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Selling Property Subject to an Existing Lease Agreement

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Having a tenant in a property wanting to sell your property raises quite a few questions like how does this work? How will the lease be transferred?

What about payment of the occupational rental, levies, taxes?

Join us in this podcast where we discuss the ins and outs of selling a property subject to a lease agreement.
21 Dec 2021 English South Africa Business

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