Property Law Insights

First-time buyers must check four things before signing an Offer to Purchase. They must check that every suspensive condition (especially bond approval) has a realistic deadline, that the fixtures and

A commercial property purchase in KZN needs legal review before signature far more often than a residential one, because the contracts are typically more complex, the transaction sizes are larger,

Legally, yes. South African law only requires a conveyancing attorney to register the transfer, not a separate property lawyer to review the sale itself.

An Offer to Purchase should specify, at minimum: the full purchase price and payment method, every suspensive condition (bond approval, sale of another property, etc.) with a clear deadline for

Yes. In most cases a deceased estate property can be sold before the estate itself is formally finalised, provided the executor has been issued Letters of Executorship and has the

Most people assume a property lawyer and a conveyancer perform exactly the same job. They don’t.

A property transfer in KwaZulu-Natal typically takes between six and ten weeks from the date all parties sign the Offer to Purchase to the date the property is registered in

I have sat across from enough sellers to know the moment they realise something is wrong. I know the tell-tale signs when property sales collapse. It comes a few weeks

The Offer to Purchase is not a formality. It is a binding legal contract, and once both parties have signed it. The leverage in the transaction shifts significantly, usually toward