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Prescription: You realise you have a legal claim – now what?

Once you realise that you have legal claim, it is important to know that it is not enforceable indefinitely. After a specified period, which is dependent on the nature of the legal claim, the legal claim prescribes and as a result the legal claim will no longer be valid and enforceable. It is as if […]

The 101: Bond cancellation

Are you considering cancelling your mortgage bond or settling the outstanding amount due in respect thereof? Bear in mind, there is a difference between the two. When you “settle a bond”, you are repaying the total outstanding amount due in terms of your mortgage loan agreement. “Settling a bond”, however, does not automatically result in […]