Transport- en eiendomsoordrag SA - vrae

Die term "VERVOER" beskryf die regsproses waardeur 'n persoon, maatskappy, beslote korporasie of trust die geregistreerde en wettige eienaar van vaste eiendom word en verseker dat sodanige eienaarskap nie betwis kan word nie. Dit behels ook die registrasieproses van verbandlenings. (Sien ons brosjure oor "Verbandlenings").
'N Aktebesorger is 'n prokureur wat ook die nasionale akteeksamen geslaag het en volgens wet die enigste persoon is wat vaste eiendomsoordragte kan registreer. Dit is nodig om die beskerming van die verskillende belange wat die partye in die transaksie het, te verseker en om die hoë standaard van grondregistrasie te handhaaf.
Die verkoper stel gewoonlik 'n aktebesorger aan om aandag te gee aan die oordrag van vaste eiendom, alhoewel dit, net soos ander aspekte van 'n koopooreenkoms, deur onderhandelings tussen die partye kan verander.
CONCLUDING A WRITTEN DEED OF SALE
The Act prescribes certain information to appear in a deed of sale:
  • parties to the agreement;
  • price as agreed upon and
  • property description.
Supplemental information includes:
  • method of payment of purchase price;
  • details of financial arrangements to be made;
  • date of occupation and occupational interest payable;
  • date of passing of risk concerning the property; liability for payment of transfer fees;
  • details of agents commission and liability for payment thereof and other terms as agreed upon by the parties on conclusion of the deed of sale.
NOTE: Ownership does not pass on the date of the agreement, but only later on date of registration. Prior to registration the purchaser merely has a personal right to claim transfer of the property.

APPOINTMENT OF THE CONVEYANCER
According to the Common Law, it is the seller's prerogative to appoint a conveyancer of his choice to attend to the registration of the transfer of his immovable property. Keep in mind however
that several attorneys may be involved as one such transaction usually entails the following simultaneous actions:
  • Transfer of property from seller to purchaser;
  • Cancellation of sellers existing bond and
  • Registration of purchasers new bond.
Different conveyancers therefore attend to the various transactions in this process. They are referred to as the transferring attorney (who handles the transfer), the cancellation attorney (who represents the financial institution of the seller existing bond) and the bond attorney (who effects the registration of the new bond in the name of the purchaser). For each of these different transactions there are different fees and expenses payable, respectively linked to the purchase price and to the amount of the bond to be registered.
The estate agent or seller provides the conveyancer with the deed of sale. The conveyancer then proceeds to gather the necessary information and documentation to proceed with the registration process.
This includes:
  • full names, identity numbers and marital status of all parties;
  • the existing title deed of the property;
  • details of the cancellation figure regarding the bond (being the outstanding balance owed on the seller's bond, including capital and interest);
  • the outstanding rates and taxes/levies, which are payable monthly;
  • the means by which the purchaser intends to finance the transaction, through which financial institution and the amount of the loan and
  • information obtained from the Deeds Office regarding restrictions noted against the property or against any party that may influence the transaction.
DRAFTING AND SIGNING OF DOCUMENTS
After fulfilment of all suspensive conditions e.g. granting of a loan and the obtaining of all relevant information, documents are prepared for signature by all the parties.
Transfer documentation
  • Power of Attorney by which the seller empowers a conveyancer to appear before the Registrar of Deeds on his behalf to register the deed of transfer;
  • Insolvency and Marital Status Declarations by both parties to the transaction and
  • Transfer Duty Declarations by both parties in terms of which details regarding the purchase price are declared to the Receiver of Revenue together with the payment of transfer duty.
Bond documentation
Where a part of the purchase price is being financed by means of a loan, the purchaser will sign documentation at a conveyancer acting on behalf of a financial institution, for the registration of the bond over the property as security for the loan. The required documentation is usually the following:
  • Power of Attorney to pass the bond whereby the purchaser empowers a conveyancer to register the bond in favour of the financial institution who granted the loan;
  • Insolvency and Marital Status Declarations and
  • Standard documentation of the financial institution. Each financial institution has its own set of required documentation to be signed before registration.
 STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT
The statement of account regarding the transfer usually consists of
the following:
  • Transfer duty: This is a form of tax payable to the Government, calculated at a specified rate on the value of the property.
  • If however, VAT has been included in the purchase price, no transfer duty is payable;
  • Rates and taxes/levies: Payable in advance to the Local Authority or in the case of a sectional title unit, payable to the Body Corporate;
  • Transfer fees: Prescribed by the Regulations and calculated
  • according to the value of the property;
  • Provisions for postages and disbursements;
  • VAT: On services rendered and
  • Deeds Office Registration fees: Payable per registration.
The statement of account regarding the bond registration usually consists of the following:
Fees of the financial institution: This can include inspection fees, initiation costs, administration costs and other costs;
Bond fees: Prescribed by the Regulations, payable to the conveyancer and calculated on the amount of the bond to be registered;
VAT: On services rendered;
Provisions for postages and disbursements and
Deeds Office Registration fee: Payable per registration.

FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS
The conveyancer is responsible to attend to a variety of financial arrangements during the registration process for example:
  • Collection of all costs as payable per statement of account;
  • Payment of transfer duty to the Receiver of Revenue and the obtaining of a transfer duty receipt;
  • Payment of rates and taxes/levies and obtaining a clearance certificate from the Local Authority or a levy certificate from the Body Corporate. (It is prescribed by law that no account for rates and taxes/levies payable by the existing owner shall be in arrears on the date of transfer);
  • Guarantees are requested from the purchasers financial institution for the available amount of the loan, for the payment of the outstanding amount of the purchase price. (A guarantee is an undertaking by a financial institution to pay the amount as set out therein on date of registration);
  • Arranging for the cancellation of the existing bond of the seller through the issuing of guarantees for the amount outstanding on the bond and
  • Arranging payment of the balance purchase price.
  • The full amount of the purchase price must be available, (except where the deed of sale states otherwise) either by means of a guarantee or a cash
  • deposit before registration.
  • In accordance with the deed of sale, you may request that all deposits made by yourself must be invested in an interest bearing account in your favour, for payment on date of registration.
THE DEEDS OFFICE
Conveyancers attending to the various aspects of the transaction liaise with each other on a continuous basis to arrange simultaneous lodgement and registration of all the documents at the Deeds Office. The Deeds Office is a Government Registration Office and keeps record of all real estate transactions and rights regarding such properties.
There are offices in Pretoria, Johannesburg, Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Kimberley, Pietermaritzburg, Nelspruit and Vryburg.
Each set of lodged documents is examined by Deeds Office officials to ensure that it complies with all relevant acts and regulations. Afterwards it is made available to the various conveyancers for
registration in the presence of the Registrar of Deeds. The linked set of documentation is registered simultaneously.

REGISTRATION
Registration renders the purchaser the registered owner of the property and his real rights are thus protected against third parties.
All financial arrangements are usually finalized within 24 hours after registration. This entails the payment of guarantees by the purchasers financial institution, payment of the amount of the cancellation figure to the existing bondholder, payment of the balance purchase price to the seller and the setting of accounts with all parties.
Dit is moeilik om die presiese duur van 'n transaksie te voorspel, met die volgende redes:

a. Die koopakte kan onderworpe wees aan opskortende voorwaardes, byvoorbeeld:
- die verkoop en afsluiting van registrasie van die koper se eiendom binne 'n sekere tydperk en
- die verkryging van 'n lening binne 'n bepaalde tydperk, waarvoor die transaksie nie voortgaan nie.
b. Regeringskantore en ander instellings benodig sekere tydperke om dokumente af te lewer of sertifikate uit te reik wat nodig is in die proses, bv:
- klaringsertifikate van die plaaslike owerheid of die liggaam (6-10 dae);
- hereregteontvangste van die Ontvanger van Inkomste;
- waarborge van die finansiële instellings (7-21 dae);
- toestemming tot kansellasie van die bestaande verbandhouers (7- 14 dae) en
- Aktekantoor vir registrasie (8-15 dae).
Onvoorspelbare probleme: die feit dat soveel instellings by die registrasieproses betrokke is, dra by tot onverwagte vertragings (byvoorbeeld posvertragings of ongewone titelvoorwaardes wat tydige afhandeling van die transaksie kan voorkom).
Al die bogenoemde tydperke kan wissel, maar gewoonlik duur die registrasieproses gewoonlik 24 tot 35 dae nadat die finansiële reëlings bevestig is.

In 'n normale transportaangeleentheid is daar drie prokureurs:
  1. Oordragprokureur - sorg vir die algehele oordrag van die eiendom vanaf die verkoper na die kopersnaam.
  2. Advokaat vir kansellasie van verband - sorg vir die kansellasie van die verband wat in die naam van die verkoper is.
  3. Advokaat vir verbandregistrasie - handel oor die registrasie van die verband in die naam van die koper.

