Supporting you from Day 1

1. PURCHASING A PROPERTY

Purchaser and Seller sign Offer to Purchase.

Purchaser applies for loan (bond) at a financial institution.

Transferring Attorney instructed to attend to transfer of property.

Transferring Attorney requests cancellation figures for the Seller's bond, even if bond paid up in full.

Request Rates / levy clearance figures from the Local Municipality /Managing agent once we have notice of bond grant.

2. DOCUMENTS DRAFTED

Title deeds obtained from holder (BANK) and receives cancellation figures.

Transfer documents drafted.

Transferring Attorney advises purchaser of guarantee requirements. 

Purchaser obtains same from his bank/bond attorneys.

3. TRANSFER DOCUMENTS SIGNED

Transferring Attorney requests Purchaser and the Seller to sign the transfer documents.

The Purchaser pays the transfer costs, seller pays rates figures to the attorneys, levy figures to the body corporates (if applicable) and cancellation attorneys costs directly to that attorneys and the Transferring Attorney then pays the rates, taxes, and transfer duty.

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4. GUARANTEES RECEIVED

Transferring Attorney receives guarantees and forwards the required guarantee to the Cancellation Attorney.

5. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION

Transferring Attorney obtains Transfer duty/vat/exemption receipt from SARS.

Transferring attorney obtains clearance certificate from local municipality (and Body Corporate/ Home Owners Association if applicable).

Obtain Electrical certificate of compliance from Seller.

6. DOCUMENTS PREPARED FOR LODGEMENT

Once all documentation has been signed and costs paid, the transfer, new bond and bond cancellation documents are prepared by the respective Attorneys for lodgment in the Deeds Office.

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7. DEEDS OFFICE

All documents are lodged simultaneously in Deeds Office by arrangement with all attorneys concerned.

Deeds Office takes approximately 2-3 weeks to process the documents before they are ready for registration.