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There are options available to a home owner who wishes to remove certain conditions from the Title Deed relating to his property.<\/p>\n

Generally, the process is determined by ascertaining in whose favour the condition is registered. If, for example, the party in question is a neighbour, cancellation can be registered once the two owners have entered into a notarial deed of cancellation. However, if the condition is in favour of a local authority, application must be made directly to the relevant local authority. Other conditions may be removed by way of an application to the High Court for a court order instructing that the title deed condition be removed.<\/p>\n

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There are options available to a home owner who wishes to remove certain conditions from the Title Deed relating to his property. Generally, the process is determined by ascertaining in whose favour the condition is registered. 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