General
Lost views and rising damp
03 November 2016
Jack Crook emphasizes lessons from a bitter dispute between neighbours over the loss of a view of Table Mountain from a development specifically built for its views.A question
17 November 2016
Donald Moore has a question to ask of conveyancers about their responsibility to adjust rates and service charges between purchaser and seller.Town planning
01 December 2016
Maike Gohl and Jonathan Salant discuss Pieterse v Lephalale Municipality regarding appeals to a provincial authority for town planning decisions taken by municipalities.Taming Medusa
08 December 2016
Chantelle Gladwin and Gary Boruchowitz highlight the most important legal principles to come out cases dealing with the impact of section 118(3) on arrear rates.Three strikes
15 December 2016
Chantelle Gladwin and Renand Pretorius consider whether the “Three Strikes Rule” that is often used by landlords as an instant cancellation mechanism is still valid.The year that was - 2016
22 December 2016
As the year-end approaches we take a look at a few of the conveyancing stories, issues and articles which caught the eye of readers in 2016.Notarial tie agreements
15 January 2015
An updated 2011 article by Allen West adding aspects of notarial tie-agreements such as: adding or removing properties, undisclosed principle and clearance certificates.Registrars Conference Resolutions - II
05 February 2015
Dudley Lee clarifies a comment he made in Registrar's Conference Resolutions 2014 about the current process of drafting and passing Registrars Conference Resolutions.Revisiting notarial ties
05 February 2015
Nkuba Ngoasheng revisits the legal effect of notarial ties, predicaments with their classification and how to deal with a property subject to a notarial tie when it is sold.Interdicts and forced transfers
12 February 2015
The greatest care must be taken by all officials who receive, record, examine or withdraw interdicts to ensure that no transactions are registered in contravention thereof.
