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The Great Debate

The buy or rent debate was highlighted recently in an online research survey conducted by Columinate on behalf of Private Property. Of the 400 people polled, 202 respondents were asked questions about John, a fictitious ...

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Perceptions around buying property

Overall, South Africans believe that it is far better to own a property than to rent. The buy or rent debate was highlighted recently in an online research survey conducted by Columinate ...

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The CPA – buyers’ remorse

Under the Consumer Protection Act (CPA) there is now a wide scope for people suffering from buyers’ remorse to cancel the transaction at a very late stage without any real reason as the property will only be delivered to the ...

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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 ...