Electrical Certificates of Compliance

Electrical Certificates of Compliance

A general misconception among the majority of property owners is that a seller of fixed property is only legally required, prior to registration of transfer, to furnish a purchaser with an electrical certificate of compliance in respect of the electrical installations...
Option & Right of First Refusal

Option & Right of First Refusal

OPTIONAn option in respect of immovable property is nothing more than an offer by the owner (the “grantor”) to sell his/her/its property to a potential purchaser (the “grantee”) on certain specified terms and conditions, coupled with an undertaking by the grantor not...
Immovable Property sold as part of an Enterprise

Immovable Property sold as part of an Enterprise

In a previous article in this series we have learnt that the sale of immovable property forming part of an enterprise that is being disposed of as a running concern may qualify for payment of VAT at a zero rate (provided certain criteria of the Value Added Tax Act are...
The reckoning of time frames in deeds of sale

The reckoning of time frames in deeds of sale

It is essential for parties to a deed of sale in respect of immovable property to have absolute clarity as to the exact date of expiry of any period of time stipulated therein.Limits are normally placed on the time periods within which:an offer to purchase has to be...
The composition and calculation of transfer costs

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 customary for a purchaser to pay the transfer costs, nothing prevents the parties from stipulating...