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Can you avoid bond cancellation costs?

08 February 2022

When your property is in the market and you cancel your bond, is there any way to avoid the bank’s... cancellation fee? 

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How to validly extend the period for getting your home loan approved

07 June 2018

I’m trying to buy a house. The purchase agreement is subject to the condition that I obtain a mortgage bond... within 30 days. My time is running out but I’m close to getting the financing approved from my bank. I just need a few more days. Is it possible to extend the 30 day period and if so by when must this be done? I really don’t want to lose this house!

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A strange thing called servitude

09 June 2017

I applied to my municipality to have the building plans for the extension of my garage approved. The municipality rejected... my proposed extension on the grounds that it would be constructed over a servitude registered against my title deed in favour of the municipality. What is a servitude? Can I have it removed?

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