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SARS transfer duty

Transfer duty payable on a South African property purchase.

SARS FY26 · Effective 2025-03-01 · Verify at sars.gov.za · Updated May 2026

R

The purchase price of the property.

Transfer duty payable

R 33 786

Property price

R 2 000 000

Effective rate

1.69%

Net of duty

R 1 966 214

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What moves this number

Property price band

Every bracket you cross adds a higher marginal rate. The zero band ends at R1.21M.

Brackets move each March Budget — check the table below.

First-time buyer

First-time buyers pay the same duty as everyone else — there is no FLISP-style transfer-duty exemption.

FLISP helps with deposit, not with SARS duty.

Buying from a developer

New builds from a VAT-registered developer attract VAT instead of transfer duty. Don’t pay both.

Ask your attorney to confirm which applies.

This calculator is for illustrative purposes only and does not constitute financial advice.