The Registrability and Effect of a Condition Excluding Community of Property – Conveyancing Update
From a conveyancing perspective a testamentary condition, excluding community of property in respect of immovable property and inserted in a deed when such immovable...
Registrar’s Notice 5 of 2020 (Notice 4 is repealed)
Measures Restricting Access to Control the spread of Covid 19 virus Effective from 23 March 2020
The President's address on Sunday evening, 15 March 2020...
Notice to Johannesburg Deeds Office: Staff members and clients
Please note that the following measures have been implemented in order to limit the spread of coronavirus and all are required to comply.
Internal Controls:
Hand...
Notice to staff and clients at Pretoria Deeds Office
Control measures related to coronavirus outbreak.
The President of the country issued directive is to regulate the control measures regarding the pan a pandemic outbreak...
Authentication of Documents – Conveyancing Update
1. Introduction
The traditional common law maxim acta probant sese ipsa (documents prove themselves) applies to the South African legal system. Furthermore, legislation prescribes the...
The Legal Consequences of a Marriage Concluded Outside of South Africa – Conveyancing Update
The formal validity of a marriage is determined by the law of the place where the marriage is solemnized, i.e. the lex loci celebrationis....
SPLUMA Certificate
Forward to Tech4Law by Allen West, relevant to Tshwane
"I have received a huge number of enquiries, from developers, town planners and estate agents due...
Restrictive Conditions Applicable to Sectional Titles – Conveyancing News
In terms of Pretoria Registrars Circular 3 of 2003 and RCR 29 of 2002, as confirmed by RCR 6 of 2008, Home Owners Association...
Transfer Duty rates effective from 1 March 2020
Value of property Rate
Up to R 1 000 000 0%
R1 000 001 – R1 375 000 3% of the value above R1...
Change of Name of a Company and a Close Corporation in Terms of the...
Since the inception of the New Companies Act, No. 71 of 2008, (the Act) a fair amount of confusion exists as to the correct...
Issuing of a certificate of real right of exclusive use areas in favour of...
Once the developer ceases to be a member of the body corporate, as contemplated in Section 2(2) of the Sectional Title Schemes Management Act,...
Lapsing of a Real Right of Extension Which has been Subdivided – Conveyancing News
Section 25(4)(b) of the Sectional Titles Act 95 of 1986 (the Act) provides for the subdivision and cession of a real right of extension,...
