Halse, Havemann & Lloyd Conveyancers, Attorneys, Notaries & Administrators of Estates  

It usually takes four to six weeks to complete the legal processes involved in the transfer of title.

A rates clearance certificate is a certificate issued by a Local Authority and which certifies that all amounts that became due in connection with that property for municipal service fees, surcharges on fees, property rates and other municipal taxes, levies and duties during the two years preceding the date of application for the certificate have been fully paid.

Transfer duty is the tax payable to the South African Revenue Services (SARS) on the value of any property acquired by any person by way of a sale or a donation or an exchange.