General
Trouble with trusts
30 January 2014
Jack Crook highlights various issues when dealing with trusts in property transactions as evidenced by the case of Jansen NO and Others v Ringwood Investments 87 CC.Vesting property in SANRAL
06 February 2014
Khumo Makallane elaborates on the application of CRCs 1 of 2002 and 9 of 2011 and the guidance they give to dealing with vesting transfers relating to SANRAL.En commandite partnerships
13 February 2014
Dudley Lee argues for registrations in the name(s) of general partner(s) in en commandite partnerships without mentioning the name of en commandite partners.Mathabathe hidden costs
13 February 2014
Chantelle Gladwin and Ramon Pereira draw our attention to the potential implications - 'hidden costs' - of the AD decision in the City of Tshwane v Mathabathe.Agency and POAs
20 February 2014
Allen West covers the nature of agency, mandants, agents, proof of agency and the registration of powers of attorney, and the formalities connected therewith.Attendance register
20 February 2014
Pretoria Deeds Office - because some deeds are executed outside the execution room, a daily attendance register for conveyancers is to be kept at execution.Praedial servitude basics
06 March 2014
Allen West covers a number of general aspects about praedial servitudes, including diagrams illustrating them, and their creation, registration, modification and termination.Perpetuating official languages
20 March 2014
Thabo Nqhome submits that Regulation 35(2) in the Deeds Registries Act be repealed as it creates an absurdity when conditions are referred to in the official languages.Late property valuation objections
03 April 2014
Chantelle Gladwin and Adam Civin examine the implications of objecting to unrealistically high property valuations outside of advertised roll inspection periods.Credit Amnesty -II
10 April 2014
While access to credit is to be encouraged and the recent regulations are welcome, credit providers must now ensure they are particularly vigilant when extending credit.
