Recent Conveyancing Articles
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This week: Registration open for LSSA annual general meeting: 9 April 2021; Property owners have 14 months to comply with the asbestos abatement regulations; and conveyancing industry leaders in UK sign up for blockchain network.
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This week on Property24.com: Why South Africans are selling their homes; 2% SA property price growth forecast | What you can expect to pay in these 10 cities; and tenants' rights when landlords pass on special water levies and fixed electricity fees.
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Deon Welz gives a measured response to the view that the proposed Expropriation Act of 2020 will irrevocably change property rights, our country and our economy. He considers the process; its exceptional application; and the role of courts in upholding the Constitution.
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Risk Alert Bulletin 1 of 2021: Common questions raised in respect of the LPIIF policy - Who is insured by it? LPIIF claim statistics; and the standard of conduct expected of legal practitioners.
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Landlords attempting to force defaulting tenants to settle or vacate by using a bit of instant “self-help” such as cutting electricity or water supplies, or by changing locks and by disabling access codes, risk an immediate and costly “spoliation order”. Jack Crook reports.
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This week: Radical digital conveyancing initiative launched by Land Registry; How the franchise model could hold value in economically turbulent times; and Is sustainability finally becoming more mainstream?
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This week on Property24.com: EAAB given strict timeline to get its affairs in order; First-time home buyers still not taking advantage of housing subsidies; and the only conditions for eviction currently under adjusted Alert Level 1.
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The Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI) deals specifically with the subject of direct marketing, and strict rules are in place to regulate this. Deon Welz outlines what property professionals need to know.
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To make property dreams come true for first time homebuyers LexisNexis South Africa has partnered with MDW Inc to help them, via their conveyancers to apply for Finance Linked Individual Subsidy Program (FLISP) subsidies.
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Allen West discusses the deregistration of trusts, which Masters have jurisdiction, the documentation necessary to deregister a trust, and other issues involved in the administrative process in the Masters' office.
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This week on Property24.com: REBOSA welcomes audit of the EAAB; a foreigner's guide to buying property in South Africa; and what SA's Expropriation Bill means for property rights.
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This week: Rule of law should not take a backseat in pandemic, survey finds; Don’t be fooled! Customer service is not the same as customer experience; and what is the relevance of the LSSA?
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Jack Crook lists and discusses nine steps to help homebuyers and sellers navigate what seems like a complicated process, confusion causing terminology, and potentially costly mistake of buying a home.
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Allen West discusses Section 93 of the Deeds Registries Act, 47 of 1937, which provides a mechanism to record the change of name of a person or partnership.
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This week: National house price inflation was 3.05% as at the end of December 2020; from high street to cloud - small law firms prepare for a bright future; and how agents can protect themselves against fraud.
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With interest rates at multi year lows, affordability ceiling levels declining and bank approvals rising, a FLISP subsidy might just be what allows first time home buyers on the cusp of buying their first home to achieve their dream.
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This week on Property24.com: Rental demand 'shifts to the suburbs' with affordability top of mind; Cape Town unlikely to change - more SA name changes to be submitted; and when is the right time to start buying property?
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A note and guidelines from Allen West in answering the question as to when a deed or document must be rejected; with a submission that some hard and fast rules should be laid down for the profession and the deeds registries to be on the same page.
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Government Gazette No. 44202, Proclamation No. 153, of 1 March 2021 sees a new Schedule of Fees of Office for Deeds Registries coming into effect on the 1st of April 2021.
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This week: Conveyancing taskforce set up to manage digital transition; Western Cape heritage assessments: WCPDF launches inaugural survey; and delays in opening municipal accounts in Cape Town after transfer.