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Allen 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.
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Finance Minister Tito Mboweni's 2021 Budget sees property transfer duty remaining at the rate set in 2020, the planned finalisation of 1 409 restitution claims, and an allocation of R7 billion to the Land Bank.
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Allen West discusses the necessary procedure to be followed by a Conveyancer / Notary when referring a matter to the Chief Registrar of Deeds for a review.
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Allen West discusses anonymous and commanditarian partnerships and the issue of whether a vesting can disclose or refer to a commandite partner in deeds and documents.
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Allen West discusses Johannesburg Registrar's Circular No. 1/1982 to address confusion as to the couching of extending clauses of deeds to be registered in the Johannesburg Deeds Registry.
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Robert Krautkramer discusses the concept of "transient guests" as contained in the Cape Town Municipal By Law Act and its implications for needing Council's permission to AirBnB.
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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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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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Allen 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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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.