PROPERTY RELATED ARTICLES

Over the past few weeks we have seen a steady improvement in the service received from the Deeds Office. Although it is far from what we expect, at least it is going in the right direction. Based on our interactions with the Deeds Office on a regular basis, the following Deeds Offices has the best service (ranked from best to worst) Pretoria Deeds Office Cape Town Deeds Office Bloemfontein Deeds Office Umtata Deeds Office King William's...

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Our reports are easy to understand and interpret but sometimes Deeds Office information are not that obvious. The article aims to exlain our Property Search Report in more detail. There are various types of properties registered at the Deeds Office. They are:
Freehold Properties – A freestanding property with a unique Erf Number, Portion Number and Township. Sectional Schemes – A sectional scheme is usually a complex...

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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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