Property Law Insights

What risks get missed in a commercial lease review? A commercial lease review is rarely about the rent. The monthly figure is the part everyone reads, argues about and remembers.

Should I review a commercial sale agreement before signing? – Yes, you should have a commercial sale agreement review done before you sign, and for most commercial deals it is

What does a commercial property lawyer cost in KZN? – If you are working out what a commercial property lawyer costs in KZN, start with the first conversation, which costs

Before you sign an Offer to Purchase in KZN, buyers, sellers & agents must check the deadlines, certificates, occupation dates and plan issues.

Commercial property due diligence for investors in KZN is not a bigger version of the checks a home buyer does. A house is bought for the owner to live in.

High-net-worth sellers need discretion built into the entire real estate process from day one, not treated as an afterthought.

What are the off-Plan risks in North Coast Estates? – Buying a home before it is built is exciting, and the sales process makes sure you feel it. A show

If a buyer can’t cover transfer costs, the transfer simply can’t be lodged until resolved. It doesn’t automatically cancel the sale. If a seller can’t cover compliance or cancellation costs,

Who Appoints the Conveyancer? KwaZulu-Natal once had a genuinely different custom, the purchaser nominated the conveyancer, not the seller. That custom fell out of use decades ago. Today, standard KZN

As a general rule, the buyer pays the costs of transfer. This includes transfer duty, conveyancing fees, bond registration. The seller pays for compliance certificates, estate agent commission, and bond

First-time buyers are choosing Waterfall and Assagay over more established upperhighway suburbs like Kloof and Hillcrest. Here is what you need to know about the process.

Umhlanga Rock, including sectional titles, attracts more transactional, investment-focused buyers and a tenant base of professionals that keeps vacancy low. Gordon De Beer advises investment buyers across Umhlanga and the

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

What Legal Oversight Do You Need for a Commercial Property Purchase in KZN? A commercial property purchase in KZN needs legal review before signature far more often than a residential

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

Three heirs. Three opinions. One property. This is not an unusual situation for a deceased estate. It is, in my experience, one of the most common dynamics in deceased estate

Most sellers I meet have a version of the same plan. To appoint an agent, set a price, wait for an offer, sign it, and collect the money. That plan