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CAN A PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT BE REVIVED SUBSEQUENT TO THE LAPSING OF A SUSPENSIVE CONDITION?
Lawtons Africa has evolved and adapted through many internal and external changes since establishment in Johannesburg in 1892,

Lawtons Africa
Mar 56 min read
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CAN HOMEOWNERS’ ASSOCIATIONS IMPOSE PENALTIES FOR FAILING TO DEVELOP VACANT LAND?
Lawtons Africa has evolved and adapted through many internal and external changes since establishment in Johannesburg in 1892,

Lawtons Africa
Mar 56 min read
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Do you need an occupancy certificate before occupying your new house?
The answer is yes! An occupancy certificate is the approval by your local municipality that your house is built to standard, inspected,

Lawtons Africa
Jul 19, 20232 min read
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When is transfer duty or VAT payable on the sale of immovable property?
The use of social media has many benefits; one of them being the creation of work and income opportunities, such as doing promotional work o

Lawtons Africa
Jun 30, 20232 min read
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Who does the new Property Practitioners Act applies to?
On 1 February 2022 the Property Practitioners Act 22 of 2019 (PPA) came into effect. The PPA replaced the Estate Agency Affairs Act 112 of 1

Lawtons Africa
Jun 23, 20231 min read
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Building a home? Find out how the NHBRC can assist you
The abbreviation NHBRC is very important to all prospective buying off plan new homeowners.

Lawtons Africa
Jun 22, 20232 min read
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The body corporate series
Can’t meet your financial obligations?

Lawtons Africa
Oct 4, 20223 min read
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Virtual real estate: New-age fad or feature of the future?
If you were born before 4 September 1998, you are officially older than Google.

Lawtons Africa
Sep 6, 20226 min read
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To turn your camera on or not to turn your camera on?
“Your Lordship, it is my humble submission that I was not absent from the ‘offices’ of my principal for more than 30 working

Lawtons Africa
Jun 9, 20225 min read
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Sheriff’s auctions: Bargain or blunder?
The promise of snatching up luxury real estate for a fraction of the price has always attracted buyers to th

Lawtons Africa
Jun 6, 20226 min read
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Can you commission documents virtually?
Limiting physical contact between people has long been held as the most effective way of stopping the spread of Covid-19.

Lawtons Africa
Mar 15, 20223 min read
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Subtle but strange: ECTA’s reference to the wrong legislation
Subtle but strange: ECTA’s reference to the wrong legislation

Lawtons Africa
Jan 21, 20222 min read
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The Validity of e-signatures in Sale Agreements for Land
Currently in South Africa, electronic signatures are regulated by both the common law and the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act

Lawtons Africa
Sep 16, 20213 min read
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When do personal rights become real?
Personal rights in terms of long-term lease agreements came under the spotlight in the recent Constitutional Court judgement...

Lawtons Africa
Jun 17, 20216 min read
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Protecting against unlawful dispossession: the mandament van spolie
Unlawful evictions are a common feature during tough economic times. While some protection is afforded by the Disaster Management...

Lawtons Africa
Sep 10, 20202 min read
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Electronic signature of bond documents during the lockdown and beyond
As a result of the lockdown, commercial banks and law firms have needed to look at alternative ways to obtain clients’ signatures. Long...

Lawtons Africa
May 22, 20202 min read
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The legality of evictions during the lockdown
As part of the government’s plan to combat the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, evictions have been suspended across the country for the...

Lawtons Africa
Apr 23, 20204 min read
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Relief package for tenants in good standing during lockdown
The relief announced for retail tenants to offset the financial impact of the Covid-19 lockdown [Relief offered to retail tenants by...

Lawtons Africa
Apr 21, 20203 min read
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Relief offered to retail tenants by property industry
On 7 April 2020, the Property Industry Group, a newly formed collective of the country’s major commercial property representative bodies...

Lawtons Africa
Apr 16, 20205 min read
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Jogging or walking dogs within a complex
There have been mixed messages about whether residents in a sectional title scheme can jog or walk their dogs within a complex during the...

Lawtons Africa
Apr 3, 20203 min read
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