General
Polygamous proprietary consequences
29 May 2014
Legal certainty for the proprietary consequences of polygamous customary marriages is lacking, in the absence of answers from the courts and legislature.Mistaken transfer
05 June 2014
Nkuba Ngoasheng discusses Bester and Others NNO v Schmidt Bou Ontwikkelings CC - a case of untangling the faulty knot when property is mistakenly transferred.Admin fee increases
19 June 2014
As from the 1 July 2014 new administration fees will come into force for rates clearance applications in Cape Town. Incorrect payments will be rejected and the case closed.Explain
19 June 2014
Transferring attorneys need to explain Clearance Certificates to their clients and the ramifications of the debts outside of the two year period when transfer is effected.Mistaken transfer - II
19 June 2014
Johan Gijsbers agrees with Ranald Vise regarding rectification transfers and notes further points about such transfers apropos the article Mistaken transfer.Mistaken transfer - III
26 June 2014
Dudley Lee gives the reasons as to why in the Schmidt Bou case reviving the title was not a possibility and why a "transfer" was therefore the only option.Form R
26 June 2014
Thabo Nqhome submits that Form R should be identified as a CRT issued under s43 (1) and a new form be designed for a CRT issued under s43 (5).CRC 9/2014 – a response
03 July 2014
Thabo Nqhome argues that in terms of CRC 9/2014 only Provincial Governments and not local authorities are competent to apply to transfer their properties to municipalities.Temporary relief
03 July 2014
Temporary relief for developers in terms of Section 18B of the VAT Act of 1991 ends on 1 January 2015 and current draft taxation laws suggest it won't be extended.Foreign property
10 July 2014
Allen West offers some clarity on the thorny issue of the devolution of immovable property emanating from a foreign estate.
