ITS MY HOUSE – Inheritence of a family house – who inherits it and what does the law say about the ownership?

GUEST: Advocate Nompumelelo Seme - Property law and land reform scholar who taught Property Law and Customary Law at Wits University<br /> <br /> In practice, the family house is often thrown into relief after a death. In the course of disputes over inheritance, immovable property takes centre stage. Opposed parties turn to the official administration of deceased estates in support of their own interests, and a key faultline of disagreement is whether the house will remain a family house. We see this at the point when an elder or a custodian has passed away, and there is no collective agreement on how the immovable property is to be dealt with. <a href="http://www.kayafm.co.za/">Kaya FM </a>