Calculators
Transfer cost calculator.
Indicative only. The total is transfer duty, the conveyancer’s fee, Deeds Office registration and lodgement. Confirm the SARS table before you commit to a price. A VAT sale carries no transfer duty.
Current bands
In force from 1 April 2026. Unchanged from the 2025/26 table. Applies to natural persons, companies, CCs and trusts.
| Value of the property | Rate |
|---|---|
| R0 – R1,210,000 | 0% |
| R1,210,001 – R1,663,800 | 3% above R1,210,000 |
| R1,663,801 – R2,329,300 | R13,614 + 6% above R1,663,800 |
| R2,329,301 – R2,994,800 | R53,544 + 8% above R2,329,300 |
| R2,994,801 – R13,310,000 | R106,784 + 11% above R2,994,800 |
| Above R13,310,000 | R1,241,456 + 13% above R13,310,000 |
Transfer fees, registration and lodgement
Worked on the purchase price above. The attorney fee follows the LSSA guideline and changes with the value. Deeds Office registration also steps up with the price. Lodgement is a flat deeds fee. The scale is the same for a natural person, a company and a trust.
- Transfer duty
- R 67 200,00
- Attorney fee (excl. VAT)
- R 43 235,00
- VAT on attorney fee
- R 6 485,25
- Deeds Office registration
- R 2 408,00
- Lodgement
- R 52,00
- Postage, FICA and sundries (est.)
- R 1 850,00
- Estimated transfer costs
- R 121 230,25
The figures below are the transfer side of a purchase: SARS transfer duty, the conveyancer’s recommended fee, Deeds Office registration and lodgement. Bond registration and municipal rates clearance are not in this total. Fees are negotiable and are not a quotation.
The same costs at other values
Duty, the transfer fee and the Deeds Office registration move with the price. Lodgement does not.
| Purchase price | Transfer duty | Transfer fee, incl. VAT | Registration | Lodgement | Postage, FICA and sundries (est.) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R 1 000 000 | R 0,00 | R 30 216,25 | R 1 546,00 | R 52,00 | R 1 850,00 | R 33 664,25 |
| R 1 500 000 | R 8 700,00 | R 37 530,25 | R 1 738,00 | R 52,00 | R 1 850,00 | R 49 870,25 |
| R 2 500 000 | R 67 200,00 | R 49 720,25 | R 2 408,00 | R 52,00 | R 1 850,00 | R 121 230,25 |
| R 5 000 000 | R 327 356,00 | R 78 976,25 | R 2 922,00 | R 52,00 | R 1 850,00 | R 411 156,25 |
| R 10 000 000 | R 877 356,00 | R 109 681,25 | R 4 068,00 | R 52,00 | R 1 850,00 | R 993 007,25 |
These calculators are estimates using the SARS 2026/27 tables (transfer duty in force from 1 April 2026; CGT and estate duty for the 2027 year of assessment), the Law Society of South Africa recommended guideline of fees effective 1 July 2026, and the Deeds Office tariff in Government Gazette 54225 (1 April 2026). They are not tax advice, not a fee quotation, and not a mandate. Conveyancing fees are negotiable. VAT-registered developer sales usually attract VAT, not transfer duty. Confirm the current table on sars.gov.za and the Deeds Office tariff before you commit. Ask the firm for a file estimate.
