South African Deeds Offices
South Africa has 11 deeds offices. Each one handles property registrations for its region.
North Gauteng Deeds Registry (Pretoria)
The North Gauteng Deeds Registry (formerly the Pretoria Deeds Office) is the administrative heart of South Africa's deeds system — both because the Chief Registrar of Deeds sits here and because it handles Tshwane and much of central Gauteng.
deeds officesSouth Gauteng Deeds Registry (Johannesburg)
The South Gauteng Deeds Registry (formerly the Johannesburg Deeds Office) is the busiest in the country — the Witwatersrand's extraordinary property volume makes it the highest-throughput registry in South Africa.
deeds officesWestern Cape Deeds Registry (Cape Town)
The Western Cape Deeds Registry (formerly the Cape Town Deeds Office) is one of South Africa's oldest registries, handling Western Cape property since the early 19th century.
deeds officesKwaZulu-Natal Deeds Registry
The KwaZulu-Natal Deeds Registry covers the entire province — eThekwini and the coast, the Midlands and Drakensberg, the northern districts and Zululand.
deeds officesFree State Deeds Registry (Bloemfontein)
The Free State Deeds Registry (formerly the Bloemfontein Deeds Office) is the only registry for the Free State — covering the provincial capital, university town, agricultural belt, and mining districts.
deeds officesNorthern Cape Deeds Registry (Kimberley)
The Northern Cape Deeds Registry (formerly the Kimberley Deeds Office) covers the Northern Cape — South Africa's largest province by area. A unique caseload of vast farms, mining property, and small-town residential.
deeds officesEastern Cape Deeds Registry: Mthatha
The Mthatha branch of the Eastern Cape Deeds Registry serves the former Transkei region — the Wild Coast and inland Eastern Cape districts.
deeds officesEastern Cape Deeds Registry: Qonce
The Qonce branch (formerly King William's Town) of the Eastern Cape Deeds Registry serves the former Ciskei region — Bhisho, East London, and the eastern districts.
deeds officesNorth West Deeds Registry
The North West Deeds Registry covers the entire province — Mahikeng, the platinum belt around Rustenburg, the southern mining districts, and the western cattle country around Vryburg.
deeds officesMpumalanga Deeds Registry
The Mpumalanga Deeds Registry serves the entire province — the Highveld coal belt, the Lowveld tourism strip, the conservation belt around Kruger, and the fruit-growing districts.
deeds officesLimpopo Deeds Registry
The Limpopo Deeds Registry serves the entire province — the Polokwane metro, the bushveld game-farm belt, the subtropical fruit-growing districts, and the platinum-mining areas around Mokopane.