LPL4804 Assignment 1 ( FULL ANSWERS) Semester 1 2025 - DUE 4 April 2025

LPL4804 Due date: 04 April 2025. Total: 20 marks. INSTRUCTIONS This assessment consists of 1 (one) page. ALL questions are compulsory. NO late submission will be accepted. This is NOT a group assignment. Question 1 John Masupa and Sophie Masupa are married in community of property and own Erf 27 Sunrise Township. John dies and according to his will, all his assets are bequeathed to Sophie. Sophie is therefore entitled to ½ (one-half) share of the property by virtue of her marriage in community of property to John, and the other ½ (one-half) share by virtue of the bequest in John’s will. 1.1. How will you transfer John’s ½ (one-half) share to Sophie other than by way of deed of transfer? According to Section 31(1) of the Deeds Registries Act 47 of 1937¹, John’s ½ share in Erf 27 Sunrise Township can be transferred to Sophie without a deed of transfer by way of endorsement (annotated transfer)² of the existing title deed. This applies because Sophie, as the surviving spouse married in community of property³, inherits John’s ½ share via his will. ¹ Section 31(1) of the Deeds Registries Act 47 of 1937 permits the endorsement of a title deed to reflect changes in ² Section 4(q) of the Transfer Duty Act 40 of 1949 exempts transfers between spouses (or by will) from transfer duty