PROPERTY RELATED ARTICLES

Why should a home owner have a copy of the Title Deed or why should a home buyer take a look at the Title Deed before buying a property? These are quite valid questions being asked by our customers all the time. It is of critical importance to have a copy of the Title Deed (usually called a Deed of Transfer) to ensure you know exactly what restrictions there are on a property. Imagine you buying a property only to later find out that there is a municipal pipe running through your backy...

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The Deeds Office is responsible for the registration, management and maintenance of the property registry of South Africa. It also keeps copies of ante nuptial (marriage) contracts. You can get information from the deeds registry on the following: the registered owner of a property the conditions affecting such property interdicts and contracts in respect of the property purchase price of the property rules of a sectional title...

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We are alway striving to give our customers the best service we can. We have grown so much in the past 2 years that our customers are experiencing slightly longer turnaround times. Sometimes it is crucial to get information as quickly as possible. This is the exact reason why we have introduced priority searches. For a small additional fee, we will move your search request to the front of the queue and process it as soon as we can making sure you receive the information quick and hassl...

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No problem. Most of the time this is all we need. If we need more info we will get in touch and ask for more info. In the past it was nearly impossible to get this information without physically going to the Deeds Office or asking an attorney or estate agent to help you. Now you can easily request this type of info from mydeedsearch.co.za....

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Have you ever wondered who owns a property or where this info can be obtained? Previously you had to ask an estate agent or attorney for this information. Now you can use mydeedsearch.co.za to get this info easily and hassle free. We can tell you who owns the property, what they paid for it, whether there is a bond registered against it and even get the contact information of the owner....

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Is your company de-registered from CIPC (Department of Trade & Industry). A lot of companies have a status of deregistration final due to not complying with the new regulations from the CIPC. Previously a letter from the Deeds Office stating that the company does not own any immovable property was required. New regulations require a search against all 10 Deeds Offices from the official website of the Deeds Office. We have access to...

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This is quite a common question getting asked by our clients. Servitudes that are registered are shown on the SURVEYOR GENERAL (SG) Diagram. If you want to know the location of a servitude or whether one is registered, then you need to order a copy of the SG DIAGRAM on our website....

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This is a question we get quite often. There seems to be confusion about when the actual owner change reflects on the Deeds Office search. Sometimes people think our info is outdated, but that is not the case. We have a LIVE link into the Deeds Office which means our info is as current as it is at the Deeds Office. The reason why this happens is because of the next steps involved in transferring a property. Once a property is registered, it is official...

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Title Deed documents have the following naming convention T1234/1984. The T in front of the numbers is the abbreviation for Title. The next numbers before the / is the number of the title deed and the 4 letters after the / is the year. In this example it is Title Deed Number 1234 issued in 1984....

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There seems to be a lot of confusion between a Title Deed and Deed of Transfer. Basically it is exactly the same document. Title Deed is just a more common name that is used. The legal documentation submitted when transferring a property is called a Deed of Transfer. We have had quite a few queries regarding this and had to explain that they are in essence the same documents. Next time you order a Title Deed and receive a Deed o...

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