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Search Results for: Suspensive condition

Lengthy suspensive conditions worry property seller

21 November 2017 by YourProperty

I have received an offer for my house, but I am concerned that the suspensive conditions attached to the prospective sale may be detrimental to me. The first condition is that the sale is dependent on the buyer selling his house within a 70-day period. Secondly, if I receive another offer, I must give the buyer seven days to make a decision before I can accept the second offer. I feel … [Read more...]

Filed Under: English Tagged With: selling of property, suspensive conditions

Seller concerned about lengthy suspensive conditions

21 November 2017 by YourProperty

An offer a reader has received on her house is dependent on certain suspensive conditions being met and she is concerned it will be detrimental to her chances of selling it. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Property Tagged With: selling of property, suspensive conditions

Suspensive conditions if the buyer can’t get a bond

7 August 2013 by YourProperty

Suspensive conditions if the buyer can’t get a bond

This week, a reader has sought the experts' advice about a suspensive condition on an offer to purchase a fixed property. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Property Tagged With: bond, buying, selling, suspensive condition

Suspensive conditions: How to cancel a property purchase

4 July 2013 by YourProperty

Suspensive conditions: How to cancel a property purchase

A reader has approached our experts about a potential problem involving an offer to purchase on a fixed property that was subject to a suspensive condition. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Property Tagged With: contract, purchase, suspensive conditions

Deposit not suspensive condition

30 November 2011 by YourProperty

Deposit not  suspensive condition

Our panel often receives questions about suspensive conditions linked to property sales. These conditions affect not only the buyers and sellers but also the estate agent involved in the sale and, very often, third-party buyers and sellers who are waiting on fulfilment of a deal on which their own property transaction depends. This week we take a look at a set of facts presented by someone … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Property Tagged With: Cape Town, deposit, Helderberg, Lucille Geldenhuys, Rawson Properties, Schalk van der Merwe, Stellenbosch, suspensive conditions

Steer clear of vague suspensive conditions

25 March 2009 by YourProperty

Steer clear of vague suspensive conditions

Subsequent to a previous column that dealt with the same topic, this week's reader would like advice from our panel of experts regarding suspensive conditions. He put in an offer to purchase a property subject to the sale of another property and the seller accepted the offer. Our reader's suspensive condition was never met and he accepted that his offer to purchase the property became null and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Property Tagged With: conveyancing attorney, Helderberg, Lucille Geldenhuys Attorneys, property, Rawson Properties, sales, Schalk van der Merwe, seller, Stellenbosch, suspensive conditions

Dos and don’ts of demolishing a house

24 August 2015 by YourProperty

Dos and don’ts of demolishing a house

A reader who is intent on demolishing the house on his property has asked the YourProperty expert for guidance on the procedures, permits and applicable rules. He explains that he intends to use the levelled site to build a new house and is in the planning stages of the process. The reader says he has also been approached by a developer who is interested in purchasing the property, knocking … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Property Tagged With: Demolishing a property, National Heritage Resources Act, permits

Seller sits on certificates of compliance

28 May 2015 by YourProperty

Seller sits on certificates of compliance

This week the YourProperty panel assists a reader who is still battling to extract certificates of compliance from the seller after purchasing a property several months ago. As part of their agreement of sale, the seller was obligated to provide certificates detailing the state of the electrical system, plumbing and borer beetle within the property. The reader explains that she initially … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Property Tagged With: Compliance Certificates, Sale Agreement

Commercial property and buying a small business

21 April 2015 by YourProperty

Commercial property and buying a small business

The YourProperty expert has received a commercial property query about the impact of a lease on the purchase of a small business. The reader has expressed interest in buying a small food and beverage type business that currently operates from a converted, formerly residential, dwelling. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Property Tagged With: advice, commercial property, leases, small business

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Seller in suspense over instalment sale

18 October 2012 by YourProperty

Seller in suspense over instalment sale

A reader has approached the Property Poser panel with a number of questions regarding the sale of a fixed property by way of instalments and also the effect that a suspensive condition might have on such a sale. The reader is looking to sell his sectional title flat and has been introduced to a potential purchaser by an agent. The buyer has only qualified for a bond of 85% of the purchase … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Property Tagged With: Alienation of Land Act, bond, Herman Pieterse, Huizemark, Jan Visser Attorneys, Jeffreys Bay, purchase, suspended sale, Wanda Hayes

Agent’s commission paid prematurely

18 July 2012 by YourProperty

Agent’s commission paid prematurely

This week the Property Poser panel looks at the ramifications of a situation where the conveyancing attorney paid out an estate agent’s commission before he was entitled to do so. A reader writes that he paid a deposit into the attorney’s trust account, which was earmarked for transfer costs. The attorney instead used the money to pay the agent’s commission and, when confronted by the reader, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Property Tagged With: agent, Charlotte Vermaak, Chas Everitt, commission, conveyancing, DTS Attorneys, estate agent, ownership, Port Elizabeth, Rian du Toit

Time out for property transfer

29 June 2011 by YourProperty

Time out for property transfer

This week our experts shed light on the transfer process and how long it typically should take. A reader made an offer to purchase a property – subject to obtaining a bond to finance it and selling her existing property within three months. However, the property that she purchased is one of two houses on a piece of land that was to be subdivided into various stands for a cluster housing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Property Tagged With: Ann Coetzee, bond, Chas Everitt, Pieter van Rensburg, property transfer, Raubenheimers Inc. George, resolutive condition, suspensive condition, time

Always include an exit clause

18 November 2009 by YourProperty

Always include an exit clause

This week’s reader may soon find herself without a roof over her head after selling her house and signing an offer to purchase another. To her shock, her bond application was denied and in the process she realised there was no clause in the contract protecting her from this eventuality. She contacted the agent, who is doing both deals, asking her why there was no such clause. The agent told … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Property Tagged With: Alienation of Land Act, clause, contract, Helderberg, Lucille Geldenhuys Attorneys, Rawson Properties, Schalk van der Merwe, sold, Stellenbosch

What to do when a property’s size is misinterpreted

26 March 2008 by YourProperty

A reader has written to our panel of experts about a recently acquired property that has turned out to be nearly one-third smaller than she thought she had bought. While making plans to extend the patio and put in a pool in the front garden, the reader and a builder compared the area to the municipal plans. To their dismay, they found that the front fence is on municipal land and the front … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Property Tagged With: management, property, Property Poser

Can a buyer be sued for having insufficient funds?

7 August 2013 by YourProperty

I am seeking advice in regard to an offer to purchase. If a person has signed only the offer to purchase and has been approved for the home loan application, but applied for extended finance to cover the transfer and registration cost to a bank and the application was rejected, can a buyer be legally sued from cancellation reason that they cannot afford without further … [Read more...]

Filed Under: English Tagged With: Finance, Loans, suspensive conditions

Can I cancel an offer to purchase a property?

4 July 2013 by YourProperty

  I need your advice on my attempt to cancel an offer to purchase one day after the seller had signed his acceptance. The agent told me then that the agreement was irrevocable till a set date which has passed (I didn't understand the document so I told him that I needed a simpler format of the agreement and signed so that I wouldn't lose the property). Now the agent is calling and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: English Tagged With: buying, Questions, suspensive condition

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