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Conveyancer's Certificate - how to get it

If you submit a Land Use Management application to a municipality, they might ask for a Conveyancer's Certificate. This certificate is issued by a conveyancing attorney and verifies that there are no conditions or restrictions on the title deed that would affect the intended use or development of the property. You may email lawyer@capetownlawyer.co.za to request a quote for a conveyancer's certificate.

Click here to download a pdf template for a conveyancer's certificate for the City of Cape Town. Download the pdf template for exact wording, but here's a summary of what it says:

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Conveyancers certificate for the City of Cape Town

What the certificate says

I/we, [conveyancer's name]. hereby wish to certify that a search was conducted in the Deeds Registry, Cape Town for restrictive conditions affecting the development of the following property(ies) (including title deeds and pivot deeds):

(erf number/s and description/s as it appear in the title deed)
..................

1. CERTIFICATE TYPE (please select only one option)

The information provided below is a certified record of all restrictive conditions affecting development on the above stated property(ies).
The information provided below is a certified record of all applicable restrictive conditions relating to a specific plan or proposed application of the above stated property(ies). (complete plan no., date and application type below).
- Plan no.
- Date
- Application type

2. SCHEDULE OF TITLE DEEDS APPLICABLE (List title deed number in full and attach a complete set of copies)

3. LIST OF RESTRICTIVE TITLE CONDITION

The title deed and clause number of each restrictive condition should be provided; the conveyancer is to provide the details of any necessary interpretation of the conditions. If any clause is selected, Addendum A needs to be completed for each property.

Categories:

Use of land
Building lines
Height
Number of dwellings
Bulk floor area
Coverage / built upon area
Subdivision
Servitudes that may be registered over or in favour of the property
Other restrictive conditions limiting development

ADDENDUM A

Property reference
Allotment

RESTRICTIVE CONDITIONS IMPOSED AT TIME OF TOWNSHIP ESTABLISHMENT

APPLICABLE LEGISLATION OR TYPE OF CONDITIONS

Municipal Planning By-law 2015
- Mandatory APPLICATION NECESSARY TO CITY OF CAPE TOWN
33/34 or LUPO or any other legislation repealed in terms of LUPA (see section 77)
- Mandatory APPLICATION NECESSARY TO CITY OF CAPE TOWN
Prior to 33/34
- Voluntary APPLICATION NECESSARY TO CITY OF CAPE TOWN
Developer

Voluntary APPLICATION NECESSARY TO CITY OF CAPE TOWN

TRADITIONAL CONDITIONS IMPOSED AFTER TOWNSHIP ESTABLISHMENT

APPLICABLE LEGISLATION OR TYPE OF CONDITIONS

Praedial (multiple affected parties)
Personal (individual party)

Addendum A of a conveyancing certificate for the City of Cape Town

Example of a Conveyancer's Certificate

Click here to download a pdf example of a completed and signed conveyancer's certificate for a farm.

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