Latest Deeds Office News & Notices
Feedback on Meeting Held Between the Property Committee of Pretoria Attorneys Association and the Management of the North Gauteng Deeds Office on 26 August...
New Trusts Bill
To provide for the application of the Act; the creation and administration of trusts; the jurisdiction of the Master; authorisation of trustees by the...
Open for Comment – Legal Practice Amendment Bill, 2026
Dear Legal Practitioners and Candidate Legal Practitioners,
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development has published the Legal Practice Amendment Bill, 2026 for public comment...
Draft Regulations
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (the Department) invites interested parties to submit written comments on the draft Regulations made under the Justices...
Joubert Galpin Searle introduces fixed conveyancing fees to deliver greater certainty and value for...
Joubert Galpin Searle (JGS) has introduced a new fixed-fee conveyancing model aimed at making the cost of property transfers simpler, more transparent and more...
The Empathy Premium in 2026 Corporate Restructuring (And Why Human Leadership Still Matters)
Corporate restructuring in 2026 has somehow managed to make bad news look immaculate. The earnings call is polished, the synergy spreadsheet is wearing its...
Electronic Deeds Registration and Recordal Systems Amendment Bill
Purpose
The bill amends the Electronic Deeds Registration and Recordal Systems Act, 2019 to strengthen the legal framework for electronic deeds registration in South Africa...
THE ALGORITHM CAN FIND THE SMOKING GUN. BUT IT STILL CANNOT TELL THE CLIENT...
The Last Human Lawyer: What Legal Tech Still Cannot Do.
Legal technology has become wonderfully good at making lawyers feel both powerful and faintly redundant...
New Admin Fees for City of Cape Town
Attention - Conveyancing Attorneys
Administration Fee for 2026 / 2027 Financial Year
Please note the new Administration Fee for Revenue Clearance Certificate applications for 2026/2027 have increased...
Description of Municipalities in Conveyancing Documents
Deeds RegistryPretoria24 Mav 2001
Registrars Circular No 9/2001 (Reminder)
In terms of the LOCAL GOVERNMENT : MUNICIPAL STRUCTURES ACT NO. 117 OF 1998 three new types of Municipalities...
Specific certificate validity periods for conveyancing
When selling or buying property in South Africa, compliance certificates serve as a vital component of the legal due diligence process. These documents act...
Funding Strategies That Can Help Your Growing Business
Getting a business off the ground and making it a sustainable entity is something that so few manage to achieve. The vast majority of...
