DIGITAL SIGNATURES – AN UPDATE ON WHETHER WE CAN RELY ON ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES IN THE SALE OF IMMOVABLE PROPERTY
May we use a stylus pen to sign an OTP, if we apply the signature on an electronic tablet? The Electronic Communications and Transactions Act 25 of 2002 (the ECTA) ...
APPLICATIONS FOR EXEMPTION FROM THE REQUIREMENT OF HOLDING A FIDELITY FUND CERTIFICATE
It has come to our attention that the Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority (the PPRA) has issued a pro forma application form that Property Practitioners (PP) who have not yet received ...
DEADLINE ALERT – ASBESTOS REGULATIONS – WHAT DOES THIS REALLY MEAN FOR PROPERTY PRACTITIONERS AND SELLERS/LANDLORDS?
It has come to our attention that an asbestos inspection company is sending emails to estate agents stating that it is now mandatory for sellers and landlords to “disclose the ...
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 ...
UPDATE ON HIGH COURT APPLICATION AGAINST THE CAPE TOWN DEEDS OFFICE
Further to our Newsflash earlier this week, where we advised that the Cape Town Attorneys Association had launched an urgent application against the Cape Town Deeds Office, to address the ...
CASE LAW UPDATE: FFC delayed? You can still claim your commission!
ESTATE AGENTS MAY NOW CLAIM COMMISSION WHEN THE ISSUE OF THEIR FIDELITY FUND CERTIFICATE IS DELAYED THE DECISION IN SIGNATURE REAL ESTATE v CHARLES EDWARDS PROPERTIES OVERTURNED ON APPEAL We ...
ATTORNEYS TO TAKE DEEDS OFFICE TO COURT
By now you will all have heard that the Cape Town Deeds Office has closed yet again, because one of their staff have allegedly come into c ontact with someone ...
LOCKDOWN REGULATIONS DECLARED UNCONSTITUTIONAL
In a judgment delivered on 2 June 2020 Judge Norman Davis of the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has declared the vast majority of the regulations governing the Level 4 ...
WORKPLACE SAFETY PROTOCOL FOR ALL ESTATE AGENTS UNDER LEVEL 3 LOCKDOWN
To start work again on 1 June 2020 all estate agencies will have to adopt special protocols which will regulate activities both in the office and when you are out ...
