SA property law: the 72 hour clause is primarily there to help the seller not the buyer

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SA property law: the 72 hour clause is primarily there to help the seller not the buyer

The clause, of which property sellers are sometimes not aware, entitles the seller to insist that all the conditions in a buyer’s offer be met within 72 hours..

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