THE business of drafting agreements is better left to lawyers who are experts in this. I state this with boldness because of some atrocious agreements of sale that I have seen being prepared by some not so confident self-actors.
Some people think that because they signed a contract before and familiarised with its contents, then they are always at liberty to prepare their contracts even with their little or absolutely no knowledge of law.
This is a dangerous game that people are advised to desist from. Lawyers know the law, as well as the content and language used in a contractual document.
They are aware of which words and phrases to make use of or to avoid ambiguity. They know the significance of a misplaced punctuation mark and how that simple error may lead to devastating consequences on a contract and the rights of parties. It may well be possible for a non-lawyer to experiment with other simple agreements, but this should never be the case with agreements involving sale of immovable properties and a host of other contracts deemed complex and imp
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