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The CPA – definitions

The Consumer Protection Act (CPA) applies to all transactions involving the supply of goods or the provision of services by a person in the ordinary of business in exchange for some form of consideration, for example, payment in ...

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The CPA – seller and agent may be liable

In terms of the Consumer Protection Act (CPA), should the courts determine that a transaction or agreement was, in whole, or in part, unconscionable, unjust, unreasonable or unfair, the court may make any order it considers just ...

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The CPA – seller and agent may be liable

In terms of the Consumer Protection Act (CPA), should the courts determine that a transaction or agreement was, in whole, or in part, unconscionable, unjust, unreasonable or unfair, the court may make any order it considers just ...

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The CPA – the marketing of property

The Consumer Protection Act (CPA) will test the bounds of marketing property. Under the CPA, the seller of a property, or the real estate agent acting on their behalf, must not, through either their conduct or words, express or ...

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The CPA – the voetstoets clause

The new consumer rights created by the Consumer Protection Act (CPA) will prevent the sale of property voetstoets when that sale occurs in the ordinary course of business. Voetstoets is the sale of something as it is, with all ...

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The CPA – the voetstoets clause

The new consumer rights created by the Consumer Protection Act (CPA) will prevent the sale of property voetstoets when that sale occurs in the ordinary course of business. Voetstoets is the sale of something as it is, with all ...

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Observatory - Quality Without the Price Tag

Observatory, with its proximity to the centre of Johannesburg is a suburb that could easily have slid downhill. However, although prices have not escalated on a par with other suburbs that might have been considered in the same ...

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What Time Is It?

The excitement of owning your own home can quickly be overshadowed by disappointment, if, when it comes time to sell, no one wants to pay close to what you originally paid for the property. Boom times may be great for sellers, ...

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How Eco-Friendly Are Your Floors?

This is probably a question very few of us have stopped and thought about. With sustainability and greening linked to practices such as recycling or organic produce, the subject of eco-friendly flooring is not one that is often ...