Person Search vs Property Search: Which Do You Need?

The Deeds Registry holds the same underlying records, but you can approach it from two directions. Choosing the right starting point is the difference between one clean answer and a lot of guessing.

Start from the person when…

• You know who you're interested in (name + ID) and want to know what they own.
• You're after the documents tied to a person — antenuptial or marriage contracts, the title deeds in their name.
• You want a picture of an individual's holdings at a deeds office.

That's a person search — what PersonCheck does. It needs the person's ID number (POPIA) and returns only that declared individual.

Start from the property when…

• You have an address, erf number or scheme and want the property and its current owner.
• You want the title deed, bond and transfer history for one specific property.

That's a property search — do it at DeedsCheck, which starts from the property.

A quick rule of thumb

Know the person? Search by person here. Know the place? Search by property at DeedsCheck. Either way you reach the same registry — just from the end you actually have.

Either way, you only see what you're entitled to

A person search is pinned to the ID number you declare and returns only that person; a property search returns the property you looked up. Both keep you to a specific subject rather than browsing the registry at large.

Search by person

If the person is your starting point, run a free lookup with their name and ID number.