The National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC) requires that all new houses be inspected during the building process to ensure that they comply with the relevant Act.

In the United States and in Britain properties being sold need to pass inspection by an independent, accredited expert before the prospective buyer can obtain a home loan.

Guidelines for buying and selling property through an estate agent, how to protect your interests when doing so, and what you can do if things go wrong.

The home buyer is a consumer when dealing with the estate agent and will enjoy protection under the CPA as regards implied warranties and rights.

Property transfers in South Africa can be very slow. Many sales are delayed as a result of deals being finalised without proper investigation into the financial soundness of home buyers and home sellers, or into the soundness of the property itself.

The Estate Agency Affairs Board is calling all persons who have suffered monetary loss as a result of the above mentioned persons' failure to deposit and/or retain trust monies in a duly designated trust account, to lodge claims with the Estate Agent's Fidelity Fund.