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Life partners: a will and an agreement

11 February 2021

An enduring myth in our society is that our law recognises the concept of a “common law marriage”, there are some limited statutory protections for life partners, but a cohabitation agreement is necessary, as is a will, to remove any doubt - in death and dispute.

Conveyancing question

18 February 2021

A conveyancing question has been asked about the correct sequencing of a series of transactions involving twins and a Sectional Title scheme, with specific reference to a High Court Order and the executor of an estate not being allowed to be a developer.

2021 Conveyancing webinar

18 February 2021

Conveyancing Update and New Developments - Allen West will be holding an online webinar via Zoom on the 10th of March, to be followed by a question and answer session, attendees will also receive bound seminar notes.

Cancellation of restrictive conditions

18 February 2021

Allen West discusses the cancellation and removal of a restrictive condition with regard to invoking the provisions of section 68(1) or (2) of the Deeds Registries Act, by approaching the Courts, or whether SPLUMA must be utilized.

Budget 2021

25 February 2021

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni's 2021 Budget sees property transfer duty remaining at the rate set in 2020, the planned finalisation of 1 409 restitution claims, and an allocation of R7 billion to the Land Bank.

Extending clauses

25 February 2021

Allen West discusses Johannesburg Registrar's Circular No. 1/1982 to address confusion as to the couching of extending clauses of deeds to be registered in the deeds registry of Johannesburg.

Rejection guidelines

04 March 2021

A note and guidelines from Allen West in answering the question as to when a deed or document must be rejected; with a submission that some hard and fast rules should be laid down for the profession and the deeds registries to be on the same page.

Winning with FLISP

04 March 2021

With interest rates at multi year lows, affordability ceiling levels declining and bank approvals rising, a FLISP subsidy might just be what allows first time home buyers on the cusp of buying their first home to achieve their dream.

Changing the name of Trusts

11 March 2021

Allen West discusses Section 93 of the Deeds Registries Act, 47 of 1937, which provides a mechanism to record the change of name of a person or partnership.

Nine important questions

11 March 2021

Jack Crook lists and discusses nine steps to help homebuyers and sellers navigate what seems like a complicated process, confusion causing terminology, and potentially costly mistake of buying a home.
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