Oordraggelde is gebaseer op die waarde van die eiendom. Hierdie fooie word deur die Regsraad voorgestel. Die gepubliseerde feite is slegs 'n riglyn vir die oordrag- en verbandprokureurs. Die uitbetalings berus egter op die prokureurs se diskresie en dit kan van prokureur tot prokureur verskil. Oordraggelde is binne rede onderhandelbaar.
Die stelsel van die munisipaliteit duur tussen 6 - 52 weke en meer om die verkoper terug te betaal. Die munisipaliteit sal die verkoper versoek om 'n opdragbrief van die oordragprokureurs in te dien om die terugbetaling te verwerk. Daar is geen tydsraamwerk waarin die munisipaliteit werk om die terugbetaling na te kom nie, en dit kan ongelukkig enige tyd neem.
Sodra die saak in die aktekantoor geregistreer is, sal betalings gewoonlik 1-3 dae na registrasie geskied. Dit is om tyd te gee vir die uitbetaling van 'n verband en vir die prokureur om die finansies uit te werk.
Die oordragkoste is gewoonlik betaalbaar nadat die koper die oordragdokumente onderteken het.
Ja, dit kan, maar sekere reëls vir ondertekening moet gevolg word. Die prosedure wat gevolg moet word, hang af van die land waar die dokumente onderteken word. Bv. Die dokumente moet moontlik onderteken word by 'n notaris en dan in die poste gebring word, of dit kan by die Suid-Afrikaanse ambassade onderteken word.
Registrasie duur gewoonlik ongeveer 7-10 werksdae vanaf die datum van indiening. Hierdie tydperk verskil egter na gelang van die aktekantoor waar die oordrag ingedien word.
Na registrasie word die oordragdokumente (met inbegrip van die titelakte) deur die Aktekantoor gefilmiseer en daarna aan die oordragprokureurs vrygestel. As daar 'n verband oor die eiendom geregistreer is, sal die oordragprokureurs die oorspronklike akte aan die verbandprokureurs oorhandig wat dit dan aan die bank sal lewer. Die bank hou die oorspronklike titelakte vas totdat die verband gekanselleer word. As geen verband oor die eiendom geregistreer is nie, sal die oordragprokureurs die oorspronklike akte aan die nuwe eienaar oorhandig om dit te bewaar.
'N Koopakte is 'n wettige dokument wat die bepalings bevat van 'n koopkontrak van 'n stuk grond of 'n woonstel in 'n woonstelblok en wat deur die verkoper en die koper of hul gemagtigde agente onderteken moet word.
Volgens die wet moet dokumente wat bedoel is vir die registrasie van oordrag of verbandpand (wat onderhewig is aan 'n verband), deur 'n transportbesorger opgestel word. 'N Transportbesorger is 'n toegelate en praktiserende prokureur en is ook toegelaat om as transportbesorger te praktiseer.
'N Afskrif van 'n akte is ter inligting beskikbaar by enige Aktekantoor op skriftelike aansoek by die Registrateur van Aktes en die betaling van die voorgeskrewe fooi wat van tyd tot tyd verander. Die amptenare by die inligtingsafdeling van 'n aktekantoor help lede van die publiek met die invul van die versoekvorms en met die betaling van die voorgeskrewe fooi. U kan ons ook kontak en ons sal met graagte 'n eksemplaar aanlyn bestel.
U deposito kan aan die eiendomsagentskap of die transportbesorgers betaal word wat aangestel is om die oordrag te hanteer. Hulle het albei trustrekeninge waar u geld gehou sal word hangende die registrasie van die oordrag. Partye moet in die aanbod om te koop bepaal waar die deposito betaal moet word, asook die datum waarop die deposito verskuldig is. Ons verkies dat die deposito in die trustrekening van die oordragprokureur betaal word. Onthou om 'n magtiging te onderteken om die prokureur te belê om die geld namens u te belê totdat dit nodig is. Waarborge kan ook teen hierdie beleggings uitgereik word.
Die koper is gewoonlik verantwoordelik vir die volgende koste:
  • Hereregte, dit is 'n belasting wat op eiendom gehef word en gebaseer is op die koopprys;
  • Oordraggelde betaalbaar aan die oordragprokureurs;
  • Verbintenisregistrasiefooie betaalbaar aan die prokureurs vir verbandregistrasie.
Die verkoper is gewoonlik aanspreeklik vir die volgende koste:
Agentskommissie soos ooreengekom tussen die verkoper en die eiendomsagent;
Koste verbonde aan die kansellasie van die bestaande verband wat oor die eiendom geregistreer is;
Tariewe en belasting wat op die eiendom verskuldig is, asook uitstaande heffings ten opsigte van 'n deeltiteleenheid;
Koste verbonde aan die verkryging van nakomingsertifikate, byvoorbeeld: gas, heining, elektriese sertifikate.
Die verbandkoste word op dieselfde wyse as die oordragskoste, naamlik prokureursfooie, gebreek. Die bedrag wat betaalbaar is, word bepaal deur die waarde van die verband en deur die advokaatstariewe. Afhangend van die bank waarmee u kies, sal die koper 'n aanvangsfooi betaal. Hierdie inisiasiefooi is betaalbaar aan die prokureurs wat die fooi direk aan die bank sal betaal.
Hereregte is 'n belasting wat gehef word op die waarde van enige eiendom wat deur iemand verkry word by wyse van 'n transaksie of op enige ander manier. Hereregte moet betaal word voordat die oordrag voltooi kan word. Geen hereregte is betaalbaar op eiendom wat tot R950 000 verkry is nie. Hereregte is betaalbaar deur die koper van die eiendom.
Beroepshuur kom gewoonlik in die spel wanneer 'n koper na die eiendom intrek voordat oordrag en registrasie plaasgevind het, of as 'n verkoper 'n tydperk daarna in die eiendom bly. Arbeidshuur is 'n vorm van finansiële vergoeding vir die gebruik van 'n eiendom wat die party nie besit nie.
Die Aktekantoor hou rekord van alle eiendomstransaksies. As 'n titelakte vernietig of verlore gaan, kan 'n duplikaat van die akte, teen betaling, by die aktekantoor ingedien word. Die aansoek gaan vergesel van 'n beëdigde verklaring wat verklaar dat die daad eintlik verlore of vernietig is en dat daar nougeset na die daad gesoek is. Sodra die Registrateur tevrede is, sal hy 'n gewaarmerkte afskrif van die titelakte uitreik wat vir alle doeleindes behandel word asof dit die oorspronklike is.
Daar kan tot vyf sertifikate aan die koper verskaf word as u u huis verkoop, naamlik elektries, kewer, gas, water / loodgieterswerk en elektriese heining. Dit is die verkoper se verantwoordelikheid om vir hierdie sertifikate te betaal en om alles reg te stel wat nodig is om die sertifikate te bekom.
Nadat al die dokumentasie onderteken is en die koste betaal is, word die oordrag-, nuwe verband- en kansellasie-verbanddokumente deur die onderskeie prokureurs voorberei vir indiening in die aktekantoor. Al die dokumente word in ooreenkoms met die betrokke prokureurs by die Aktekantoor ingedien.
U moet 90 dae skriftelik aan die bank kennis gee van u voorneme om u huislening te vereffen, in gebreke waarvan die bank in plaas van kennisgewing 90 dae rente sal hef.

