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August 13 2020
Deeds office backlogs are causing huge pain – as govt announces new interventions
The closure of deeds offices due to the Covid-19 outbreaks has contributed to large backlogs. This has hit buyers and sellers, but also estate agents – many who have not earned an income for many months. On Thursday, government announced new interventions to keep deeds offices functional. As deeds offices struggle with backlogs after a […]
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June 15 2020
UPDATE | More deeds offices close due to Covid-19, serious Cape backlog – What you need to know
Chief Deeds Registrar Carlize Knoesen says Cape Town and Johannesburg – the only two offices out of the 11 countrywide where municipalities are digitised – have been worst hit by the lockdown. The Johannesburg and Pretoria deeds offices will be opening on Wednesday, 17 June, following closure on Friday night, 12 June “after conveyancers who were in the building tested positive”, […]
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April 25 2020
Good news about the Deeds Office
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on 23 April that the National Coronavirus Command Council determined that the national coronavirus alert level will be lowered from level 5 to level 4 with effect from Friday the 1st of May. This forms part of the government’s approach to link economic activities to 5 different coronavirus levels. Some businesses […]
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April 11 2020
SAARDA supports the lockdown period which the government imposed to ensure that the spread of the COVID-19 virus is inhibited to such an extent that our health services remain able to cope with the number of patients who are infected. It is the correct principle to value human life. 1. Closure of the Deeds Offices […]
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April 11 2020
Declare Deeds Office an essential service asks property sector
The jobs of over 50 000 people could be saved and the government would receive much needed revenue if the Deeds Office and municipalities could operate on skeleton staff during the COVID-19 lockdown so that the sales of property can continue. This is the appeal the broader local property industry made to Minister Ebrahim Patel of […]
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