VOETSTOOTS AND THE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT
Friday, 10 January 2020
INTRODUCTIONSince the promulgation of the Consumer Protection Act on 1 April 2011 (CPA) there has been debate as to whether the voetstoots clause is permitted by the CPA. This article serves as an argument in the first instance that the CPA does not apply to the vast majority of residential immovable property sales and in
- Published in Consumer Protection Act, 2015
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BUILDING PLANS AND VOETSTOOTS
Thursday, 23 August 2018
Introduction If you have bought a property only to realize 6 months down the line that it does not have approved building plans, this constitutes a latent defect, and you may be able to claim damages as a result. Rights related to latent defects Where a latent defect is discovered after ownership has passed to
- Published in News, 2018, Property Law
