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GENERAL - The year that was 2008 - Tax incentive - Gumede – a note LINKS - Links (A - H) - Links (I - Y) INTERNATIONAL - Land fraud - Lands NCA NEWS - KYC fees - Waiver of exceptions - Clobbering - NCA Q's and A's: Credit providers - II - NCA Q's and A's: Conveyancer-bank relationship IT & THE LAWYER - Getting the most - The future - Boot E-CONVEYANCING - Confidence - Neat overview - Effortless integration PEOPLE & NEWS - Prize winner - Absa shock - Cleared - Comments on Appeal TABLES OF COSTS - Conveyancing Tables - October 2008 LAW REPORTS - Gumede - Odendaal SECTIONAL TITLES - VAT and fractional ownership - 3D - Paddocks Press – November 08 WEB BYTES - Web Bytes 217 - Web Bytes 216 - Web Bytes 215 PRACTICE MANAGEMENT - Time management - Complete Practice Management - Rules for tough times STATISTICS - Survey II - Transfer duty collections - Pietermaritzburg - D O backlog statistics - Backlog statistics BOOKS - The ABC of Conveyancing - The Practitioner's Guide to Conveyancing and Notarial Practice (9th Issue)     Survey II Over three years have passed since the first conveyancing survey, we thought it was about time the GhostDigest conducted another one … More... Pietermaritzburg Responses from 17 law firms, representing 86 partners, of whom 36 are conveyancing partners were received. More... Backlog statistics A table showing Deeds Office document copy backlogs for the five Deeds Offices with document copy facilities. More... Hissing sound The Economist recently updated its global house-price indicators. More... Main survey results Have a look at the results from our survey, which we ran over May, they make interesting reading. More... Cape Town Responses from 56 law firms, representing 298 partners, of whom 91 are conveyancing partners were received. More... East London Responses from just 4 law firms, representing 13 partners, of whom 8 are conveyancing partners were received. More... Johannesburg - East Responses from 12 law firms, representing 30 partners, of whom 16 are conveyancing partners were received. More... Johannesburg - South Tying with East London, Johannesburg - South had responses from 4 law firms, representing 6 partners, of whom 3 are conveyancing partners. More... Port Elizabeth Responses from 20 law firms, representing 76 partners, of whom 35 are conveyancing partners were received. More... Claims breakdown Most claims against attorneys arise from litigation and the prescription of MVA matters. More... Who gets what Buying a house is an expensive exercise, the cost of the property notwithstanding, other costs are incurred. What are they and to whom do they go? More... Comparative bond market share This table shows the percentage share of the bond market that banks enjoyed from April 2002 to July 2003. More... Transfer duty collections The state has raised R5,8 bn in the first 10 months of the 2006/2007 tax year. More... D O backlog statistics A graph showing the total volumes outstanding for deeds office document copies. More... Deeds Office registrations A table showing the number of registrations and recordals in the nine deeds registries. More... World wide boom The property boom is a worldwide phenomenon and according to The Economist - "the biggest bubble in history". More... Bloemfontein Responses from 9 law firms, representing 57 partners, of whom 13 are conveyancing partners were received. More... Durban Responses from 21 law firms, representing 60 partners, of whom 28 are conveyancing partners were received. More... George Edging ahead of East London, responses from 5 law firms, representing 8 partners, of whom 7 are conveyancing partners were received. More... Johannesburg - Sandton Responses from 29 law firms, representing 223 partners, of whom 60 are conveyancing partners were received. More... Johannesburg - West Responses from 24 law firms, representing 59 partners, of whom 41 are conveyancing partners were received. More... Pretoria In equal first place with Cape Town, we had responses from 56 law firms, representing 208 partners, of whom 97 are conveyancing partners. More... House price index Recently The Economist released its house price index of 20 countries. We are second. More... The time it takes to transfer property Comparisons are odious, but interesting. This graph compares the average length of time it takes to transfer property in a number of countries. More... Comparative Transfer Costs These graphs and tables compare transfer costs for South Africa, the UK, Australia and Canada. More... Note that the information in this web site and or links, is provided for information purposes only and is not intended to constitute legal advice. It is supplied subject to our legal disclaimer. Search the Digest t t