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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 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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A conveyancing question has been asked about the correct sequencing of a series of transactions involving twins and a Sectional Title scheme, with specific reference to a High Court Order and the executor of an estate not being allowed to be a developer.
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Should we wish to build: Jack Crook reminds us to check for full compliance with the Housing Consumers Protection Measures Act as it offers significant protection against dishonest contractors and faulty workmanship, plus access to its mediation services if a dispute arises.
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UK: HM Land Registry has undertaken an extensive programme to digitise key elements of the registration process with estimated completion dates, automatic fees calculation and fewer requisitions being the planned result.
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Allen 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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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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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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July 2022 Edition: The Conveyancers essential property guide containing tables that are compiled in accordance with the national guidelines recommended by the Law Society of South Africa.
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Wiseman Bhuqa analyses the Expropriation Bill with reference to nil compensation, and its its relationship to the current expropriation enabling framework of Acts and Ordinances which prescribe expropriation with compensation.