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Application for information from the Deeds Registry

    


Description | Steps to follow | Legal framework | Service standard | Cost | Forms to complete | Contact details



Description

The deeds registry is open to any member of the public to access information with regard to 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 scheme
  • a copy of an antenuptial contract (ANC), deeds of servitude, mortgage bonds, etc.
  • a copy of a sectional title plan or the rules of a Sectional Title Scheme. (Note: this is not a certified copy; merely a copy for information purposes)
  • township establishment conditions
  • information relating to a property or deed
  • information relating to the tracking of a deed through the registration process.

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Steps to follow

  • Before information can be obtained from the deeds registry, you must have the following ready:
    • the full names and/or identity number of the owner of property, or 
    • at least his or her date of birth. (In the case of a juristic person, the name and registration number, if available, is necessary)
    • the correct erf number and township or farm name and number, not the street address. (In the case of a sectional title scheme, the section and the scheme name are required.)
  • To obtain a copy of a deed or document from a deeds registry, you must go to any deeds office (deeds registries may not give out information acting on a letter or a telephone call)
    • go to the information desk where an official will help you to complete a prescribed form and explain the procedure
    • request a data typist to do a search on the property, and
    • pay the required fee at the cashier’s office and take the receipt back to the official at the information desk. The receipt number will be allocated to your copy of title.

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Legal framework

Deeds Registries Act, 1937 (Act 47 of 1937)

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Service standard

A search may take 30 to 60 minutes. In some of the larger offices,  the copy of a deed is posted or it must be collected after a certain period of time.

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Cost

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Forms to complete

The official at the Deeds office will give you a form to complete.

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Contact details

Please select one option:

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 address:
Office of the Chief Registrar of Deeds
Private Bag X918
Pretoria
0001
Web address: www.deeds.gov.za

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Bloemfontein Deeds Registry
Area of jurisdiction: Free State Province
City/ town: Bloemfontein
Tel: 015 403 0300
Fax: 051 403 0308
Physical address:
New Government Building,
Corner Aliwal and Nelson Mandela Drive
Bloemfontein
9301
Post address:
Registrar of Deeds, Bloemfontein
Private Bag X20613
Bloemfontein
9300

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Cape Town Deeds Registry
Area of jurisdiction: Western Cape Province and parts of the Eastern and Northern Cape
City/ town: Cape Town
Tel: 021 464 7600
Fax: 021 464 7725
Physical address:
New Revenue Building
90 Plein Street
Cape Town
8001
Post address:
Registrar of Deeds, Cape Town
Private Bag X9073
Cape Town
8000

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Johannesburg Deeds Registry
Area of jurisdiction
: Part of Gauteng Province
City/ town: Johannesburg
Tel: 011 223 6800
Fax: 011 223 6811
Physical address:
Marble Towers
Corner of Pritchard & Von Willigh Streets
Johannesburg
2107
Postal address:
Registrar of Deeds, Johannesburg
P.O Box 61873
Marshalltown
2107

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Kimberley Deeds Registry
Area of jurisdiction: Part of Northern Cape and North West Province
City/ town: Kimberley
Tel: 053 832 7228/ 9
Fax: 053 832 5888
Physical address:
10th Floor, New Public Building
Corner Stead and Knight Streets
Kimberley
8301
Postal address:
Registrar of Deeds, Kimberley
Private Bag X5026
Kimberley
8300

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King William's Town Deeds Registry
Area of jurisdiction:
Part of Eastern Cape Province
City/ town: King Williams Town
Tel: 043 642 2741
Fax: 043 642 5439
Physical address:
113 Alexander Road
King William's Town
5601
Postal address:
Registrar of Deeds, King William's Town
Private Bag X7402
King William's Town
5600

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Mpumalanga Deeds Registry
Area of jurisdiction: Mpumalanga Province
City/ town: Nelspruit
Tel: 013 756 4000
Fax: 013 756 4092/ 4006
Physical address:
25 Bell Street
Nelspruit
1200
Postal address:
Registrar of Deeds, Mpumalanga
Private Bag 11239
Nelspruit
1200

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Mthatha Deeds Registry
Area of jurisdiction: Part of Eastern Cape Province
City/ town: Mthatha
Tel: 047 531 2150
Fax: 047 531 2873
Physical address:
Ground Floor, Botha Sigcau Building
Corner Leeds and Owen Streets
Mthatha
5100
Postal address:
Registrar of Deeds, Mthatha
Private Bag X5040
Mthatha
5100

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Pietermaritzburg Deeds Registry
Area of jurisdiction: KwaZulu-Natal Province
City/ town: Pietermaritzburg
Tel: 033 355 6800
Fax: 033 345 5501
Physical address:
300 Pietermaritz Street
Pietermaritzburg
3201
Postal address:
Registrar of Deeds, Pietermritzburg
Private Bag X9028
Pitermaritzburg
3200

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Pretoria Deeds Registry
Area of jurisdiction:
Limpopo Province and parts of Gauteng and North West Province
City/ town: Pretoria
Tel: 012 338 7000
Fax: 012 338 7151
Physical address:
Merino Building
Corner Bosman and Pretorius Street
Pretoria
0002
Postal address:
Registrar of Deeds, Pretoria
Private Bag X183
Pretoria
0001

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Vryburg Deeds Registry
Area of jurisdiction:
Parts of Northern Cape and North-West Province
City/ town: Vryburg
Tel: 053 927 1076/ 7/ 8
Fax: 053 927 4002
Physical address:
Government Building
26 De Kock Street
Vryburg
8601
Postal address:
Registrar of Deeds, Vryburg
Private Bag X1
Vryburg
8600

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