Pay in-laws back for their house, court tells ‘evasive’ son-in-law

Court dismisses man’s argument that he does not need to repay family loan because wife’s parents are not ‘authorised credit providers’

23 October 2023 - 21:58 By GILL GIFFORD

A man who borrowed R1m from his parents-in-law to build them a house on his smallholding has been ordered to give them their money back after he and their daughter entered divorce proceedings. ..

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