Transfer Duty Payable on Transfer of Company Shares or Membership Interest in a Close...
Introduction
One of the main considerations of a purchaser when purchasing immovable property, besides the cash that he or she needs to put down to...
Change of Name of Company and Close Corporation In Terms of The New and...
Since the inception of the New Companies Act, No. 71 of 2008, (the Act) a fair amount of confusion exists as to the correct...
An agent appointed under a general power of attorney may not make an affidavit...
Reason being: Affidavits are statements made under oath or affirmation.
They represent the personal knowledge, belief, or intention of the deponent (the person swearing to...
Acquisition of Immovable Property by Foreign Companies / External Companies – Conveyancing News
An “external company” is defined in section 1 of the Companies Act 71 of 2008 as “a foreign company that is carrying on business,...
Power of Executor to Act Prior to Appointment – Conveyancing News
The question practitioners are often confronted with is whether it is the duty of the registrar of deeds to determine whether the date of...
Conversion of land tenure rights into ownership – Johannesburg Deeds Office
Practice in the deeds registry South Gauteng at Johannesburg for the conversion of land tenure rights into ownership in terms of section 2(1) of...
Subdivision vis-à-vis Sale of Agricultural Land
Section 3(a) of the Subdivision of Agricultural Land Act 70 of 1970 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”) provides that, subject to exclusions contained...
Alienation of Immovable Property in the Ambit of Section 80 of the Administration of...
Section 80(1) of the Administration of Estates Act 66 of 1965 provides inter alia that no natural guardian shall alienate or mortgage any immovable...
Capacity of a Rehabilitated Insolvent to Deal with Immovable Property – Conveyancing News
Practitioners should take cognizance of the fact that even though an insolvent has been rehabilitated, a right to property acquired by such rehabilitated insolvent...
CRC 6 of 2025 – Amended Schedule of Fees
1. REPEAL OF CRC 2 OF 2025
Chief Registrar’s Circular No. CRC 2 of 2025 has been reviewed and as a result thereof it...
Reversionary Rights – Conveyancing News
INTRODUCTION
A reversionary right is a condition which provides that, on the happening of a prescribed event, ownership of the property will revert to a...
Transfer of Deceased Member’s Interest in a Close Corporation – Conveyancing News
Where a member of a close corporation dies and provides in his or her will that his or her interest in a Close Corporation...
