Arrest and a Criminal Record for Not Wearing a Mask!
We all know that wearing a face mask is the right and the safe thing to do, but it is also a legal requirement – and it’s one that you ...
BACKLOGS IN THE DEEDS OFFICE CAUSE TROUBLE FOR RATEPAYERS
For property sales in the City of Cape Town, the account for municipal property rates and services is transferred into the name of the buyer as soon as the City ...
NEW RULES FOR LANDLORDS AND TENANTS UNDER LEVEL 2 LOCKDOWN
To regulate our behaviour under Level 2 of our lockdown, chapter 5 was added to the current lockdown regulations on 16 August 2020. Sections 53 and 54 in this new ...
LATEST UPDATE ON THE CAPE TOWN DEEDS OFFICE & CITY OF CAPE TOWN RATES ACCOUNTS
- We are pleased to report that we received word from the Cape Town Deeds Registry this morning that they are going to extend the time which Conveyancers have to ...
MINISTER INTERVENES ON DEEDS OFFICE BACKLOG
The Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, Ms Thoko Didiza, has intervened to address the challenges of backlogs in all deeds offices. Here are the measures that will ...
Lockdown “Admission of Guilt” Fines – The Criminal Record Risk
The lockdown laws we are subject to are many, varied and easily broken, with substantial penalties for contraventions. Anyone accused of breaking any of them will probably be offered the ...
THE LATEST LEVEL 3 REGULATIONS EXPLAINED
On 25 June 2020, Government gazetted a set of amendments to the Regulations that govern lockdown which came into effect immediately. Relevant Cabinet members were then called on to issue ...
FINAL DATES FOR POPI TO COME INTO FORCE. TIME TO GET COMPLIANT.
On 22 June 2020, the Presidency confirmed the effective dates for the commencement of the bulk of the remaining sections of the Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Act. Parliament assented ...
THE EMERGENCY SUPLEMENTARY BUDGET – HOW DOES IT AFFECT THE PROPERTY SECTOR?
There were no surprises in Minister Mboweni’s supplementary budget speech delivered today, 24 June 2020. Tax rates, transfer duty and VAT all remain the same. The government has also budgeted ...