1. Applicable Codes: Guangdong Provincial Regulations on Urban Real Estate Ownership Registration, and GuangZhou Municipal Provisions on Urban Real Estate Registration.
2. Applicability: An inheritor who has inherited the property of an owner who has died or who has been declared dead according to the law shall apply for registration of the inheritance.
3. Documents Required:
| No. | Type of Document | Name of Document | Number of Copies | Original or Photocopy | Conditions | Remarks |
| 1 | Application Letter | Guangzhou Municipal Application Letter for Registration of Property Title Transfer | 1 | Original | ||
| 2 | ID Paper | Entity and Individual ID Paper | 1 | Photocopy | ||
| 3 | Property Ownership Certificate | Property Ownership Certificate and Co-ownership Certificate | 1 | Original | ||
| 4 | Documents Involved in Real Estate Ownership Transfer | Inheritance notarization or court judgment, ruling or effectiveness certificate | 1 | Original | ||
| 5 | Property Division Agreement | 1 | Original | Applicable to divided properties | ||
| 6 | Survey Drawings | Property Survey Drawings | Inheritors + 1 | Original |
4. Handling Agency: (1) Unilateral registration not involved: Department of Application Processing, Guangzhou Municipal Real Estate Transaction Registration Centre. (2) Unilateral registration involved: Department of Store Housing Registration, Guangzhou Municipal Real Estate Transaction Registration Centre.
5. Date of Completion: (1) Unilateral registration not involved: Within one workday of case acceptance at the counter and issuance of the Real Estate Transaction Registration Processing Confirmation. (2) Unilateral registration involved: Within 15 workdays of case acceptance at the counter and issuance of the Real Estate Transaction Registration Processing Confirmation.
6. Authority of Review & Approval: Level 1 Review & Approval
7. Handling Process: (1) Unilateral registration not involved: Case accepted — review — documents received & distributed — certificate prepared & verified — certificate issued — filing (2) Unilateral registration involved: Case accepted (one workday) — documents received & distributed (one workday) — review & approval (seven workdays) — documents received & distributed (one workday) — certificate prepared & verified (four workdays) — certificate issued (one workday) — filing
9. Fees Payable:
| Fee | Amount | Fee Basis |
| Housing 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 [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. |