The City of Cape Town, South Peninsula, Bellville and Oostenberg municipalities have joined other municipalities in allowing attorneys to request Rates Clearance Certificates electronically.
Consequently, two Electronic Rates Clearance workshops were held last week for all Cape Town clients wishing to make use of the new feature from within GhostConvey. The response was overwhelming with some 300 users (secretaries and conveyancers) being taken through their paces.
It was with disbelief that they learned that rates figures would be returned from the council within 3 working days - they currently wait 3 weeks! One can therefore understand the impact that this will have on the conveyancing process. The presentation - which was enthusiastically received - is available on the link below.
Rates Presentation
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