Selling your Johannesburg property from overseas — the municipal account steps your conveyancer can't do for you
If you no longer live in Gauteng, your transferring attorney handles the legal side of the sale. But account closings, deposit recovery, and utility deregistration require someone to be present at the municipality — or to hold a Power of Attorney to act on your behalf remotely. Here is exactly what needs to happen, and how.
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Why a municipal account audit before transfer saves sellers money — and avoids clearance figure shocks
Most sellers apply for clearance figures and then discover the problem. An estimated reading that was never corrected, a linked account that does not belong to the property, or an incorrect tariff classification — all of these inflate the amount the municipality demands before issuing the certificate. A pre-transfer audit finds them first.
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What new buyers in Johannesburg need to know about municipal accounts before transfer registers
Your conveyancer transfers legal ownership. But water, electricity, refuse and sewer accounts do not open automatically — you need to act within a specific window after registration or face billing complications and potential disconnection. Here is the sequence, the documents required, and the deposit you should budget for.
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