Originally published in Property24, 23 May 2012
Property developers wishing to obtain property rights are
advised to proceed under the existing provincial ordinances to
change land rights.
Andrew Bembridge, director at Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs says
property investors and South Africans wishing to obtain property
rights should not proceed with new change of land rights
applications under The Development Facilitation Act 67 of 1995 (the
"DFA") as all applications under the DFA will be brought
to a halt on 18 June 2012.
Developers with applications already in the process may have to
reapply under different laws, he says.
Bembridge explains that the DFA came into effect as an alternate
mechanism for approval of land developments to expedite the time
consuming process of applying for land use changes and development
under the existing provincial ordinances.
