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Property records, explained

What the registers hold, where to find it, and what it means.

What is an erf number, and how do I find mine?An erf number identifies a registered plot of land in a South African township.How to check what a house sold forEvery property transfer in South Africa is registered at the Deeds Office with its price.How to find out who owns a propertyOwnership of South African property is recorded at the Deeds Office.What is my property zoned?How to find the zoning of a South African property free: Cape Town, Tshwane, Ekurhuleni, Durban and KwaZulu-Natal from the municipalities' own maps.SG diagrams: what they are, and how to get one freeAn SG diagram is the Surveyor-General's approved survey of a piece of land: its boundaries, beacons, extent and servitudes.Municipal valuations: what they are, how rates follow, and how to objectWhat a municipal valuation is, how it differs from market value, how property rates are calculated from it, and how to object to a valuation roll in South Africa, with evidence that works.. Valuation rolls by metroCape Town, Johannesburg, Tshwane, Ekurhuleni and Durban: current roll, dates and objections.