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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Title deeds"”.
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Addressing the title deed backlog in South Africa – a systems perspective
This study sought ways to respond to the title deeds backlogs for subsidised homeowners and identify opportunities to improve operational implementation gaps in the title deeds registration process. The long-standing housing crisis in South Africa is exacerbated by the growing challenges of …
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An archaeological perspective on the nineteenth century development of land, landscape and sheep farming in the Karoo
… history is the change in land rights whereby title deeds and ownership were introduced by the British early in the nineteenth century. The distribution and chronology of title deeds are explored in this area of the Karoo using GIS to map and determine the chronological spread of deeded farms …
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Data Capture Automation in the South African Deeds Registry using Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
… is still evident within South Africa. The Deeds Registry is facing a current backlog in registering an estimated 900,000 title deeds. Providing formal ownership, through title, is seen as necessary for unlocking the 'dead capital’ of unregistered property, fostering access to capital …
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An explorative case study of blockchain as a means to enhancing land registry governance to uphold property and land restitution in South Africa
… in the form of the transfer and registration of title deeds is arguably a failure of the State to uphold the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa. Section 25 (5) of the Constitution requires the state to take measures to foster conditions which enable equitable access to land and to take …
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A Social Psychological Exploration of Tenure Reform in a Cape Town Housing Project
… private property rights in the form of title deeds, has yielded unclear results in terms of economic upliftment of communities. There is a lack of qualitative information about how communities engage with land titling projects, with existing research being largely survey based. This …
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“This is the place that the women built”: A case study of the nexus of formalised land rights and housing recognition on spatial justice in Cape Town
… a formal Communal Property Association (CPA) title deed that allows for communal land ownership. Informal processes and citizenship, the themes of the research, were drawn out of the main study question and objectives. The theory of access was selected as the research' conceptual framework. …
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Shaky structures on solid foundation : the impact of low-income state-subsidised housing on the realisation of the right to adequate housing in post-apartheid South Africa
… rental tenure; a lack of effective transfer of title deeds; and the informal sale of state-subsidised houses. All of which have negatively impacted on progress towards full realisation of the right of access to adequate housing.
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The Constitutionality of Permission to Occupy as Opposed to the Deed of Grant and Title Deed under South African Law
… Although PTO is widely utilised as evidence of title to land ownership, a landholder with a PTO is insecure. This is so because PTO does not grant ownership to the holder, but it is commonly accepted that the personal rights granted are similar to having a real right. Moreover, PTOs are not …
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Women's access to land and housing post-1994 in the informal settlements at Ficksburg in the Free State South Africa
… laws, customary laws and registration of title deeds seemed to have complicated women's access to land and houses. Low standards of education, lack of knowledge, age and absence of identity documents were found to be other constraints. Although women in all categories struggled to get …
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Developing and initial testing of pro-poor prenuptial agreements as a new land tenure tool to secure rights in urban State-Subsidized Housing
… of individual or co-ownership at the Deeds Registry, with the title deeds public documents. While prenuptial agreements are not usually regarded as a land tenure tool, the fact that they are also public documents registered at the Deeds Office makes them pertinent. A limited dataset of …
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Exploring the challenges of quitrent rights on land use, development and ownership in the Eastern Cape
… of the quitrent rights system. Many quitrent titles were surveyed in the former Transkeian and Ciskeian Territories between 1890 and 1923. Formal title deeds were registered in the Deeds Registry in respect of the affected land parcels in various categories that were either residential, arable …
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Investigating Pre-Financial Close Risks Associated with Communal Land Ownership Rights in Onshore Wind Energy Development in South Africa
… have no formal land structures, ownership or title deeds to support the individuals and communities that claim possession thereof. This challenge of communal land ownership and the associated risks impact upon investments by independent power producers in wind energy infrastructure. Land in …
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Gavelkind and the Land Market in Somerden Hundred, Kent, 1550-1700
… from the available sources, in particular title deeds. Chapter 1: Research and Sources describes the research objectives, the area studied, the sources available and their limitations. The historiography of Kent and gavelkind is introduced. Chapter 2: Gavelkind in Practice illustrates …
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Gender dynamics in home ownership in Kampala, Uganda
… determines the percentage of a married woman’s entitlement to the matrimonial home upon proof of evidence the married woman presents. The Domestic Relations Bill that would address the unequal gender relations in homeownership and probably guarantee married women benefits in the matrimonial home …