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The composition and calculation of transfer costs
The purchase price (or in some cases the value) of a property determines the tariff at which the costs incidental to the transfer thereof are calculated.Although it is...
Suspensive Clause in Deed of Sale
The contents of any agreement are commonly referred to as “terms”, “conditions” or “stipulations”. Contracts for the purchase of fixed property (the Offer to Purchase and once...
How to Limit Delays in the Transfer Process
In any property transaction the purchaser, to a large extent, holds the key to a swift completion of the entire transfer process. Unfortunately, should it be his/her intention,...
Why does the transfer process take so long
It is generally accepted that the transfer of immovable property can take anything between one month and three months. Some transfers may take even longer. Why is that?The...
The Transfer Process
Once the transferring attorney has received instructions to transfer immovable property from a seller to a purchaser in accordance with a concluded deed of sale (an accepted...
Signatories to a Deed of Sale
Having entered into a deed of sale, i.e. having accepted an offer to purchase presented by a real estate agent or a purchaser, a seller most certainly does not want to discover...
The A-B-C of Property Transactions
Transfer of ownership of immovable property in South Africa has to be registered in the Deeds Office of the area in which a particular property is situated. The “guidelines” along which...