What is a deeds office?

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The Deeds Office is responsible for the registration, management, and maintenance of the property registry of South Africa.

You can get information from the deeds registry on 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

It also keeps copies of antenuptial contracts.

Visit the Deeds Office website

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