Sodra u die verbandrekeningnommer aan ons verskaf, sal ons namens u die bank kennis gee deur die kansellasiesyfers aan te vra. Sou registrasie byvoorbeeld op dag 60 plaasvind, is u slegs aanspreeklik vir die oorblywende 30 dae rente.





Ja, u moet aanhou om dit te betaal, aangesien u na registrasie terugbetaal sal word vir oortollige bedrae wat betaal is.
Artikel 2 (1) van die Wet op Vervreemding van grond nr. 68 van 1981, bepaal dat geen vervreemding van grond van krag of effek mag wees nie, tensy dit onderteken word deur die partye daarby of deur hul agente wat op skriftelike magtiging optree. Iemand wat namens iemand anders onderteken, moet deur 'n skriftelike volmag gemagtig word.
Aktebesorging het 'n baie stresvolle beroep geword, en aktebesorgers en hul personeel is dikwels onder geweldige druk om aan die verwagtinge van kliënte te voldoen.

Baie van die proses, wat hulle moet koördineer, is eintlik buite hul hande. Hulle is sterk afhanklik van banke, stadsrade, inkomstekantore en ander rolspelers (insluitend plaaslike aktekantore) om hul pligte te verrig deur verbandinstruksies, tariewe en so meer aan hulle te voorsien.

