Lodgement Clerk (Deeds Office)

Buyers and sellers are waiting on your file at a conveyancing firm in Tzaneen, and every step counts. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

You'll report in Tzaneen. Relocation is not covered for this one.

• Book signing appointments and explain costs to buyers and sellers
• Apply for transfer duty receipts on SARS eFiling
• Request rates clearance and levy clearance figures from councils and body corporates
• Prepare final statements of account and pay out on registration
• Prepare deeds of transfer, powers of attorney and bond documents

• Matric, with a conveyancing course for secretary posts
• Organised enough to run 60 or more live files
• Knowledge of bank panel instruction portals and LAWtrust digital signing
• At least 2 years of conveyancing or bond work

• Notarial bonds and servitudes
• Estate late transfers

• Normal office hours with rare weekend work
• Paid conveyancing short courses
• Registration bonus per file at some firms

• Mention the Deeds Office you usually lodge at, such as Pretoria or Cape Town, since practice differs slightly.
• State how many files you run at once and whether you do transfers, bonds or cancellations; it tells firms where you fit.