1. Applicable Codes: Provisions on House Registration, Guangdong Provincial Regulations on Urban Real Estate Ownership Registration, and GuangZhou Municipal Provisions on Urban Real Estate Registration.
2. Applicability: The initial registration of house ownership for new houses built by natural persons as applied for after the housing has been verified as conforming to zoning.
3. Documents Required:
| No. | Type of Document | Name of Document | Number of Copies | Original or Photocopy | Conditions | Remarks |
| 1 | Application Letter | Guangzhou Municipal Property Registration Application | 1 | Original | ||
| 2 | ID Paper | ID card, military officer card, passport, etc. | 1 | Photocopy | ||
| 3 | Certificate of Source of Land Use Rights | Land Ownership Certificate or Vacant Land Certificate | 1 | Original | Land plots which have been registered | |
| 4 | National Land Use Certificate | 1 | Original | |||
| 5 | House Construction Submittals & Drawings | House Construction Approval | 1 | Original | ||
| 6 | Construction Zoning Permit | 1 | Original | |||
| 7 | Construction Zoning Conformance Certificate | 1 | Original | |||
| 8 | Illegal Construction Prosecution Notice & Receipt of Fine | 1 | Original | Applicable to illegal construction only | ||
| 9 | Zoning and As-built Drawings | 1 | Original | Where as-built drawings are not available, drawings for construction approval application should be provided. | ||
| 10 | House Survey Results Report | House Floor Area Survey Results Report | 1 | Original | ||
| 11 | House Door Plate Certificate | Public Security Bureau’s Door Plate Certificate | 1 | Original | ||
| 12 | Other Documents | Collaborative House Construction Contract | 1 | Original | Applicable collaborative house construction only | |
| 13 | Legal Instrument | 1 | Original | Ruling by a People’s Court (or an arbitration organization) | Valid judgment, verdict, reconciliation agreement or notice to assist in enforcement issued by a People’s Court; valid award issued by an arbitration organization; or administrative action decision with compulsory enforceability issued by an administrative agency. |
4. Handling Agency: Department of New Housing, Guangzhou Municipal Real Estate Transaction Registration Centre
5. Date of Completion: Within 30 workdays of case acceptance at the counter and issuance of the Real Estate Transaction Registration Processing Confirmation.
6. Authority of Review & Approval: Level 3 Review & Approval
7. Handling Process: Case accepted (six workdays) — documents received & distributed (one workday) — first review (11 workdays) — second review (three workdays) – third review (three workdays) — documents received & distributed (one workday) — certificate prepared & verified (four workdays) — certificate issued (one workday) — filing
8. Fees Payable:
| Fee | Amount | Fee Basis |
| House Registration Fee | Residential: RMB 50 per case for individuals. Non-residential: RMB 550 per case (50% concession for “Affordable Housing”) RMB 10 for each additional certificate. | Suijia [2008] No. 174 Yuejia [2008] No. 169 Fagai Jiage [2008] No. 924 Yuejia [2002] No. 116 Suijia [2002] No. 104 Suijia Circular [2003] No. 387 |
| Stamp Duty on Ownership Certificate | RMB 5 per copy | The rate shall be in accordance with the relevant provisions in documents issued by finance and tax authorities. |