Aktebesorgers en hul sekretaresses word vertraag en gekompromitteer deur kopers wat nie deposito's of huurgeld betyds betaal nie, of deur beide kopers en / of verkopers wat ooreenkomste wil verander, wat onvermydelike verdere vertragings tot gevolg het. Dikwels is dit net die een party wat wanbetaal, wat daartoe lei dat die ander die vervoerder onder druk plaas om die situasie reg te stel, probleme met elektriese sertifikate en latente gebreke, wat vervoerbande verder onder druk plaas.


  • die belange van sy kliënt, die verkoper, te alle tye te beskerm en hierdie belange moet swaarder weeg as alle ander oorwegings, behalwe natuurlik wettigheidskwessies;
  • die verkoper in kennis stel van die oordragprosedure en die verkoper op hoogte hou van die vordering van die transaksie;
  • adviseer die verkoper oor die inhoud van die aanbod om te koop, veral rakende opskortende voorwaardes;
  • die verkoper te adviseer oor die kansellasie van sy verband, boetes, kennisgewingstydperke en ander administratiewe koste wat die skikkingsyfer kan beïnvloed;
  • die instruksies van die verkoper te bekom voordat enige waarborge met betrekking tot die transaksie uitgereik word;
  • alles in sy vermoë doen om die transaksie te registreer op of so na as moontlik aan die datum waarop ooreengekom is in die aanbod om te koop;
  • die verkoper te adviseer oor sy verpligtinge ingevolge die koopaanbod om te verseker dat die oordrag nie vertraag word nie;
  • vergader met die verkoper om te verduidelik, en onderteken ook die nodige dokumentasie om die transaksie te beklink;
  • die akte goed voorberei vir inlewering om die risiko van die verwerping van die dokumentasie deur die Aktekantoor te verminder;
  • die verkoper op die dag van registrasie in kennis stel;
  • rekening binne twee dae na registrasie aan die verkoper vir finansies met betrekking tot die transaksie.

  • contact his/her bank to find out whether or not s/he qualifies for a home loan and if so, what amount s/he qualifies for;
  • make sure that s/he can afford the monthly loan repayments and other costs like, rates and taxes, water and electricity, insurance premiums and so on;
  • find out about any once off costs, for example, legal costs, transfer duty or value added tax, loan administration, initiation and registration fees and so on;
  • consider his/her future needs, for example, whether the property that s/he intends to buy is close to his/her work, shops, schools, hospitals and so on;
  • examine the property s/he intends to buy thoroughly for any defects or potential defects, for example, cracks in the walls, damage to the roof, faulty plumbing and so on. The defects may be taken into consideration when negotiating the purchase price of the property; and
  • ask the person selling the property (“seller”) to provide him/her with the following documents: copies of the title deed and diagram; any existing lease agreements; approved building plans; and any other relevant information (such as zoning, town planning or municipality requirements). These documents must also be taken into consideration when negotiating the purchase price of the property.
  • After examining the property and perusing the documentation, the buyer must decide whether or not s/he is interested in buying the property. If the buyer is interested in buying the seller’s property, s/he can make an offer to the seller or his/her estate agent.
  • When the terms and conditions of an offer to purchase are being negotiated, the buyer will be asked for the date that s/he intends to move into the property (occupation date). If no date is set, the seller has the right to remain in the property until the property has been registered (transferred) into the buyer’s name and the seller has received the purchase price. 
  • After the buyer and seller have reached an agreement on the terms and conditions of the sale, the offer to purchase must be reduced to writing (if not already done so) and signed by both the buyer and the seller in acceptance; a sale agreement comes into existence. 
  • Any change to the sale agreement must be done in writing and signed by both the buyer and the seller. 

