PROPERTY RELATED ARTICLES

We have had a few requests from our clients to list the steps a property of bond registration goes through when being registered at the Deeds Office. Deeds Office Tracking (DOTS) is a powerful search allowing you to track the progress of a property or bond registration at the Deeds Office. When a property or bond is registered at the Deeds Office it goes through various stages before being registered. The entire process takes around 21 working days depending on the backlog at...

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When you buy a property, you need to get the title deed transferred into your name. The title deed constitutes proof that you are the owner of the property. You will need the assistance of a conveyancing attorney to help you transfer the Title Deed into your name. You will only become the owner of the property when the Registrar of Deeds signs the transfer. A copy of the title deed is ke...

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The Transfers Report is a flexible, query driven report which details transactional and bond registration information. Transfer reports are usually generated on Township / Suburb but can be as specific as erf or sectional scheme. Search criteria parameters include: Property Type - freehold, sectional title, estate, farm or all Specific Erf Ranges Suburb, Estate, Farm, Street or Sectional Title Sales and / or...

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Where a Deeds Office property search related to a specific property, a Deeds office person search relates to a specific person. A person search can be perfomed against any of the 10 Deeds Offices to find out what property an individual or company owns, whether the individual is married and have a marriage (antenuptial) contract and whether there any any interdicts registered against the individual or company. The Pe...

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A wealth of information is available at the Deeds Office including property information. As the Deeds Office is the custodian of all property transfers in South Africa, it also contains all the information about a specific property. There are providers and systems out there that try to "mimick" the Deeds Office system by providing "offline" searches or searches from their own database. In the end, the Deeds Office is the only place where the most current inf...

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The Surveyor General Diagram is the fundamental registerable document prepared by the land surveyor. The essential information shown on a diagram is: The unique designation of the property. An illustration showing the property. The boundary description listing the corner beacons and the details of any curvilinear boundary. Descriptions of the corner beacons. A table lis...

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When you buy a property, you need to get the Title Deed transferred into your name. The Title Deed is the proof that you are the owner of the property. You will need the assistance of a conveyancer (transfer attorney) to help you transfer the Title Deed into your name. It is important to know that you will only become the owner of the property when the Registrar of Deeds signs the transfer. A Title Deed Document is the most...

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The South African Registrar of Deeds, also known as the Deeds Office, is an indpendent directorate within the Department of Land Affairs. The Deeds Office is a government department responsible for the registration, management and maintenance of the property registry of South Africa. It is part of the department of Rural Development and Land Reform. South Africa has one of the best Deeds Registry systems in the w...

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When a property is sold or an additional bond is taken out against the property or when an interdict is obtained against a property or person, it needs to be registered at the Deeds Office. This process requires a conveyancing attorney to draw up the necessary documents and "lodge" it at the Deeds Office. The Deeds Office will then process the request and verify th...

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It currently takes around 7 to 8 working days for registration in the Deeds Office. Below is a guideline of the typical process a deed will follow after lodgement at the Deeds Office. South Africa has one of the best deeds regisration systems in the work allowing for the maximum protection of the property owner.  Day 1: Lodgement Lodgement of the deeds. Deeds are checked by the lodgement clerks. Lodgement cle...

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