by Pierre Rousseau | Feb 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
When your property is in the market and you cancel your bond, is there any way to avoid the bank’s cancellation fee? When you cancel your mortgage bond, most banks will contractually charge you a cancellation fee. Such fees can be for early termination of the bond or...
by Pierre Rousseau | Jan 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
Here is the new procedure for obtaining a certified (VA) copy Last year we warned you of a change in the process of obtaining a copy (what is known as a VA copy) of a title deed which has been misplaced. The new process was pended for some months but as of 1 January...
by Pierre Rousseau | Dec 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
“I am an owner of a sectional title unit and would like to advertise my unit for short term rentals on Airbnb, is this legally allowed?” A lot of sectional title owners are usually investors in the property market and purchased a unit for the sole purpose of renting...
by Pierre Rousseau | Dec 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
“My mother and I have been appointed as co-executors of my late father’s estate. My mother wants to sell our family home, but I don’t want to. She has however gone ahead and signed a sale agreement without my consent. Can she do this and sell the house without my...
by Pierre Rousseau | Nov 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
The court may grant an order that one party should pay the other party spousal maintenance during and after divorce proceedings. Whether a spouse is entitled to receive spousal maintenance rests in the hands of the court and is regulated by section 7 of the Divorce...
