This guided template covers mortgage finance, sale of an existing property, a 72-hour escape clause, occupation, fixtures, defect disclosure, compliance certificates, conveyancing and property-practitioner commission. It is designed to be printed and signed in wet ink.
What the document includes
- Seller and purchaser details
- Bond, deposit and guarantee conditions
- Disclosure annexure and wet-ink signature pages
Who needs this document?
- Private buyers and sellers of residential property
- Property practitioners preparing an offer for a client
- Sectional-title buyers who need levy allocation recorded
- Purchasers making an offer subject to bond approval or another property sale
The South African law behind it
- Alienation of Land Act 68 of 1981 — written and signed deed requirements and section 29A cooling-off rules
- Property Practitioners Act 22 of 2019 — mandatory disclosure and Fidelity Fund Certificate requirements
- Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 — where the seller supplies property in the ordinary course of business
- Legal Practice Act 28 of 2014 — conveyancer trust-account investment of deposits
How it works
01. Choose
Pick this document and open the guided generator.
02. Personalise
Answer plain-English questions and watch the draft build.
03. Use
Pay, download the complete PDF, then print and sign it in wet ink.
Frequently asked questions
Can an Offer to Purchase be signed electronically?
An ordinary electronic signature is legally exposed for a land-sale agreement because the ECT Act excludes agreements for the alienation of immovable property. This template therefore requires wet-ink signatures, unless a conveyancer approves an appropriate advanced signature process.
Does every purchaser get a five-day cooling-off period?
No. Section 29A is limited, including to a natural-person purchaser and a purchase price not exceeding the statutory R250,000 threshold. The clause appears only when those requirements are met.
Must the disclosure form be attached?
Where a property practitioner is involved, the prescribed completed disclosure form should be given before the agreement is concluded and attached as an annexure. The generator lets the purchaser append that PDF privately.
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