An Application can be made to the Deeds Office in your district for a duplicate original. If the title deed is
destroyed or lost. But before an Application can be made the intention to apply for a certified copy must
be advertised in a newspaper and lie for inspection at the deeds office for 2 weeks. Should there be no
objections, the application is made to the Deeds Office in the form of an Affidavit stating that the deed
is actually lost or destroyed and that a diligent search has been made for the deed.
Once the Registrar is satisfied he will then issue a certified copy of the title deed which will, for all
purposes be treated as if it were the original. The application for a lost or destroyed deed can be made
simultaneously in the Deeds Office with the lodgement of the transfer documents.
Ex parte writ of execution for arrear maintenance against retirement funds
02/07/2022
A recent case handed down by the Gauteng Local Division High Court confirmed the legal position dealing with giving a defaulting father notice that the
