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Conveyancing Blog
Stay in the know: Conveyancing news and views of interest to conveyancers and property professionals. The "bird's-eye-view" of what's happening in the conveyancing profession and helping conveyancers practise more profitably.
Recent Conveyancing Articles
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17 May 2022 12:00 by John de VilliersThe LexisConvey Conveyancing Tables have been updated to reflect the recent changes to Deeds Office Fees and Conveyancing Fees Guidelines which came into effect on 16 May 2022.
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13 May 2022 12:00 by John de VilliersThe Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) has published its most recent Conveyancing Fees Guidelines. These apply to instructions received as from 16 May 2022..
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12 May 2022 12:00 by John de VilliersGovernment Gazette No. 45981, Proclamation No. 1802, of 28 February amended the Schedule of Fees of Office for Deeds Registries with effect from the 1st of April 2022.
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30 November 2021 18:00 by Merilyn KaderIn Heathrow Property Holdings No 3 CC and Others v Manhattan Place Body Corporate and Others [2021] 3 All SA 527 (WCC), the Community Schemes Ombud Services is the primary forum for adjudicating body corporate disputes, not the High Court which is intended to be a secondary, supervisory forum.
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20 September 2021 14:00 by John de VilliersThe Practitioner's Guide to Conveyancing and Notarial Practice by Allen West has just been published in its second edition and is available as an eBook and in an Online format in addition to the print version.
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29 April 2021 00:00This week: Non POPI compliant residential developments to face hefty fines; Safe harbour is a positive catalytic change to conveyancing sector; and a Memorandum on the objects of the Land Court Bill, 2020.
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29 April 2021 00:00Allen West discusses the implication of title deed conditions in respect of agricultural holdings which contain a provision that the land may not be further subdivided, or any portion thereof sold, leased or disposed of, or transferred to two or more persons, without the consent of the Board.
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29 April 2021 00:00This week on Property24.com: No deposit? You're more likely to qualify for a 100% bond than ever before; 4 simple rules for a good credit score; and 3 free services to help you get your finances in order.
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29 April 2021 00:00Deon Welz discusses the most onerous requirement of POPI, which is the creation of a POPI “Compliance Manual” in which the rules and procedures relating to the processing of personal information in businesses are set out.
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22 April 2021 00:00This week: Paper vs. Proptech: The evolution of property inspections; Free webinar: FICA and KYC Compliance for property professionals; and the pet debate in Sectional Title schemes is far from over.
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22 April 2021 00:00This week on Property24.com: Tenant rights when cancelling a lease due to retrenchment; SA homeowners to prepare for 'bigger than usual' municipal rates increase; and is your information officer ready for POPI compliance?
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22 April 2021 00:00The Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) recently published its most recent Conveyancing Fees Guidelines. These apply to instructions received as from 1 May 2021.
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22 April 2021 00:00Allen West discusses the Transfer Duty implications of transferring shares in a company or transferring a membership interest resulting in the purchaser getting access to and control of the property.
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22 April 2021 00:00In this edition: "Knowledge Maps" setting out the basics of the Sectional Titles Schemes Management Act, it's Regulations and the Prescribed Management and Conduct rules; tenants being nominated as trustees; and can the CSOS adjudicate parking disputes?
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15 April 2021 00:00This week: Advancing a real estate sector that embodies ethics and credibility; SIU probes how master of the high court fleeces the poor; Ensuring the home buying process is not ‘slow, complex and opaque’; and retrenchment and cancelling a lease.
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15 April 2021 00:00This week on Property24.com: House price inflation simmers at 4% as prices 'trend sideways'; what you should know if you plan to emigrate yet keep your SA home; and why KZN property is one of SA's 'best kept secrets'.
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15 April 2021 00:00PwC's Annual Law Firms’ Survey 2020: Embracing change to succeed, sees business priorities for law firms being to improve the use of technology, to standardise and centralise processes, and to improve service.
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15 April 2021 00:00Allen West discusses the application of the provisions of the Subdivision of Agricultural Land Act and the required documents to be lodged with all deeds when the subdivision of agricultural land is given effect to.
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15 April 2021 00:00Robert Krautkramer discusses a recent case which is certain to be referred to and relied on (or criticised) in the years that lie ahead, on the vexing topic of what actually constitutes an electronic signature for the alienation of land.
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08 April 2021 00:00Allen West discusses Deeds Office practice with regards the correct description of companies being wound-up, under judicial management or business rescue, or in liquidation, when deeds are lodged for registration.