A Conveyancing Attorney – Your Trusted Ally in Buying or Selling a House
You might be a first time home buyer – just getting onto the property ladder – or perhaps you are facing an empty nest and looking to downsize. From family homes and holiday flats to retirement villages and studio apartments, if you are buying or selling, you will, by law, require the services of a conveyancing attorney.
Property law in South Africa is complex. Once you have found your dream home and your offer of purchase is accepted, you will need an expert to transfer property ownership to you.
Each time a property is sold, a new deed of transfer must be drawn up and registered at the Deeds Office, making a professional and experienced conveyancing attorney a much-needed ally in navigating this home-buying process.
When it comes to conveyancing fees, typically the seller appoints the conveyancing attorney but their cost is covered by the buyer. These transfer fees are statutory and are separate from transfer duties (which are paid to SARS).
An attentive and efficient conveyancing attorney will walk you through all the legal steps to protect both the buyer and the seller – ensuring that ownership is transferred from the seller to the buyer and that the buyer only pays once the property is registered in their name/s. These services include the preparation and gathering of the many documents necessary to finalise the registration of the sale as well as drafting certain documents.
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