Mike Collins
Mike Collins is a Director in our Real Estate Law practice. Michael has specialised in commercial property with over 30 years of property law experience and has assisted numerous major corporations in nationwide property acquisition or disposition transactions. He also assists the leading commercial banks with the registration of mortgage bonds to secure large commercial loans.
About Mike
About Mike
Mike began his career as a Candidate Attorney at Syfret Godlonton-Fuller Moore (now Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr) in 1985, was admitted as an Attorney and Conveyancer in 1987 and became a Director in 1991.
Credentials
Credentials
Education
- LLB, University of Cape Town
- Property Introductory Programme, South African Property Owners Association
- Property Development Programme, South African Property Owners Association
- Year of admission as an attorney: 1987
- Enrolled with the Legal Practice Council
Memberships
- South African Property Owners Association (SAPOA)
Languages
Languages
- English
About Mike
Mike began his career as a Candidate Attorney at Syfret Godlonton-Fuller Moore (now Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr) in 1985, was admitted as an Attorney and Conveyancer in 1987 and became a Director in 1991.
Credentials
Education
- LLB, University of Cape Town
- Property Introductory Programme, South African Property Owners Association
- Property Development Programme, South African Property Owners Association
- Year of admission as an attorney: 1987
- Enrolled with the Legal Practice Council
Memberships
- South African Property Owners Association (SAPOA)
Languages
- English
Experience
Michael's experience includes:
- Commercial property transactions.
- Opening of Sectional Title Schemes.
- Registration of residential developments
- Nationwide registrations of properties on behalf of Property Reits.
- High volume township registrations throughout the Western Cape Province.
- Assists commercial banks with the registration of mortgage bonds.
- Presented seminars at the South African Embassy in Brussels to foreign investors.
- Manages affairs and investments for absentee and overseas clients.
News
![CSOS ombuds and adjudicator privileges and immunities from liability – Community Schemes Ombud Service v Stonehurst Mountain Estate Owners Association (12399/2021) [2022] ZAWCHC 126 (17 June 2022)](/export/sites/cdh/images/news-thumbnails/real-estate-law-03.jpg)
CSOS ombuds and adjudicator privileges and immunities from liability – Community Schemes Ombud Service v Stonehurst Mountain Estate Owners Association (12399/2021) [2022] ZAWCHC 126 (17 June 2022)
On 17 June 2022, the Western Cape High Court handed down a judgment in Community Schemes Ombud Service v Stonehurst Mountain Estate Owners Association (12399/2021) ZAWCHC 126 (17 June...
Mixed-use developments: The pros and cons
Mixed-use sectional schemes in South Africa have gained popularity for their potential to offer diverse and integrated living and working spaces. However, like any concept, they come...
Acquisitive prescription of property: Is it still applicable in cases where there has been illegality?
Dhanwanthie Gianchandi (the possessor), along with her late husband, purchased a house three houses away from the property in April 1990. The property was undeveloped and deserted...
Fraudulent immovable property transfers: Fraud unravels all
The recent judgment handed down by Judge Adams in Botha NO v Leboko-Radebe and Others (16835/2021) ZAGPJHC 724 (22 September 2022), in the High Court Gauteng Division, Johannesburg,...
Share block schemes and the rights afforded
Share block schemes are defined in the Share Blocks Control Act 59 of 1980 (SBC Act) as “ any scheme in terms of which a share, in any manner whatsoever, confers a right to or an interest...
