An electronic agreement for the purchase of a house is not currently valid in our law.

We get many varied emails and queries from people all over the country on a daily basis.

Some are straightforward; others really interesting.

At The Legal Advice Office; we received the following query last week

 “I am in the process of purchasing a house in Pretoria, but live in Bloemfontein.

I recently bought my motor vehicle by merely signing certain online documentation electronically, and it was so quick and easy to complete. I asked the estate agent in Pretoria who is acting for the seller if I can use the same technology to purchase the house, but she said that the contract won’t be valid if I sign it electronically. Is this true? Please, could you advise me?”