Deeds Office Update
Cape Town Deeds Office that it will be open re-open on 13 May 2020
Lockdown Conveyancing update:
Status update on Master's Office and deed's office - lockdown conveynacing.
COVID-19: Property transactions, the Deed’s Office and the Master’s Office during lockdown
Previous articles have been published by us advising on the impact of COVID-19 and the national lockdown on our daily lives, including that on business and legal practitioners. This article focuses on how the lockdown will affect property transactions as well as the administration of estates.
NEWS FLASH: replacing your lost or destroyed title deed or bond document is about to get more onerous and expensive!
Regulation 68 of the Deeds Registries Act 47 of 1937 has been amended. This regulation is used to apply for new title deeds, registered leases or cessions and bonds, amongst other things, when the original has been lost or destroyed. This amendment will come in to force on 2 January 2020. The implications of the more...