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DE WET SHAW AND BAXTER ATTORNEYS
Unclaimed Business
DW
DE WET SHAW AND BAXTER ATTORNEYS
Unclaimed Business
1 Reviews (last 12 months)
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Recommended: Unlikely
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Karen V
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
17 Jun 2025, 11:19
Bad experience with attorney in regards to my rental property
One of their attorneys was the attorney managing my rental property alongside the trustees of the property. They were supposed to give me a lease, but the only lease I got said that my property had a pool (it didn't), and it also didn't take into account the reality of the property. For instance if I signed the lease, I could've been liable for hundreds of thousands of rands in repairs and renovations, as there was no inspection and as such no annexure noting the many issues with the property that is in an old building with a built-in kitchen from the fifties and a bathroom from the eighties with broken tiles and fixtures held together by zip ties. I noted my concerns on the PDF, sent it back, asked for an amended lease, and suggested a meeting. Despite following up, that never happened. They were hard to get hold of, my emails often went without reply, or when I did get a reply, it did not give me the information I asked for. Eventually, I was informed by one of the trustees of my property that my place will be going on the market, and I will have a 30-day notice, as I have no lease. I asked for a legal document that at least confirms that my deposit will be paid back and all the details around that, which is fair to both parties. Again, that did not happen. When I complained about their behaviour, they sent me an email full of false accusations. I refuted each one with evidence and received no reply. I never got the legal doc I asked for and was instead told to stop contacting them. I did get my deposit back with interest, in a timely manner and was happy with that. Also, it is worth noting that part of the problem was that the trustee I was dealing with was not very forthcoming with information. So I can understand that the attorney probably often also didn't have the information I needed; however, that is no excuse for ignoring my emails and phone calls, not responding with a time to meet and discuss and sending an email with false accusations.
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Karen V
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
17 Jun 2025, 11:19
Bad experience with attorney in regards to my rental property
One of their attorneys was the attorney managing my rental property alongside the trustees of the property. They were supposed to give me a lease, but the only lease I got said that my property had a pool (it didn't), and it also didn't take into account the reality of the property. For instance if I signed the lease, I could've been liable for hundreds of thousands of rands in repairs and renovations, as there was no inspection and as such no annexure noting the many issues with the property that is in an old building with a built-in kitchen from the fifties and a bathroom from the eighties with broken tiles and fixtures held together by zip ties. I noted my concerns on the PDF, sent it back, asked for an amended lease, and suggested a meeting. Despite following up, that never happened. They were hard to get hold of, my emails often went without reply, or when I did get a reply, it did not give me the information I asked for. Eventually, I was informed by one of the trustees of my property that my place will be going on the market, and I will have a 30-day notice, as I have no lease. I asked for a legal document that at least confirms that my deposit will be paid back and all the details around that, which is fair to both parties. Again, that did not happen. When I complained about their behaviour, they sent me an email full of false accusations. I refuted each one with evidence and received no reply. I never got the legal doc I asked for and was instead told to stop contacting them. I did get my deposit back with interest, in a timely manner and was happy with that. Also, it is worth noting that part of the problem was that the trustee I was dealing with was not very forthcoming with information. So I can understand that the attorney probably often also didn't have the information I needed; however, that is no excuse for ignoring my emails and phone calls, not responding with a time to meet and discuss and sending an email with false accusations.
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