General

Closing dates

The various Deeds Offices have recently communicated their formal closing dates for 2018, as well as their year-end arrangements for registration of transactions. This should lead to an increase in lodgements over the next two weeks, which will have an impact on the turn-around times.

The Chief Registrar of Deeds issued year-end deeds office details for the various registries nationally. These are that the registries will close on 21 December 2018. The last day for lodgments and registrations is 20 December. All the registries will open on 2 January 2019, for business as usual.

In some registries however, alternative arrangements have been made. Due to the internal differences in other offices, check with your conveyancer in your region.

Please see the table below:

Deeds Office Transaction/event Date
Bloemfontein

Closure Date

Last Day for Lodgement

Last Day for Registration

Re-Opening Date

21 December at 10h00

14 December 2018

20 December 2018

2 January 2019

Cape Town

Closure Date

Last Day for Lodgement

Last Day for Registration

Re-Opening Date

21 December at 10h00

14 December 2018

20 December 2018

2 January 2019

Johannesburg

Closure Date

Last Day for Lodgement

Last Day for Registration

Re-Opening Date

21 December at 10h00

14 December 2018

20 December 2018

2 January 2019

Kimberley

Closure Date

Last Day for Lodgement

Last Day for Registration

Re-Opening Date

21 December at 10h00

14 December 2018

20 December 2018

2 January 2019

King Williams Town

Closure Date

Last Day for Lodgement

Last Day for Registration

Re-Opening Date

21 December at 10h00

14 December 2018

20 December 2018

2 January 2019

Mpumalanga

Closure Date

Last Day for Lodgement

Last Day for Registration

Re-Opening Date

21 December at 10h00

14 December 2018

20 December 2018

2 January 2019

Pietermaritzburg

Closure Date

Last Day for Lodgement

Last Day for Registration

Re-Opening Date

21 December at 10h00

14 December 2018

20 December 2018

2 January 2019

Pretoria

Closure Date

Last Day for Lodgement

Last Day for Registration

Re-Opening Date

21 December at 10h00

14 December 2018

20 December 2018

2 January 2019

Umtata

Closure Date

Last Day for Lodgement

Last Day for Registration

Re-Opening Date

21 December at 10h00

14 December 2018

20 December 2018

2 January 2019

Vryburg

Closure Date

Last Day for Lodgement

Last Day for Registration

Re-Opening Date

21 December at 10h00

14 December 2018

20 December 2018

2 January 2019

 

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