What is up with Cape Town’s Deeds Office?

The Cape Town Deeds Office is in deep trouble. Since reopening on 12 May, it was closed and reopened twice and then operated with such a small staff contingent that the number of backlogged deeds had piled up to an astronomical 14 000 by middle June.

Speakers Corner

Should the Estate Agency Affairs Board (EAAB) have been held responsible for settling the legal costs in the ‘No FFC no commission’ appeal? This would be fair in the opinion of some as the legislator is responsible for not issuing the correct FFC timeously to Signature Realty.

When opportunity knocks (at the front door)

​​In the wake of, and – I hate to use the C-word (AND in shouty capitals) – the COVID pandemic, the property market at large, much like the rest of the economy, has taken some serious strain. So, where does this whole situation leave tenants and prospective buyers – should they keep renting or should they be looking at owning a buy-to-live property right now?

Sight unseen – the legal nitty-gritty

Never was the adage, the devil is in the detail, more applicable than in real estate contracts during lockdown when fulfilling key contractual conditions has been extremely difficult and even impossible.