tax (CGT) is crucial to ensure you remain tax-compliant. 
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What Happens If Your Landlord Sells the Property: A Tenant's Guide
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What Happens If Your Landlord Sells the Property: A Tenant's Guide
26 Jan 2024
It's not uncommon for landlords or property owners to decide to sell their rental properties. When faced with such a situation, tenants often find themselves wondering about their rights and the impact on their living situation.
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What’s the deal with title deeds? Everything homeowners need to know
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What’s the deal with title deeds? Everything homeowners need to know
11 Dec 2023
If you’ve ever bought a property, you’ll also have received a title deed (which your bank or home loan provider will hold onto until the home is fully paid off). And even if you haven’t had that experience, you’ll probably have seen good news inserts about the residents of low-cost housing projects receiving the title deeds to their homes. The document states and proves a person's legal right to own a piece of land or a building. In other words, it’s important.
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What’s the deal with title deeds? Everything homeowners need to know
Legal
11 Dec 2023
Conveyancing Fees: What Are You Paying For?
Legal
27 Oct 2023
Do sellers need approved plans before selling their home?
Legal
11 Oct 2023
Your guide to compliance certificates as a home owner
Legal
08 Sep 2023
Homeowner Associations: What home owners, tenants and prospective buyers need to know
Legal
23 Aug 2023
How to evict non-paying tenants
Legal
11 Aug 2023
Do tenants have the right to smoke cannabis in a rental property?
Legal
23 Mar 2023
Collect rent in cash? Make sure you stay compliant with money laundering rules
Legal
24 Jan 2023
Client funds intercepted? Law firms and estate agencies beware, as there is now nowhere to hide
Legal
17 Jan 2023
A guide to handling evictions
Legal
29 Nov 2022
If there’s no body corporate yet, who’s running your ST scheme?
Legal
18 Nov 2022
Offer to purchase - a guide to what you need to know
Legal
31 Oct 2022
What you need to know about turning a freehold property into a sectional title
Legal
24 Oct 2022
A Comprehensive guide to buying property in a trust
Legal
14 Oct 2022
Sectional Title trustees cannot award themselves contracts
Legal
22 Sep 2022
Understanding conditional clause when buying (or selling) a property
Legal
14 Sep 2022
How to safely cancel a residential lease agreement
Legal
05 Sep 2022
A New bill will put government in charge of the deeds office
Legal
30 Aug 2022
Tax tips for homeowners
Legal
18 Aug 2022
Specialist loans can help protect value in sectional title schemes
Legal
16 Aug 2022
What is a legacy file, and why do you need one for your home?
Legal
29 Jun 2022
A guide to subletting
Legal
20 Jun 2022
6 Things you need to do when you want to add an additional story to your home
Legal
24 May 2022
When is eviction legal? All you need to know about dealing with problem tenants
Legal
05 May 2022
Insurance bascis - roof maintenance matters
Legal
26 Apr 2022
KZN Floods - The Impact on Rental Properties and Property in the Process of Being Purchased
Legal
21 Apr 2022
Creating sectional title conduct rules that work
Legal
25 Mar 2022
Insurance basics for sectional title schemes
Legal
22 Mar 2022