Subdivision and transfer
Gert Minnaar, practising conveyancer at the Illovo branch of STBB Attorneys and serving SAARDA committee member The owner of subdivided land may transfer or mortgage the remaining extent of the subdivided land before [...]
The Deeds Office records for a portion of a township transferred to a new township owner
Gert Minnaar, practising conveyancer at the Illovo branch of STBB Attorneys and serving SAARDA committee member The sale of a portion of a proclaimed township is not a common occurrence The sale of [...]
Municipal planning by-laws come with provincial and national restrictions
The transfer and registration of property at the Deeds Office. By Gert Minnaar et alWhen a person sells his or her house the seller and purchaser reduce their agreement to writing. The same principle applies [...]
The impact of mineral rights on township establishment
Legal Matters Sponsored by STBB By Gert Minnaar, STBB The owner of land, in terms of our common law, is also the owner of everything below the surface of the land, which will then include [...]
The impact of Eskom servitudes on the layout of a proposed township
Legal Matters Sponsored by STBB By Gert Minnaar, STBB The title deed for a piece of land on which the owner thereof plans to establish a township lists all the title conditions to which the [...]
The legal status of a township with more than one township applicant
Legal Matters Sponsored by STBB By Gert Minnaar, STBB There are a number of townships, with two or more township applicants, which have been legally approved by the authorities with formal conditions of establishment and [...]
The sale and transfer of the whole, portion or remainder of a township
By Gert Minnaar By Gert Minnaar When a township applicant completes the township establishment process until the township is declared an approved township, he can finally reap the richly deserved reward for this [...]
Cancellation of title conditions imposed in terms of the Advertising on Roads and Ribbon Development Act
By Gert Minnaar The following title conditions, imposed in terms of the Advertising on Roads and Ribbon Development Act, 1940 (No 21 of 1940), are sometimes encountered in the title deeds for land, [...]
The dreaded Department of Agriculture letter for the opening of a township register
By Gert Minnaar One of the final hurdles a township developer in the Gauteng and North-West Provinces must negotiate before the stands in a township become registrable, is the opening of the township register at [...]
Some thoughts on inclusionary housing
By Maryna Botha, Director STBB To include affordable units within new developments is a consideration that is intensely debated in South Africa. While it is relatively well-developed in other jurisdictions, such as the United States, [...]