by VDT Attorneys | Aug 24, 2014 | Contract, Property
When you place your house on the market, you’ll suddenly realise how many realtors are active in your area. Almost daily a new realtor will contact you to ask if they can’t also help you to market your house. And every realtor will have their own pro forma sales...
by VDT Attorneys | Jun 2, 2014 | Loan, Property
A few months later, Mrs Brown receives a statement from Bank X which reflects outstanding bank service fees and insurance premiums on her home loan account. She is confused and angry because according to her the loan has been paid and now she apparently owes money...
by VDT Attorneys | Jun 2, 2014 | Eviction, Litigation, Property
In our law the current procedure to evict a tenant is unfortunately not one that has been built for speed, and often appears to favour the unlawful occupier rather than the owner. The Prevention of Illegal Eviction from and Unlawful Occupation of Land Act (“PIE”), was...
by VDT Attorneys | May 6, 2014 | Contract, Property
A condition contained in a contract can in layman’s terms be described as a provision that defers the obligation(s) of a party in the contract to the occurrence of some future uncertain event. This is usually termed a ‘suspensive condition’ or a ‘condition precedent’....
by VDT Attorneys | Apr 6, 2014 | Employment, Information, Labour, Property
Biometric information refers to measurable personal physical characteristics that can be subjected to authentication techniques to automatically verify identity. To date, our law has not specifically dealt with whether biometric information can be collected or not....
by VDT Attorneys | Apr 6, 2014 | Property, Sectional Title
Introduction A person obtaining sectional title ownership (“an owner”) obtains ownership of a unit in the sectional title scheme. A unit consists of a section together with an undivided share in the common property. The size of the share in the common property is...
