STOP DIE BURE AS DAAR ONWETTIG GEBOU WORD
Swak bure kan jou op ‘n persoonlike vlak raak en verhoed dat jy jou eiendom ten volle geniet. Dit kan jou ook in die sak raak as jou bure se optrede die waarde van jou buurt negatief raak. Indien jy opmerk dat daar onwettige bou aktiwiteite langs jou aan die gang is, moet jy vinnig […]
NEIGHBOURS BEHAVING BADLY: NIP ILLEGAL BUILDING IN THE BUD!
Bad neighbours don’t just impinge on your enjoyment of your property; they can also cause serious harm to its value. So if you notice illegal building activity next door, move quickly to nip the problem in the bud. Your hand in this regard has just been strengthened. An important new decision by the Supreme Court […]
KOOPOOREENKOMSTE – ‘N WYSIGING KAN JOU TRANSAKSIE KELDER!
“Ons het dan daarop hand geskud?” As ‘n algemene reël is ‘n mondelinge ooreenkoms bindend. Die bekendste uitsondering op hierdie reël is die verkoop van grond of eiendom. Sulke ooreenkomste moet op skrif wees en dit moet ook deur beide partye geteken wees om geldig te wees. Die rede hiervoor is dat moontlike dispute en […]
PROPERTY AGREEMENTS – AN ALTERATION COULD SINK YOUR SALE!
“Agreement makes law” (Old legal maxim) Although in our law most verbal contracts are binding, property sale agreements are an exception. They must be in writing and signed by the parties to be valid, the reason being that it greatly reduces the risk of confusion or dispute as to what the buyer and seller […]
EIENDOM EN TRUSTS: WEES VERSIGTIG
“Hierdie saak illustreer weereens dat mens met omsigtigheid met ‘n trust moet sake doen.” (Vry vertaalde aanhaling uit die uitspraak hieronder.) Die meeste van ons gaan slegs in saketransaksies met trusts te doene kry, waar ons eiendom koop wat aan ‘n trust behoort; of eiendom in ‘n trust koop. Dit bly egter van uiterste belang […]
PROPERTY AND TRUSTS: BE CAREFUL!
“This case yet again demonstrates the need to be careful when dealing with a trust” (extract from judgment below) For most of us, business dealings with trusts are most likely to happen when selling a property to, or buying a property from, a trust. But no matter why or how it happens, have your lawyer […]
VERHOGING IN JOU EIENDOMSBELASTING. HOE KAN JY BESWAAR MAAK?
JOU EIENDOM IS DALK ONLANGS WEER WAARDEER. “Die blote indiening van ‘n beswaar sonder enige meriete, beteken nie dat die munisipaliteit nou verplig word om in diepte redes te verskaf vir hul onderliggende besluit om die eiendom se waardasie aan te pas nie. (Vrye vertaling uit uitspraak hieronder.) Plaaslike owerhede is by magte om jou […]
RATES UP AFTER A PROPERTY REVALUATION? OBJECT, BUT DO IT PROPERLY!
“The mere lodging of an objection, however ill-founded, does not trigger an obligation to furnish detailed reasons for the underlying decision relating to the valuation of the property” (extract from judgment below) Your local municipality is entitled to revalue your property (with reference to recent sales of similar properties in your area) at regular intervals. […]
PROPERTY BUYERS: MUST YOU PAY THE PREVIOUS OWNER’S OLD DEBTS?
Imagine this. You buy your dream house. You take transfer. You book a date for your move with Fred’s Furniture Removals. But when you apply for electricity and water accounts so you can actually move in, your local municipality refuses until you settle an old (and substantial) municipal debt which the original owner still owes. […]
CONTRACTING WITH A COMPANY: CHECK FOR DIRECTOR AUTHORITY!
A recent High Court judgment reminds us once again of how important it is, when dealing with a company, to check that whichever director/s you are dealing with is/are fully authorised to bind the company. R3.8m in claims attacked A liquidation application was launched against a property developing company with 3 directors, The applicant creditor […]