Buying in Cape Town: the Atlantic, the vines and the transfer

About Buying in Cape Town: the Atlantic, the vines and the transfer

By the ULTIMATE Cape Town Editorial Team

Editor-in-Chief: Jai Michael

Cape Town’s most sought-after homes look over the Atlantic: Clifton, Bantry Bay, Fresnaye and Camps Bay. Over the mountain, Constantia and Bishopscourt have large houses on big plots among old oaks and vineyards. In the City Bowl, Oranjezicht, Higgovale and Tamboerskloof have Victorian and modern houses under the mountain, and the V&A Marina has apartments on the water. Beyond the city, Stellenbosch, Franschhoek and Hermanus draw buyers too. In South Africa, a sale is registered at the Deeds Office by a conveyancing attorney, and the buyer pays transfer duty to SARS.

Where people buy

Clifton, Bantry Bay, Fresnaye and Camps Bay on the Atlantic Seaboard; Constantia and Bishopscourt over the mountain; Oranjezicht, Higgovale and Tamboerskloof in the City Bowl; the V&A Marina. See our property guide.

How a sale works

A sale begins with a written offer to purchase. A conveyancing attorney then registers the transfer at the Deeds Office. Transfer duty is payable to SARS (sars.gov.za). Agents must be registered with the Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority. Buying a home does not by itself give the right to live in South Africa: see dha.gov.za.

We never publish prices; ask an agent and your conveyancer.

Our advice: appoint your own conveyancer and read the offer to purchase carefully before you sign: it is binding.

Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Buying in Cape Town: the Atlantic, the vines and the transfer before you go.