# Sakeliga has approached the Constitutional Court to defend the requirement for written agreements when transferring residential property. The business organisation is seeking to join the case as a friend of the court, after the High Court in Pretoria ruled that verbal property transfer agreements could be legally binding. Sakeliga’s Anton Meijer argues that written agreements help prevent fraud, protect property rights, reduce disputes over ownership and provide legal certainty.
Sakeliga warns verbal property deals could threaten ownership certainty