Conveyancing

Conveyancing is the legal transfer of property ownership. A conveyancer, often an attorney, ensures proper documentation and requirements for a smooth transaction.

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FAQ

Transfer Duty is legislated tax payable to SARS by the buyer, when purchasing property.

Transfer costs are the fees payable by the buyer to the transferring attorney or conveyancer.

The “Offer to Purchase” is the document a buyer fills out and the seller accepts. It starts the ball rolling with the transfer of ownership when buying or selling property. This legally binding document sets out all the terms of the purchase of property and is what the transferring attorney uses to ensure all parties fulfil their obligations.

A title deed is a registered legal document which proves ownership of a specific property.

FICA documents:  identity documents, proof of physical address, proof of marital status (in or out of community of property) and income tax numbers.

If the seller has a bond registered over the property: the existing bond account number – to request bond cancellation requirements.

Details of Municipal account number/s, of the Homeowners Association and/or of the Body Corporate – to request clearances.

The Municipal-, Homeowners Association- and/or Body Corporate clearances are proof that the new buyer will not be liable for any debits owed on the property by the seller.

It is online information on registered properties from the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform, at any of the 11 Deeds Offices in South Africa.

The conveyancing attorney is attending to the registration and legal transfer of ownership of immovable property in the Deeds Office.

The bond attorney is responsible for the registration of the bond in the buyer’s name, over the property.

The bond cancellation attorney is responsible for the cancellation of the existing bond of the seller over the property

The bond attorney is appointed by the bank that granted the home loan.

The conveyancing/transfer attorney is appointed by the seller

  • Transfer duty, payable to SARS, by the buyer.
  • Rates clearance certificate, payable to the Municipality by the seller.
  • Transfer fees, payable to the transferring attorneys, by the buyer.
  • Bond registration fees, payable to the bond registration attorneys, by the buyer.
  • Bond cancellation fees, payable to the bond cancellation attorneys, by the seller.
  • Costs for issuing an electrical compliance certificate, payable to the electrician, by the seller.
  • Agent commission, payable to the estate agent, by the seller.

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