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A sale always starts with a Mandate - but what is a Mandate anyway?

A mandate is actually quite a simple document and in practice it is something we do every day in our daily lives

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Multi Listing Service Selling Mandate. Quite a mouthful for not so big a thing

Multi Listing Service mandates are a common phenomenan in the industry and in the PE region are referred to as RNS mandates

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Buying Mandates. A not so common mandate type that centres around buyers

Specialist buyer agents will sometimes insist on a Buyer Mandate. Very common for instance in the USA, but what does it actually entail?

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Understand the Offer to Purchase / Sales Contract is vital to both Seller and Buyer

A proper explanation of what is entailed in an Offer to Purchase and which clauses are of particular relevance and importance

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A Schedule of all the Documents you will need for a property transfer and why you need them

A brief explanantion of what exactly a suspensive condition means and how it affects your responsibilities in a contract

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Step by Step guide to the actual legal process and steps that take place in a sale

Property transaction as well as agencies and attorneys are governed by a myriad of laws and with it goes a lot of paperwork requirements

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Common Forms of Title Holding. What are they and what difference does it make?

Holidng ownership of property as an individual, company or trust has different implications. What about joint ownership or COP marriages?

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Sole Mandates.  Why the big issue? What exactly are you signing and why.

Sole mandates are the most common form of mandate in the SA real estate industry but some people have a problem with them

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Open Selling Mandate. A possible nightmare for both agent and seller alike

What are the pros and cons of an open mandate. What to look out for and why it is probably not your best choice as a home owner.

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Common Terms in Property Sale Contracts. Get to grips with the most used terminology

A short summary of the most common legal property terms found in house transactions and what they mean in plain English

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Suspensive / Contingency Clauses are found in almost all sale agreements

If your plan is to build your own home or do plot and plan then you need to know exactly how the banks will assess and grant the loan.

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Voetstoots and Disclosure. What are the essential principles you need to understand

The concept of buying "as is" or voetstoots is a tricky concept and both parties need to understand what the concept actually means

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Legal and Contractual FAQ. Answers to the most common questions asked by clients

Read what the most common issues people have on property transactions and what the answer is to these day to day questions

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Property transactions and Discrimination. Making sure you stay within the law

Discrimination is against the law - plain and simple. You are however allowed to excercise discretion - found out more.

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