1. Applicable Codes: Guangdong Provincial Regulations on Urban Real Estate Ownership Registration, and GuangZhou Municipal Provisions on Urban Real Estate Registration.
2. Applicability: Owners of registered properties who have changed their names shall apply for registration of changes of names.
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 | Entity and Individual ID Paper | 1 | Photocopy | ||
| 3 | Property Ownership Certificate | National Land Use Certificate, Property Ownership Certificate and Co-ownership Certificate | 1 | Original | ||
| 4 | Documents Certifying the Fact of Change | Household register, police station certificate, notary public certificate, or embassy or consulate certification showing the change of name | 1 | Original | ||
| 5 | Certificate by functional government agency or the Industry and Commerce Administration | 1 | Original | Applicable to organizations whose name has changed | ||
| 6 | Approval documents for change of name as a result of ownership transformation, including approval documents and business registration documents for transformation of the village economic entity into a joint-stock company which have been issued by the relevant district government’s ownership system reform office or related functional department. | 1 | Photocopy | Applicable to the change of the names of city-based village economic entities which have obtained national land certificates | ||
| 7 | Land disposition schemed approved by national land authorities | 1 | Original | Applicable to registration of allocated land use rights, ground structures and annexes for enterprises undergoing ownership system transformation | ||
| 8 | Survey Drawings | Property Survey Drawings | Applicants + 1 | Original | Two sets of drawings are required for land changes | |
| 9 | Other Documents | Tax exemption certificate issued by finance and tax authorities | 1 | Original | Applicable to organizations changing their names |
4. Handling Agency: Department of Store Housing Registration, 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 (three workdays) — documents received & distributed (one workday) — first review (11 workdays) — second review (six 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 |
| Housing Registration Fee | Residential: RMB 40 per case for entities; RMB 25 per case for individuals. Non-residential: RMB 275 per case RMB 10 for each additional certificate. | Suijia [2008] No. 174 Yuejia [2008] No. 169 Fagai Jiage [2008] No. 924 Yuejia [2002] No. 116 Suijia [2003] 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. |