Online services include the following
corporate, property and master’s office services:


Search for:

Under this heading you will be able to search for information in accordance with the following sub-searches:

1. Companies and CC details
    1.1 General information
    1.2 Directors or Members details
2. Deeds
3. Master Office

Most of the stated searches can be done on an urgent or ordinary basis and as such you will be requested to confirm the time period in which you require such searches to be done.

1. Companies and CC searches are done electronically and at the offices of the Registrar of Companies and Registrar of Close Corporations. You are able to specify your search requirements for both companies and close corporations by selecting the sub-search option of either:

     1.1 General information:

This search option will allow you to determine the general information of a company or close corporation like the following:
Registered address
Auditor’s or accounting officer’s details
Directors’ or members’ search
Name conflicts for name reservations

     1.2 Director or Member details:

This option will allow you to enter a specific director or member’s details and determine in which companies they are reflected as being directors and/or members and whether they are in fact directors and/or members of any companies or close corporations.

2. Deeds searches are done electronically for the 7 (SEVEN) deeds Registries (Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Kimberley, King Williams Town, Pietermaritzburg and Pretoria) and we are able to obtain copies for information purposes of most documents held at any of the Deeds Registries. Further, if the need arises we are also able to attend on the offices of the Pretoria and Johannesburg Deeds Registries to obtain judicial copies of documents and other specific requests regarding documents.

The information which can be searched is divided into the following sub-searches:

2.1 Natural or juristic persons (companies, close corporations, trusts, etc.):

2.1.1 ANC – determine whether a natural person has an Antenuptial contract registered in their name.
2.1.2 Interdicts – determine whether a natural or juristic person has any judgements granted against them in respect of immovable rights they may have.
2.1.3 Properties – determine whether a natural or juristic person has immovable property or rights and if so, what such immovable property or right is.
2.1.4 Bonds – determine whether a natural or juristic person has bonded their immovable property or rights or notarially bonded their movable assets.

2.2 Properties:

2.2.1 Owner – who the registered owner of a specific property is.
2.2.2 Title – under which Title Deed a specific property is held.
2.2.3 Bonds – which bonds, if any, are registered over a specific property.
2.2.4 Interdicts – which interdicts, if any, are registered over a specific property.
2.2.5 Previous owners – who the previous owners of a specific property where.
2.2.6 Servitudes – which servitudes, if any, are registered over a specific property.

2.3 Additional information required: Should you require any other information in respect of a specific property, such information can be requested in the space provided.

3. Presently we are only able to do Master’s Office Searches at the Master of the High Court, Transvaal Provincial Division, at Pretoria. Under this sub-search you will be able to provide us with your specific requirements regarding a specific trust, insolvent or deceased estate, etc. in the space which is provided.

Apply for:

The services provided here are presently limited to applying for a name reservation of either a company or close corporation. You are required to complete the provided application form to place us in a position to the necessary on your behalf.

Calculate:

Under this heading you will be able to quickly calculate and determine the possible costs you may have to incur, over and above the purchase price, purchasing an immovable property. These costs are divided into the transfer costs, which costs are to be paid in order to have the property transferred into your name as purchaser, and bond costs, which are the costs which will have to be paid by you should you wish to register a new mortgage bond over immovable property.
 

 

 
Lower Ground Floor,
Rigel Law Chambers
77 Rigel Angel Avenue North

Waterkloof Ridge
Pretoria, South Africa
PO Box 32018, Glenstantia
Pretoria, South Africa, 0010
Tel: +27 (0) 12 460 7660
Fax: +27 (0) 12 460 7664
Cel: +27 (0) 82 374 6886
E-mail: hkr@hkr.co.za

 

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