Category: Property & Conveyancing

You have found a property in Witbank or eMalahleni that suits your investment plan. Before you sign the offer to purchase, you must decide who will own it: you personally, a company, or a trust. That decision changes who signs the transfer documents, what your bank asks for, how...

The Tenant Is Still There — And That Changes Everything About the Sale Buying and selling investment property in Witbank or eMalahleni is a regular part of the local property market. The mining and energy sector draws a consistent workforce to the area, demand for rental accommodation remains steady,...

You Have Signed. The Bank Has Approved. So Why Is Nothing Happening? You signed the offer to purchase weeks ago. The bank approved your bond. The estate agent told you transfer would take six to eight weeks. That deadline has come and gone, your furniture is in storage, your...

What You Know About Your Property Can Become a Legal Liability After You Sell It Selling a property in Witbank or eMalahleni feels like the end of a process. Once transfer is registered and the purchase price is paid over, most sellers assume their involvement with that property is...

Witbank and eMalahleni Are Growing Fast but Off-Plan Buying Comes with Rules. The residential property market in Witbank and eMalahleni has seen consistent development activity over the past several years. Estates and sectional title complexes have expanded across the city, attracting buyers who want modern finishes, secure living environments,...

Read This Before You Sign Anything In property transactions across Witbank and eMalahleni, the offer to purchase is where everything begins and where many of the most expensive mistakes are made. It is the document that a buyer signs to formally offer to purchase a property from a seller....

The Witbank (eMalahleni) property market has grown substantially in recent years. Large residential developments like Clear Water Estate, Sunset Boulevard, and Eagle Heights have brought new housing stock to the area, attracting mining professionals, energy sector employees, families relocating from Gauteng, and first-time buyers entering the market. Many of...

Co-ownership of property starts with an agreement, formal or informal, between two or more people who acquire land or a building together. It might be a couple who buys a home, siblings who inherit a farm, business partners who invest in commercial property, or friends who pool resources to...

Most people buying property focus on the price, the condition of the building, and how long the transfer will take. What they do not always think to ask is whether the property itself has a legal problem that affects ownership, limits what they can do with it, or prevents...

Getting bond approval feels like the finish line. The bank said yes. You have the number. You start planning where the furniture goes. But in South African property law, bond approval is closer to the starting gun than the finish line. Before you get the keys, a parallel legal...