Sheriff auctions in South Africa
Every upcoming sale in execution, pulled directly from the Government Gazette and tagged with the instructing attorney and case number where the notice records them. Houses, sectional titles, vacant land, smallholdings, one feed, refreshed weekly.
3-bed house in Stand No 2212, 187 Bataleur Street, Phalaborwa
3-bed house in 35 Kleynhands Street, Louis Trichardt, Makhado
vacant land in CORNER OF THEMBI HANI AND LEWIS STREET, POLOKWANE EXTENSION 83, WITH GPS COORDINATES BEING 29
3-bed house in Limpopo
4-bed house in of the Mortgaged Property situated at 4 OBERHOLZER STREET, LEPHALALE, 0555
house in Limpopo
2-bed sectional title in situated at UNIT 20 TROUPANT COURT, 25 SPRINGBOK ROAD, ELLISRAS EXT 29, ELLISRAS
house in Limpopo
2-bed sectional title in Onverwacht, Limpopo
3-bed house in 102 Hillside Avenue, Bendor Extension 101, Polokwane
6-bed house in 17 Kameeldoring Road, Ellisras, Extension 16
How a sheriff sale works
A sale in execution is held by a sheriff of the High or Magistrate’s Court after a creditor (usually a bank or municipality) obtains a judgment and a writ against the property owner. The notice must be published in the Government Gazette and a local newspaper at least 30 days before the auction.
To bid you register with the sheriff first: proof of identity, FICA documents and a registration fee, which is refunded if you do not buy. The successful bidder pays a deposit on the day (typically 10% of the bid or a fixed minimum) plus the sheriff’s commission, signs a Conditions of Sale at the auction and pays the balance within 21 to 30 days, usually secured by a bank guarantee. The deposit is at risk if that guarantee does not arrive in time.
The buyer’s guide covers the 21-day bond window in full, along with the arrear rates and levies that follow the property rather than the previous owner.
Reserve prices were re-introduced in 2017 under amended court rules. Most sales now carry a reserve, but properties can still sell without reserve in certain cases. RepoLens flags whichever applies per listing.