Dispatch

A municipal valuation roll only becomes real when it is published for inspection, and that window is when objections count.

Listing photos are made to sell a viewing, and an inspection finds what they leave out before the voetstoots clause applies.

A bond application that drags on usually means the bank has doubts, and the suspensive condition in the offer keeps ticking meanwhile.

A tenant who is late twice is often paid on a different date from the one the lease chose, which paper can sometimes fix.

A house can pass to the next generation in daily life long before the title deed changes, and the law only follows the deed.

A body corporate that applies its rules unevenly or lets levy arrears build is no longer governing, even if meetings still happen.

In a property negotiation, the side that reveals its deadline first usually gives up more than any opening price would.

Until transfer is registered in the Deeds Office the buyer owns nothing, so a waiting deed holds up bonds, payouts and the next purchase.

A low resale valuation often measures the excitement in the original price, not any change in the house itself.