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Newsflash | Pretoria Deeds Office News
Dear Client We confirm that the Pretoria deeds office has now confirmed their December 2021 arrangements in anticipation of their closures over the festive season. For that office, the following applies: • There will be extended hours for registration in
Read MoreNewsflash | Update on Cape Town’s Rates Clearance Delays
Dear Client We recently updated you on the present delays at the City of Cape Town municipality for the issuing of rates clearance certificates. As these certificates are compulsory for effecting registration of transfer of property ownership, it impacts on
Read MoreNewsflash | Rates Clearance Delays and Your Transaction With Us
Dear client The City of Cape Town municipality is experiencing a backlog in issuing rates clearance certificates. As these certificates must accompany the formal set of documents that is sent to the deeds office to effect transfer of ownership in
Read MoreThought of the Week | Whose wall is it anyway? Boundary walls and common walls in terms of South African law
There are two schools of thought in South Africa on the subject of boundary or common walls. The first follows the notion of co-ownership; this ideology runs on the basis of two neighbouring owners being co-owners of the common wall
Read MoreThought of the Week | The requirements when a foreigner purchases immovable property in South Africa
Our Immigration Act 23 of 2002 prescribes the rules for dealing with foreigners, their residence here, their departure from the country, and related matters. A foreigner, for purposes of the Act, is someone who is not a South African citizen.
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