Convey
Wills Week
19 September 2019
We all need to have a will, and this year's Law Society of South Africa (LSSA)’s National Wills Week initiative, ends today - 20 September.Paddocks Press - August 2019
26 September 2019
The August newsletter includes: The CSOS and your scheme's rules; taking action against those who don't pay; and what ST trustees can do when scheme budgets are insufficient.Web Bytes - 748
26 September 2019
This week: Diverging trends in residential planning and construction; Bad hood? Sell your property before it’s too late; and the financial and reputational impact of poor cyber hygiene.'Key' money is illegal
03 October 2019
It is illegal for a landlords, supervisors or managing agents to require prospective tenants to pay a 'bonus', commonly called 'key money' in addition to a deposit.E-DRS Bill signed
03 October 2019
President Ramaphosa has signed the Electronic Deeds Registration System (e-DRS) Bill of 2017 [B 35B—2017], aimed at implemeting an e-DRS system, into law.Web Bytes - 749
03 October 2019
This week: Rode - the drivers of house prices revisited; an uptick in household credit and mortgage balances growth; and what is your home worth?Property Practitioners Bill signed
03 October 2019
President Ramaphosa has signed The Property Practitioners Bill of 2018 [B 21B—2018], which repeals the 43-year-old Estate Agency Affairs Act of 1976, into law.Blockchain real estate pilot
10 October 2019
The Swedish government is piloting a blockchain database to streamline property transactions, using trusted digital verification of contracts, bills of sale, mortgages etc.Further CSOS orders
10 October 2019
Daniël Van Zyl discusses some orders that a CSOS adjudicator can give in terms of a dispute application pertaining to general and other issues in community schemes.Web Bytes - 750
10 October 2019
This week: Global Residential Cities Index: Cape gets 5th spot; making lifestyle audits easy practice for business; and how FICA affects you and your legal practice.