The common law principle of voetstoots and its legal implications; The Mandatory Disclosure Form and its legal implications, as introduced by the Property Practitioners Act No. 22 of 2019 ("the Act") ...

The term ‘voetstoots’ is familiar to many South Africans, especially when buying or selling property or second-hand goods. It essentially means that an item is sold “as is”, placing most of the ...

Used car dealers often try to use the excuse for selling you a car full of defects by saying they sold the car “voetstoots” or “as is” and that you knew you bought an “old” car and you should expect ...

Voetstoots is a Dutch word that means “with a shove of the foot” and implies that the buyer takes the property in its present condition – whether or not it has patent or latent defects. Latent defects ...

Johannesburg - Most sale agreements state that what you see is what you get, but what does the voetstoots clause mean when you buy or sell property? Liora Bamberger, lawyer at Liora Bamberger & ...

Until quite recently, there existed some uncertainty as to whether the absence of statutory permissions, for example the failure to obtain statutory approval for the construction of a carport or ...

A property buyer asks: What is voetstoots? A Supreme Court of Appeal decision in the case Odendaal v Ferraris has strengthened the position of the property seller when challenged on the voetstoots ...

“The property is sold subject to all conditions and servitudes mentioned or referred to in the Title Deed thereof and to all such other conditions and servitudes which may exist in regard thereto in ...

A voetstoots clause in an agreement of sale protects the seller against failure to obtain statutory approval for building alterations on the property which render the property unfit for its purpose.

Harare — THE word voetstoots (pronounced "foots-toots"), which is common in many commercial transactions is not only funny in the way it sounds, but is to many legally lay persons an enigmatic word ...

If you are buying, selling, building or renting a home, having a thorough inspection of the property could save you a load of money and frustration. Unlike in the United States and the United Kingdom, ...