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Between lodgement and registration, a property transfer goes quiet. The conveyancer has your signed documents, the bank has issued its guarantees, and the answer to "how far are we?" becomes some vers...
Enter an erf number into an instant property search and the report is in your inbox within minutes. Order an information copy of the same property's title deed and you wait between one and ten working...
The deeds registry has never heard of 12 Main Road. It knows Erf 456, Portion 2, Somerset West, and if you hand it a street address it has nothing to match that against. This is the single most common...
An antenuptial contract is not a document you keep and hope to find again. It is registered at a deeds registry, and it stays registered whether or not the copy in your file survived the move. Twenty ...
A reference like T36936/03 identifies exactly one document at one Deeds Office: the letter tells you the document type, the first number is its sequence, and the part after the slash is the year of re...
The Deeds Office indexes property two ways: by the property itself, and by the person it is registered to. The second index is the one that matters when you are winding up an estate and need to confir...
An advertised property comes with claims: the size, who is selling, what was paid for it last time, whether the granny flat is legal. The deeds register holds what is actually recorded, and an instant...
Losing your original title deed can be a stressful experience, especially if you're planning to sell your property, apply for a bond, or need it for estate administration. The good news is that South ...
Looking for a copy of a title deed? Maybe you're applying for a bond, need to submit building applications, or just need to verify ownership details. Whatever the reason, getting hold of title deed do...
If you own property in South Africa, or you're thinking about buying, you've probably heard the term "title deed" thrown around. But what exactly is it, and why does it matter so much? Let's break it ...