[FROM THE ARCHIVES] Indebted to the dead

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝟳 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭. As is the business model for many retirement villages, the units in one large Gauteng development were sold with life rights, which meant that should an owner pass away, or the retirement unit is sold, the life rights owner should get the original amount they paid back. The developer would be entitled to profit from the sale. So why would some grieving families say they never got their money? Carte Blanche investigates why contracts signed with the elderly don’t seem to have been honoured, and why grieving family members are battling to settle their loved ones' estates, in some cases years later. Find more exclusive content on Carte Blanche: The Podcast: https://linktr.ee/carteblanchetv