Conveyancing Correspondent Archives

Conveyancing Correspondent | Unpacking the EDRRS Amendment Bill: What the latest electronic deeds amendments mean for conveyancing practice

Recently, the Electronic Deeds Registration and Recordal Systems Amendment Bill (‘the Bill’) was tabled in Parliament. Introducing important changes to the existing legal framework governing South Africa’s deeds registration system, the Bill proposes to address the validity of electronic deeds,

Conveyancing Correspondent | The increase to conveyancing fees takes effect

Published earlier than anticipated, the Law Society of South Africa has updated its Guideline of Fees (‘the Guideline’). The Guideline, which delineates recommended fees for conveyancing-related transactions, including property transfers and bond registrations, will apply to all relevant instructions received

Enhancing conveyancing practice: Chief Registrar releases four CRCs

Intended to clarify and streamline conveyancing practice, the Chief Registrar recently issued a series of Chief Registrar’s Circulars (‘CRCs’) – the first of 2026 – following a meeting with elected officials. Following notable amendments to the Regulations under the Deeds

Conveyancing Correspondent | Deeds Office fees to increase and new circulars released

Deeds Office fees set to increase on 1st April 2026 As anticipated, government recently published amendments to the Schedule of Fees of Office, which impacts all property transactions from 1st April 2026. Read more Enhancing conveyancing practice: Chief Registrar releases

Deeds Office fees set to increase on 1st April 2026

Late last month, the Minister of Land Reform and Rural Development published annual amendments to the Schedule of Fees of Office, as prescribed by the Regulations to the Deeds Registries Act. The amendments, which apply nationally and are scheduled to

Conveyancing Correspondent | Understanding the latest amendments to the Deeds Registries Act Regulations

Against the backdrop of South Africa’s shift towards the full-scale implementation of an electronic deeds registration system (‘e-DRS’), new amendments to the Regulations under the Deeds Registries Act were recently published. Although limited in scope, the amended provisions, which take

Conveyancing Correspondent | Modernising conveyancing: Final Deeds Registries amendments take effect

In a clear bid to hasten the modernisation of conveyancing practice in South Africa, the remaining provisions of the Deeds Registries Amendment Act (‘the Amendment Act’) recently took effect. The commencement of the provisions, which impact components of the Electronic

Conveyancing Correspondent | Chief Registrar issues new circular on fee amendments

Following the commencement of the amended Schedule of Fees of Office, which took effect on 1st April 2025, the Chief Registrar’s Office issued a clarifying circular (‘CRC 6’) last week. Intended to provide certainty to Deeds Registry officials, conveyancers, and

Conveyancing Correspondent | Agri law update: NTCSA declared a statutory body under SALA

Recently, the Minister of Agriculture published a notice declaring the Eskom National Transmission Company of South Africa (‘NTCSA’), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eskom, to be a statutory body under section 1(c) of the Subdivision of Agricultural Land Act (‘SALA’), effective

Conveyancing Correspondent | Payment requirements: Chief Registrar provides clarity in new circular

Pursuant to the commencement of the revised Schedule of Fees of Office on Tuesday, 1st April, and the imminent commencement of the amended Regulations to the Deeds Registries Act (‘the Regulations’), the Chief Registrar has issued another circular (‘CRC 5’) clarifying