You’ve just gotten home on a cold winter night and plan to sit snuggly in front of your heater watching a movie, when you realise – no electricity! Used to load shedding, you opt for a nice warm bath. But, alas the water is already cold. Infuriated, you pull out your phone to call your […]
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“A buyer is interested in buying my flat. Her bank is not prepared to give her a loan because she is paying off a few personal loans, but she is prepared to enter into an instalment sale agreement to pay the purchase price in instalments over a period of time, much like a rental. I
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You’ve received a fantastic offer on your house and, very satisfied you, as the seller, sign the sales agreement that your realtor has drawn up and on which the signature of the buyer already blossoms. Thank goodness the sale is now valid and binding – or is it? When you place your house on the
“I’ve been leasing a small townhouse to a young tenant. Unfortunately, the tenant is terrible at paying his rent and offers excuse after excuse. I’m fed up with the situation and just want him out. Can I change the locks when he is at work?” Leasing property can hold financial benefit. But of course there
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It is now the third month in a row the tenant has failed to pay his rental, and it doesn’t look like this tenant will ever be in a position to make up the outstanding rent. Can you quickly evict the tenant and replace him with a new one, or is it not quite that
Evicting the Unlawful Occupier: Why the PIE is not always so tasty! Read More »
“I recently read about a well known sportsman being sequestrated. Does it necessarily mean it’s the end for him, or will his debt simply be written off so he can start over?” The position regarding sequestration is often unclear to Joe Public, and the perception can easily arise that it’s an easy way to escape
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“I have a small block of flats that I lease out to tenants. I always insist on a deposit to cover tenants that skip out on the final lease payment or cause damage to the property. I always invest the deposits in a savings account and in general return the deposits to the tenants. Recently
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