General
Within a specified time
11 March 2021
A critical analysis of the Supreme Court of Appeal's decision to classify the obligation to build a residential home within a specified time as a limited real right in light of the complex and contested role the principle of publicity plays in South Africa's law of servitudes.Direct marketing and POPI
18 March 2021
The Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI) deals specifically with the subject of direct marketing, and strict rules are in place to regulate this. Deon Welz outlines what property professionals need to know.Making a dream a reality
18 March 2021
To make property dreams come true for first time homebuyers LexisNexis South Africa has partnered with MDW Inc to help them, via their conveyancers to apply for Finance Linked Individual Subsidy Program (FLISP) subsidiesRequirements for deregistering a Trust
18 March 2021
Allen West discusses the deregistration of trusts, which Masters have jurisdiction, the documentation necessary to deregister a trust, and other issues involved in the administrative process in the Masters' office.Invitation to comment
09 January 2020
Interested persons have been invited to submit written submissions on the draft Constitution Eighteenth Amendment Bill - expropriation without compensation - by the end of January.DeedsView and DeedsWeb
16 January 2020
Daan Steenkamp applauds and discusses aspects and concerns he has with the termination of DeedsView and its replacement with DeedsWeb.Rental income and tax
16 January 2020
Jack Crook discusses a number of general concepts to take in to account when dealing with financial planning and the tax implications of rental income.A loophole
23 January 2020
Alina Starosta proposes a solution to a loophole in the joint administration of estates by spouses married In Community of Property when immovable property is bought with a mortgage.Municipal Fiscal Powers and Functions
30 January 2020
The draft Municipal Fiscal Powers and Functions Amendment Bill which aims to establish a fair and consistent basis for recovering development charges has been published for public comment.2020 Conveyancing webinar
06 February 2020
Conveyancing Update and New Development - Allen West will be holding an online webinar on the 18th and 25th of February for those who missed this year's Conveyancing Seminars.
