SARS Regulation Reminder for Individuals
As part of the SARS application process for your property transaction, it is important to ensure that all information submitted is fully compliant with...
Conveyancing Examinations Results by Province
Results - Eastern CapeExam: Conveyancing Examinations
The two examination papers are treated separately and candidates must obtain at least 50% in paper 1 and at...
Conditions of deeds of transfer where the sectional title register was opened under the...
Where sections are transferred in terms of a sectional title scheme of which the register was opened under the Sectional Titles Act of 1971,...
GPAs for Registration in Another Deeds Registry
From Allen West..As per the amendment of section 3(1)u of the DRA, copies of GPA’s for registration in another registry cannot be issued for...
Official Deeds Registries Fee Schedule (Effective April 2026)
Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Government Gazette No. 54225 | Notice No. 7180
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1. Registration Services
ItemDescription of ServiceFee (R)(a)Lodgement fee (excluding...
Deeds Registries Act, 1937 (Act No. 47 of 1937): Amendment of Regulations
CHIEF REGISTRAR'S CIRCULAR NO. 1 OF 2026
COMMENCEMENT OF AMENDED REGULATIONS
The amended regulations to the Deeds Registries Act, 1937 (Act No. 47 of 1937), published...
Suspension of RCR 4 of 2025 – Determining the Value of a Lease Agreement
CHIEF REGISTRAR'S CIRCULAR NO. 3 OF 2026
1. RCR 4 of 2025 deals with the determination of the value of a lease agreement for purposes...
Abbreviations Relating to Companies and Close Corporations
1. There seems to be a confusion whether abbreviations relating to Companies and Close Corporations as far as their descriptions are concerned, are permitted...
Certified Copies of Deeds in Terms of Reg 68
I'm often confronted with the question as the weather the property description must be included in an application in terms of regulation 68 one...
Reminder on Trust Names and use of “The” in the name
PURPOSE:
To clarify the uncertainty regarding the use of the word "The” in the name of a Trust.
BACKGROUND:
When a trust is created the document in terms of which the trust...
Letter from City of Johannesburg regarding the Rates Clearance Certificate exemptions
The Chief RegistrarThe Registrar Johannesburg Deed OfficeThe Registrar Pretoria Deeds OfficeDate: 11 December 2025
RE: The Municipal Property Rates Act No. 6 of 2004:
In terms...
Transfer duties breaking SA’s property ladder
A young couple finds their perfect starter home. They can afford the bond. Their salaries qualify. Their credit record is spotless. Then the transfer...
