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Conveyancing Terms
Property transfer, deeds office, transfer duty, title deeds, and bond registration terms.
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Bond cancellation
The conveyancing process of cancelling a registered mortgage bond at the Deeds Office, usually when property is sold or a bond is settled.
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Bond cancellation attorney
A conveyancing attorney instructed to cancel an existing registered mortgage bond at the Deeds Office.
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Bond registration attorney
A conveyancing attorney instructed by a bank or lender to prepare and register a mortgage bond over immovable property.
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Conveyancer
An admitted attorney who is also admitted and enrolled to prepare and register property-transfer and deeds documents.
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Conveyancing
The attorney-led legal process for transferring registered ownership of immovable property.
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Conveyancing Attorney
Conveyancing Attorney describes legal help linked to conveyancing, including matters such as property transfer, bond registration, and deeds office steps.
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Deed Of Transfer
The deed prepared and registered to transfer ownership of immovable property from one owner to another.
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Deeds Office
The public registry where deeds, property transfers, bonds, and certain real rights in immovable property are registered.
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Deeds Office fees
Official fees charged for deeds registration or related Deeds Office processes, separate from professional conveyancing fees.
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Deeds search
A search of Deeds Registry information to check registered property, ownership, title deed, bond, or related deeds information.
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DeedsWEB
An electronic deeds-information access service used to search South African Deeds Registry information.
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Fixtures and fittings
Items connected to a property that may need to be identified as included or excluded in a sale agreement.
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Levy clearance certificate
A clearance confirmation linked to sectional-title or community-scheme levies before transfer can proceed.
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Lodgement
The submission of deeds and supporting documents to the Deeds Office for examination and registration.
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Mandatory disclosure form
A property disclosure document used to record known defects and property-condition information in many residential sale or lease processes.
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Mortgage bond
A registered security right over immovable property used to secure repayment of a loan or other obligation.
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Occupation date
The date from which a buyer, seller, tenant, or other party may occupy the property under the sale agreement or related arrangement.
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Occupational rent
An amount payable for occupying a property before or after transfer when occupation and registration do not happen on the same date.
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Offer to purchase
A written property offer that can become a binding sale agreement once accepted, depending on its terms and signatures.
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Property Lawyer
Property Lawyer describes legal help linked to conveyancing, including matters such as property transfers, leases, and property disputes.
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Property registration
The formal registration of ownership, transfer, bond, or another real right in immovable property at the Deeds Office.
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Rates clearance certificate
A municipal certificate confirming that rates, taxes, and related municipal amounts required for transfer have been dealt with.
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Suspensive condition
A contract condition that must be fulfilled before the agreement becomes fully operative or enforceable in the agreed way.
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Title Deed
The registered property document that records ownership, property description, and registered conditions for immovable property.
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Transfer Costs
The costs connected to registering transfer of immovable property into the buyer's name.
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Transfer Duty
A SARS tax that can apply when a person acquires immovable property or certain rights in property.
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Transfer duty receipt
A SARS-issued receipt or exemption confirmation linked to transfer duty on a property transaction.
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Transferring attorney
The conveyancing attorney responsible for preparing and registering transfer of immovable property from seller to buyer.
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Voetstoots clause
A property-sale clause stating that the buyer accepts the property in its existing condition, subject to the law and the facts of the disclosure.
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Property Transfer Checklist
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ConveyancingProcess MapTransfer Duty Guide
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ConveyancingChecklistExisting Tenant Property Purchase Checklist
Prepare before buying property with an existing tenant by organising lease records, occupation facts, deposit and rental records, sale agreement terms, transfer timing, inspection records, and lawyer questions.
Property LawClient Document PackProperty Lawyer Document Checklist
Prepare documents for a property-law, conveyancing, lease, transfer, sectional-title, occupation, or property-dispute consultation.
ConveyancingClient Document PackProperty Transactions and Occupation Document Checklist
Property Transactions and Occupation Document Checklist: prepare Offer to purchase, Lease, Title deed and identify missing records before legal advice.
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