National Government must open the Cape Town Deeds Office
Two weeks ago, I appealed to the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs and Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform for their...
Affect of Sequestration on Immovable Property – Conveyancing News
It often occurs in practice that immovable property is registered in the names of spouses married in community of property to one another, who...
Purchase Price and VAT – Conveyancing News
In terms of the provisions of section 64 of the Value-Added Tax Act, no 89 of 1991, any price charged by any vendor in...
Highlights from the Lexinfo Covid-19 Regulatory Update: 22 June 2020
The following items are included in today’s edition:
the Directions regarding the supply of energy and petroleum products and maintenance and construction work for energy...
Wording of Section 15B (3) Certificates – Conveyancing News
Presently uncertainty prevails as to the exact wording of certificates afforded by the Conveyancer in terms of Section 15B (3) of the Sectional Titles...
Why E-Signatures should be allowed for Property Sales
by Denoon SampsonDenoon Sampson Ndlovu
The global trend of digitisation is relentless, and it really is time now for the law to change to facilitate...
Conveyancing fees – Guideline 2020
CONVEYANCING: CONVENTIONAL DEEDS (ACT 47/1937)GUIDELINE OF FEES
CPI Reference: January 2020
Conveyancing fees are negotiable. These are merely guidelines and not minimum or maximum fees.
1. GENERAL...
Abbreviations Relating to Companies and Close Corporations – CONVEYANCING UPDATE
In terms of section 11 of the Companies Act 71 of 2008, read in conjunction with CRC 28 of 2013, the use of full...
Withdrawal of Approved Bond Prior to Registration – Conveyancing News
It is a frequent occurrence that banks withdraw bonds that were approved prior to lockdown because of a change in the buyer’s financial position.
Flowing...
Calculation of Transfer Duty and /or VAT on Plot and Plan Contracts – Conveyancing...
Sometimes a developer or building contractor may sell a piece of land together with an undertaking to erect a building on the land, or...
Women and Their Right to Elect a Surname – Conveyancing Update
More often than not a woman, when marrying, either retains her maiden name, assumes her husband’s surname or changes her surname to a double-barrel...
Implementation of The Risk-Adjusted Approach for the Gradual Return of the Employees and Conveyancers...
OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR OF DEEDS, PRETORIA,Date: 18th May 2020
RC 06 OF 2020
1. BACKGROUND
In line with level with level 4 covid-19 lockdown regulations. The...
