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“Honesty is the best policy” (Benjamin Franklin) A recent High Court decision again confirms that when it comes to selling your house, honesty is indeed the

Who said that you need an estate agent when you want to sell your property? If you know what to do, you can legally and easily

You don’t need to use an estate agent when you want to sell your property. You can do it yourself if you know how. Do your

How do you resolve disputes?

READ OUR RECOMMENDATION! All disagreements and disputes can be resolved through honest negotiations rather than through time consuming and costly litigation. The manner in which you

“Buy land – they’ve stopped making it” (Mark Twain) So you’ve decided to buy your first house – exciting! There’s nothing like owning and living in

Do you need a will?

“A man who dies without a will has lawyers for his heirs” (Anon) It’s natural not to want to make plans for our own mortality, but

“…prescription started its deadly trudge on the day the loan at issue in these proceedings was advanced” (extract from judgment below) You will know that most

Cybercrime levels are surging, and it didn’t take the scammers long to figure out that when you buy and sell property you become a prime target

“Somewhat ironically, given the fact that the phrase “not a sausage” is originally derived from the Cockney rhyming slang “sausages and mash” meaning “cash”, they got

“…aye, there’s the rub” (Shakespeare) Levies are the lifeblood of a sectional title scheme, and the Body Corporate has a duty to recover arrears from defaulting