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Cape Town - Any home buyer knows that a rates clearance certificate is an essential step in transferring a property; unfortunately, it is also a process which has been the cause of many delays in registration.
In an attempt to streamline the procedure, eThekwini Municipality is upgrading its electronic system for rates clearances to make the property transaction process simple, efficient and cost-effective.
The municipality upgraded its rates clearance system in August to ensure the security and integrity of information and documentation supplied, while offering attorneys a significantly easier means of acquiring rates clearance figures and certificates.
Attorneys can complete this process electronically through their conveyancing software, eliminating manual processes.
According to the municipality, this updated system improve the overall workflow as well as providing attorneys with a timeous method for obtaining rates clearance figures and certificates, to ensure property ownership information is updated as soon as possible.
In an attempt to streamline the procedure, eThekwini Municipality is upgrading its electronic system for rates clearances to make the property transaction process simple, efficient and cost-effective.
The municipality upgraded its rates clearance system in August to ensure the security and integrity of information and documentation supplied, while offering attorneys a significantly easier means of acquiring rates clearance figures and certificates.
Attorneys can complete this process electronically through their conveyancing software, eliminating manual processes.
According to the municipality, this updated system improve the overall workflow as well as providing attorneys with a timeous method for obtaining rates clearance figures and certificates, to ensure property ownership information is updated as soon as possible.
