10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VOETSTOOTS»
Discover the use of
voetstoots in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
voetstoots and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Fresh Perspectives: Commercial Law 1
The clause that relieves the seller of liability for any faults is called the uoetstoots
clause, and we say the item is sold voetstoots. The term voetstoots, meaning 'to
push with the foot', apparently comes from the early days of stock sales^in ...
D. Holness, A. Govindjee, A. Shirk, 2006
2
Business transactions law
A clause that the res is sold 'as is' or 'as it stands' or 'with all defects latent or
otherwise' — usually called a voetstoots clause — has this effect. A voetstoots
clause cannot be included in a contract governed by the Credit Agreements Act,
1 980.
3
Remedies for International Sellers of Goods [2009] - III
In order to exclude liability for the aedilitian remedies by a short-cut method, a
voetstoots clause may be expressly agreed on between the parties. Where the
sale is voetstoots, the goods are sold 'as they stand',131together with all their
defects ...
4
South African mercantile and company law
The most usual means of achieving this object is for the seller to announce that
the goods are sold ' voetstoots ', ' as is ' or the like,16 and the buyer, in contracting
on this basis, becomes bound by the term. An auctioneer sold certain pigs by ...
James Thomas Riley Gibson, 1966
5
World of Work Module 2: Contracting
However, if the sale is agreed to be a voetstoots sale (i.e. the goods are sold as
they stand) then this common law protection is lost. Example If you buy a house
voetstoots, you are buying the house together with all the problems it may have.
Maskew Miller Longman, 2002
6
The Cambridge History of the English Language
Voetstoots is a contraction of Du. met de voet te stoten ' to push with the foot', a
pleasingly direct way of testing an article for sale. 9.6 Phonology 9.6. 1 Variation
In contemporary mother-tongue South African 471 English in South Africa.
Richard M. Hogg, Norman Francis Blake, Robert Burchfield, 1994
7
Basic Skills – Buying a Home
The Seller shall not be liable for any deficiency in ( which may be revealed on
any re-survey, nor s o You are buying the home 'voetstoots' - which means as it is
. If the land is surveyed after transfer, the seller is not responsible if the property ...
8
With the Lid Off: South African Insights from Home and ...
Now we are going through the famous voetstoots process, the bit where you find
out what you're really taking on. As I understand it, the peculiarly South African
concept of voetstoots normally applies to fixtures and fittings — peeling walls, ...
Todd Matshikiza, John Matshikiza, 2000
9
Xkit Undergraduate Commercial Law
The second standard clause is clause eight, which is known as the voetstoots
clause. Voetstoots means that the buyer accepts the property in the condition that
he finds it. He cannot complain about anything that is wrong with the property
after ...
10
Nearly Finished: A Guide to Home Renovation
voetstoots. disclaimer. Browsing through certain websites, it interests us how the
emphasis is often on members or affiliates and there is surprisingly little mention
of consumers - their interests and compensation in the event of non-delivery of ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VOETSTOOTS»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
voetstoots is used in the context of the following news items.
Stay on plan when selling a home
It is a statutory requirement to ensure that all buildings are legal, and hence the voetstoots clause cannot be used to condone illegal building works. The purpose ... «iAfrica.com, Jul 15»
Wilders rekent zich rijk met eigen D-day
En aan de drie nieuwelingen kleeft zoveel onbetrouwbaarheid en deloyaliteit, dat je niet voetstoots kunt aannemen dat zij de komende jaren trouw zullen blijven ... «RTL Nieuws, Jun 15»
Voetstoots and the law
“Voetstoots” originated as a Dutch word with a direct translation “to bepushed with the voet” or with a more indirect translation “to be sold in its current state or as ... «News24, Jun 15»
SA house prices: Annual growth back into double digits
voetstoots Cape Town – The South African property market continues to show positive growth trends, despite the challenging local economic conditions and ... «BizNews, May 15»
The opportunities and risks of buying on auction
Nel believes that there are few risks in buying at these auctions, as long as the buyer understands that the property is being sold 'voetstoots'. The second type of ... «Moneyweb.co.za, Jan 15»
Playboy alert: Fighter jets up for grabs
... by way of a secondary market for F-5s, so estimates of a potential winning bid start from $1?million for the more clapped-out, hard-flown, voetstoots examples. «Mail & Guardian Online, Jan 15»
Voetstoots: Property buyers in same boat as Cell C customers – expert
voetstoots How often have you bought property, only to find a nasty defect or discover a war being waged in a body corporate? Hiring an independent attorney, ... «BizNews, Nov 14»
Montenegro Airlines puts two Fokker 100s up for sale
Both are sold voetstoots with a deadline for submissions December 18, 2014. The Montenegrin government sanctioned the sell off of three jets earlier this year, ... «ch-aviation, Nov 14»
The one million rand bed
If you drive a R1m+ Porsche for an hour or two a week, it could be a good investment to take the Hästens Hour challenge. I will struggle forth in my voetstoots. «Moneyweb.co.za, Jan 14»
Building plans and voetstoots
If you have bought a property only to realize 6 months down the line that it does not have approved building plans, this constitutes a latent defect, and you may ... «Lexology, Nov 13»
