WENDY KNOWLER | Hiding defects from buyers when selling a house can be costly
A seller has a duty to disclose a latent defect that he knows about, North Gauteng high court judge rules
12 February 2023 - 19:34
Can you sell a house with latent defects - which you don’t disclose - then play the voetstoets card when the buyer confronts you with evidence of the dire issues they’ve discovered?..
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