Nee. Wanneer 'n verkoper besluit om sy / haar eiendom privaat te verkoop, is dit raadsaam om 'n beroepspersoon te nader om 'n koopooreenkoms op te stel. Die professionele persoon moet oor die nodige kennis en vaardighede beskik om die verkoper te adviseer en 'n verkoopooreenkoms op te stel wat die beste by die betrokke verkoop pas. Kontak ons om te help met die kontrak, fooi-kwotasie en oordrag van die eiendom?
  • Identity of the seller and the buyer: by including their names, identity numbers, addresses, marital statuses and so on.
  • Description of the property being sold by the seller: by including the deeds office’s description, size, and/or street address of the property being sold.
  • Purchase price of the property payable by the buyer: by including how the purchase price is going to be paid for by the buyer, for example, in cash or by obtaining a loan, and whether or not a deposit is payable. If a deposit is payable, the deposit must be held in an interest-bearing trust account by the conveyancer (the attorney instructed to transfer the property). If the purchase price is R250 000 or less, a cooling-off period of five working days will apply.
  • The terms and conditions that the seller and the buyer MAY also agree on are, for example:
  • Fixtures and fittings: anything else included in the sale of the property must be specified, for example, a tool-shed, curtains, remotes and so on.
  • Conveyancer: details of the conveyancer handling the transfer. Usually the seller decides on a conveyancer, however, the seller and the buyer may also agree on a conveyancer.
  • Costs: person responsible for certain costs relating to the transfer of the property, for example, obtaining a clearance certificate, transfer duty or value added tax and so on. The buyer and the seller are usually responsible for their own costs relating to obtaining, or cancelling of, a loan for the property.
  • Occupation: the date of occupation by the buyer (on registration or a specified date before or after registration of the property into the buyer’s name) and the amount of occupational rent payable by the seller or the buyer, if any.
  • Voetstoots: when a property is sold “as is” (current condition). The defects or possible defects must be disclosed to the buyer to avoid liability for damages.
  • Estate agent: name of the estate agent and the amount of commission payable, if any. The commission is negotiable between the seller and the estate agent.
  • Certificates: the seller must provide, at his/her costs, an electrical compliance certificate, electrical fence certificate, pest control certificate and/or a gas compliance certificate.
  • Suspensive conditions: for example, whether the sale is subject to the buyer obtaining a loan within an agreed period of time. The sale cannot proceed until all the suspensive conditions have been met.
  • Breach: what will happen if the seller or the buyer does not comply with the sale agreement, for example, if the buyer breaches the agreement of sale, the seller will notify the buyer to fix the breach within seven days. If the buyer does not fix the breach, the seller will be entitled to proceed with a claim for performance in court or cancel the sale agreement and proceed with a claim for damages in court. 

'N Opskortende toestand is 'n onsekere toekomstige gebeurtenis. Die aanbod om te koop is dus onderhewig aan die gebeurtenis van hierdie onseker toekomstige gebeurtenis. Indien die Koper nie die opskortende voorwaardes rakende sy / haar spesifieke aanbod binne die vasgestelde tydsbestek nakom nie, word die Aanbod om te koop nietig en is dit van geen effek nie.
Sale agreements can provide for up to five different types of compliance certificates to be obtained by the seller before a property transfer is registered. These may be required in both conventional and sectional title transactions.

1. ELECTRICAL COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
• Certifies that the electrical installation on the property complies with the required safety standards. • Governed by the Occupational Health and Safety Act. • Valid if issued less than 2 years prior to transfer. However, if any modification was made to the installation after the certificate was issued, a new certificate must be obtained. • Best for the inspection and remedial work to be carried out as soon as possible after the deal is concluded, and prior to the purchaser moving in.

 2.  ELECTRIC FENCE COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE  
• The certificate must be obtained on installation, and if any change or amendment is made, a new certificate must be obtained.
• Certifies that the electric fence installation complies with the required safety standards.
• Governed by the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
• An existing certificate may be transferred by the seller to the purchaser. A seller need only provide a new certificate to the purchaser if a change was made to the installation after the current certificate was issued.
• The requirement also applies to sales of sectional title units if there is an electrical fence system situated on common property.

3. GAS COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

• The certificate must be obtained on installation, and if any change or amendment is made, a new certificate must be obtained.
• Certifies that the gas installation on the property complies with the required safety standards.
• Governed by the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
• A new certificate must be obtained every time there is a change of ownership. • Parties cannot contract out of this or agree to waive. • Seller is required to obtain the certificate prior to transfer.

4. WATER/PLUMBING COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
• Certifies that the water installation at the property is in line with municipal and building guidelines.
• Governed by the City of Cape Town Water By-law. Only applicable to transfers within the municipal jurisdiction of the City of Cape Town.
• A new certificate must be obtained upon change of ownership.
• Parties cannot contract out of this or agree to waive.
• Seller is required to submit the certificate to the City of Cape Town municipality prior to transfer.

5. BEETLE COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
• Usually valid for 3 to 6 months only.
• When there is a change of ownership this certification is often called for; it is not obligatory.
• Certifies that the accessible wood of permanent structures on the property is free from certain wood destroying beetles.
• Not governed by any specific law, but a practice that has evolved over the years.
• Parties can contract out of this; however, if parties agree that no certificate is necessary and bank requires it for purchaser’s bond, then this is for the purchaser’s expense