by VDT Attorneys | Mar 4, 2026 | Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality Valuation Roll, Property sale, Property transactions, Property transfers, The value of your property
These municipal valuations are used to calculate the rates payable on your property. Accordingly, if your property is overvalued, you will pay higher rates than necessary. Similarly, if your property is undervalued, you will pay rates based on that lower valuation....
by VDT Attorneys | Nov 5, 2025 | Deceased Estate, Fideicommissum, Habitatio, Limited real rights, Property transfers, Servitude, Usufruct, Usus
Ownership constitutes the most complete form of entitlement over property. Limited real rights, on the other hand, constitute legal entitlements that permit a person to exercise certain powers over the property owned by someone else. These rights are “real”...
by VDT Attorneys | Jun 2, 2025 | Cyber security, Cybercrime, Cybercriminals, Property transfers
Cybercriminals often try and impersonate property practitioners and conveyancers and target the sellers and purchasers of properties, employing different measures to try and trick sellers or purchasers into transferring or depositing funds into fraudulent bank...
by VDT Attorneys | Mar 31, 2025 | Divorce, Divorce Settlement, Property transfers, Transfer Duty
In the Chief Registrar’s Circular No.6 of 2024, the Chief Registrar suspended the Registrar’s Conference Resolution RCR 9/2024 which had initially determined that the date of divorce was the transaction date for purposes of transfer duty. However, the Transfer Duty...
by VDT Attorneys | Sep 25, 2024 | Common property, Exclusive use area, Property transfers
An exclusive use area is not automatically transferred when a section is transferred to a new owner. An exclusive use area has to be registered in the Deeds Office by way of a separate notarial deed – a notarial deed of cession – in terms of which the exclusive use...
by VDT Attorneys | Sep 20, 2024 | Estate late property transfers, Inheritance, Property transfers
An estate late property transfer refers to the legal process of transferring ownership of property from a deceased individual to the rightful beneficiaries or heirs. This process is governed primarily by the Administration of Estates Act 66 of 1965, which outlines the...
