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Legal Issues Arising in the Buying of Property [Final Part]
In our final article in the series, I would like to delve into an area where most people will tell you you need to write an agreement of your intention to sell and purchase land, and you don’t need an advocate to do this. Many individuals feel that advocates are overpriced and not worth the …
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Legal Issues Arising in the Buying of Property – SPOUSAL CONSENT [Part 5]
I will now go back to our considerations on the capacity of a proprietor to sell their property. We have now established you can sell the property, but an important aspect is that you will need your spouse to consent to the sale of the property. This requirement was introduced to protect matrimonial property. There …
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Inheritance of Fathers
This week, I will deviate slightly from elements required in the purchase of land. One of my readers commented that some children could kill off their parents to get their inheritance earlier. This comment reminded me of an incident about a child of a particular politician who arranged for their home to be raided so …
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Legal Issues Arising in the Buying of Property [Part 3]
One day I received a visitor on my chambers who told me they wanted to sell a property. I was happy because this meant I was going to receive money(kaching). Soon thereafter, I realised that I would not be receiving any fees. My visitor told me that the property did not belong to them buy …
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Legal Issues Arising in the Buying of Property [Part 2]
In this series, we’ll continue to look at the capacity to enter into a contract. There is an exception to the rule when it comes to contracts with people whose names aren’t on the title documents. An individual who has been granted the ability to deal with the property of an individual who is the …
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Legal Issues Arising in the Buying of Property
I have realised that there is a lot of information out here regarding the sale and purchase of land provided by different individuals and entities. Some of the information is right, however most of it misleads possible purchasers of land and property which eventually leads to pitfalls. In the next few articles, we shall be …
