VVD Property Law Podcasts

43. My partner and I are buying a piece of land on which we would like to build a factory for the new business we intend starting. Should I use the company, we intend using for the business, to buy the land as we own?

42. My partner and I would like to buy a piece of agricultural land with a size of 3ha. Is the Subdivision of Agricultural Land Act relevant?

41. Is an oral agreement of sale of land valid? Is an agreement of sale signed without any witness is valid?

40. Tax payable where shares in company owning land are sold

39. How can three transfers cost less than one

38. Who is responsible for damage caused to the property between the signature date and the registration date

37. When can I as the purchaser take occupation of the property? Who has to evict the tenant if he refuses to move

36. I do not have the funds available to pay the municipal clearance figures. What can I do

35. Is life insurance compulsory for a loan

34. What if there is a shortfall on the seller’s finances

33. Can I make a further loan to pay the transfer or bond costs or to pay the deposit required by the bank which granted me a loan for the purchase price

32 Is a one-page contract of sale containing only the details of the seller, the purchaser, the property and the purchase price valid

31 Do I have to cater for the right of exclusive use in the contract of sale

30. Should I use the old or the new company name for the contract of sale?

29. Sale of land and the NHBRC?

28. Can foreigners buy and sell fixed properties in South Africa?

27. House bought after marriage in COP. Spouse to sign?

26. Calculation of the VAT amount included in the purchase price and related matters

25. Can a house in a deceased estate be sold?

24. Can a property subject to a usufruct be sold?

23. Community of property excluded re house. Can only one spouse sign?

22. Bank has attached house. Can it still be sold?

21. Can a trust with minor beneficiaries sell a house?

20. No transfer duty on movables? save R560’ on a transaction of R4m

19. Parties signed two separate documents. Valid agreement?

18. The seller is in Australia. Can he sign the contract of sale there?

17. Is a voetstoots clause enforceable?

16. What estate agents should know about the sale of land and CGT

15. What estate agents need to know about VAT

14. Is the sale of a fixed property subject to a usufruct possible?

13. What is a suretyship?

12. How to deal with competing claims for commission by estate agents?

11. Agent's commission claims on cancelled transactions

10. Can you transfer a house without a COC?

9. Two purchasers want to buy your client’s property

8. Four purchasers, bond granted in the name of one of them only. What now?

6. What is CIPC?

7. Sale of a portion of agricultural land_ big headache!

5. Sale of land in instalments - beware!

What are “loaded deals” (Volker Krüger)

Husband wants to change bond application and include his wife (Volker Krüger)

2. Contract of sale with a typical condition precedent that the purchaser has to obtain a loan within 30 days. The purchaser will not be in time, but wants to proceed?

1  Is a contract of sale signed by the seller who is not the owner of the property valid? (Volker Krüger)