1. What is a Title Deed?

The owner of Immovable Property is the person in whose name the property is registered in terms of the Deeds Registries Act 47 of 1937. A Title Deed is the owner of immovable property's documentary proof of ownership. Each privately owned property...

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2. Estate Agent Mandates Explained

A Mandate is an instruction or authority from a client to an estate agent, to render a particular estate agency service. It is a legally binding contract between the estate agent and his client, that need not be in writing unless in the case...

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3. Housing Development Schemes for Retired Persons

These schemes usually have extraordinary features, which other developments don't have, such as a frail care centre or full-time nursing care, restaurant facilities, great emphasis on security, etc. There can also be certain stipulations, which make...

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4. PURCHASING IMMOVABLE PROPERTY IN SOUTH AFRICA AS A NON-RESIDENT

There are various issues involved in purchasing immovable property in a foreign country which extend beyond the mere signing of contracts and documents and paying of money of which the aver-age non-resident interested in purchasing property is...

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5. OFFER TO PURCHASE PROPERTY

OFFER TO PURCHASE PROPERTY OFFER TO PURCHASE ...

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6. Transfer and Bond Cost Calculator Courtesy of Louwrens Koen Attorneys and Conveyancers

South African Property Law and Conveyancing No Transfer Duty from Company, CC or Trust Transfers can take place from a Company, Close Corporation and Trust to its Shareholder / Member or Beneficiary free of...

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7. Offices of the Registrar of Deeds in South Africa

Office of the Chief Registrar of Deeds Area of jurisdiction: National City/ town: Pretoria Tel: 012 338 7000 Fax: 012 338 7027 Physical address: Office of the Chief Registrar of Deeds Rentmeester Building Bosman Street, Pretoria 0002 Post...

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8. National Home Builders Registration Council.

National Home Builders Registration Council. The NHBRC was established through the Housing Consumer Protection Measures Act, 95 of 1998, to protect the buyer of newly built or still to be built residential properties, in the event that...

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9. Buying Property on Auction

South Africans are not used to buying and selling residential properties using auction sales. A property that is being auctioned usually conjures up pictures in the minds of people of liquidations and insolvencies. In countries like Australia,...

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10. What is involved if a seller or purchaser wants to have a title deed condition removed. What is the cost? How long does it take?

What is involved if a seller or purchaser wants to have a title deed condition removed. What is the cost? How long does it take? There are two options available. Firstly, one can make application to the High Court for a court order that the...

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