11. Affordability Calculator courtesy of Louwrens Koen Attorneys

Affordability Calculator This calculator calculates the maximum home loan that you can afford. Type in your details below, then click on the "calculate" button. ...

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12. What is a Title Deed and why is it so important?

The owner of Immovable Property is the person in whose name the property is registered in terms of the Deeds Registries Act 47 of 1937. A Title Deed is the owner of immovable property's documentary proof of ownership. Each privately owned property...

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13. What will my transfer and bond costs be?

Your estate agent and conveyancing attorney should be able to answer this question based on a schedule of bond and transfer costs. The transfer fees depend on the purchase price of the property. Bond costs are calculated on the total loan...

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14. HOW LONG SHOULD A TRANSFER TAKE

 An interesting article appeared in this months De Rebus (the S A Attorneys Journal). The article written by Lizelle Kilbourn, a conveyancer, dealt with the questions of how long a "typical transfer" of property should take and how long...

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15. REGISTERING PROPERTY IN THE NAME OF A MINOR

I am quite often asked for advice on the advisability of registering property in the name of minors (unmarried persons under the age of 18).  Parents sometimes wish to invest in property and register the property in their minor child's...

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16. Offices of the Registrar of Deeds in South Africa

Office of the Chief Registrar of Deeds Area of jurisdiction: National City/ town: Pretoria Tel: 012 338 7000 Fax: 012 338 7027 Physical address: Office of the Chief Registrar of Deeds Rentmeester Building Bosman Street, Pretoria 0002 Post...

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17. Buying Property on Auction

South Africans are not used to buying and selling residential properties using auction sales. A property that is being auctioned usually conjures up pictures in the minds of people of liquidations and insolvencies. In countries like Australia,...

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18. CAPITAL GAINS TAX (CGT)

    A In the letter the reader enquired whether it was necessary for the "ordinary houseowner" to have his or her property valued for CAPITAL GAINS TAX purposes. This question pertains to a very important exemption which applies in...

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19. Fixtures and Fitting Explained

  A buyer who purchases immovable property legally acquires the land together with all permanent improvements on the land. Permanent improvements include not only the physical structure but also items, which are permanently attached to the...

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20. PURCHASING IMMOVABLE PROPERTY IN SOUTH AFRICA AS A NON-RESIDENT

There are various issues involved in purchasing immovable property in a foreign country which extend beyond the mere signing of contracts and documents and paying of money of which the aver-age non-resident interested in purchasing property is...

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