1)Sherry badly wants to sell her house because of rats living in her roof. She therefore plays music when Nadia comes to inspect the house and she assures Nadia that there is nothing wrong with the house. Nadia buys the house, which she would never of done had she known about the rats.

 a. What type of misrepresentation has taken place?

b) Advise Nadia of the remedies available to her when she discovers the rats.

3)Thandi agrees to lease out her Camps Bay apartment, in which she previously lived, to Vanessa for R20 000 per month rental. They agree to a two-year lease starting on 1 July 2015. 

a. Vanessa opens a beauty salon in the flat which causes the neighbors to complain to Thandi because of the noise. When Thandi speaks to Vanessa she tells Thandi that as long as she is paying the rent on time, she can do what she likes. Advise Thandi.

b) Vanessa pays her rent on time every month until December when she does not pay on the 1st as agreed. Thandi wanted the money for Christmas so she comes to you for advise as she has another tenant ready to pay and move in and her brother has offered to evict Vanessa. Is Thandi entitled to cancel the lease and evict Vanessa?

4)Three months into the lease Thandi sells the apartment to Dave who wants to move in himself. He sends a notice to Vanessa on 1 September advising that he is the new owner and cancelling the lease with effect from 30 September. Advise Vanessa of her rights.

5)Kobus wants to buy the tyre fitment centre owned by his arch-rival Jaco. He is convinced that Jaco would never sell to him out of spite so he appoints Gawie as his agent with the specific instruction that Gawie must not disclose to Jaco that he is acting as an agent. Gawie successfully negotiates a purchase agreement and then drops the bombshell on Jaco that he was in fact acting as Kobus's agent. 

a. What is this type of arrangement called? 

b. Jaco comes to you for advise. What would you tell him?