If you’re selling a property with a gas installation, a certificate of conformity will need to be obtained before transfer of the property. This certificate is issued in terms of Regulation 17(3) of the Pressure Equipment Regulations and has to be issued by an authorised person.

There’s an ongoing discussion in the commercial world, especially in property law, around the types of documentation that can be signed electronically.

A bank assisted sale (or distressed sale) is the sale of the owner’s property with the assistance of the bond holder (the bank). Contrary to popular belief, the bank doesn’t sell the property but rather assists the owner with the sale in order to limit damages for all relevant parties.

We are experiencing unchartered territory with the current lockdown due to the Coronavirus and while it is impossible to predict what the future holds or have immediate answers to what this might mean for each property related scenario, we can offer some advice to those who have signed an Offer to Purchase prior to or during the lockdown in South Africa.

A title deed is the formal record of who the current owner is of a specific piece of land so naturally, making sure that this information is accurate and up to date is incredibly important.