The availability of information from the Deeds Office is governed by the Deeds Registries Act 47 of 1937. This act regulates the registration of land and resulted in formally establishing Deeds Registries. Currently there are 11 Deeds Offices in South Africa. They are:
Public access to Deeds Office information is crucial for property transactions as it allows individuals to verify property ownership as well as obtain details about registered bonds (mortgages) and other information like history, servitudes, endorsements that are crucial for making legal and financial decisions about a property.
In the Deeds Registries Act 47 of 1937 there is Section 3(1)(v) which deals with public inspection of deeds records. This allows any person to inspect and make extracts from any registered deed or document or to obtain copies thereof at a fee. With the introduction of the POPI act which deals with public information and how companies deal with it, ID Numbers (only personal information on a deed record) is masked by providers to comply with the act.
Other than that, no other personal information is on a deeds information search. Access to deeds data also helps in protecting the interests of individuals and entities engaging in property transactions by providing a reliable source of property history and status.
It also leads to improved transparency and accuracy as all recorded transactions are accessible in property ownership records.
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