Conveyancing Attorneys Paarl
Property transfers, rates clearance, transfer duty and Deeds Office lodgement. You deal directly with the conveyancer.
- Typical transfer
- About six weeks
- Deeds Office registration
- 8 to 10 working days
- First consultation
- Free
From signed offer to registered transfer
Your agreement reaches us
Once we receive the agreement of sale, we contact you, the other party and the estate agent, if applicable, to confirm our appointment and begin the registration process.
Suspensive conditions are met
Most agreements contain conditions that must be met before the sale becomes binding, with bond approval being the most common. Nothing can be lodged until these conditions are fulfilled, so the registration process waits on them.
You come in once and sign
We arrange a time for you to sign the transfer documents, with the buyer and seller signing separately. We collect your FICA documents at the same appointment. Once that is done, the rest is on us.
We clear the way for lodgement
The original title deed, bond cancellation figures from the seller bank, a Rates Clearance Certificate from the Municipality, a Transfer Duty Receipt from SARS where required, and the guarantees for payment. Each one involves a different institution working to its own timetable.
Lodgement and registration
Ownership changes hands on the day the transfer is registered in the Deeds Office, usually about six weeks after signature of the transfer documents. Where there is a home loan, registration is coordinated with the bond attorney so ownership passes at the same instant the bond is registered.
Why people choose us
Rooted in Paarl
Marlo Laubscher grew up in Paarl and came back to practise here. We know the local courts, the Municipality and the Deeds Office, and they know us.
A boutique firm, deliberately
Three people and one office. You deal with the attorney handling your matter, for as long as the matter needs.
The first consultation is free
Every service, no exceptions. Find out where you stand before committing to anything.
What to do next
- Send us your signed agreement of sale, or ask the estate agent to.
- Book the free first consultation. You deal with the conveyancer himself.
- Bring your FICA documents to the signing appointment, so you only come in once.
Sit down with the person who will actually handle your matter. The first consultation costs you nothing, and you will leave knowing where you stand.
Book Free Consultation
Your first consultation is free
Tell us what you are dealing with and we will tell you honestly whether we can help,
what it is likely to cost and how long it should take. No obligation either way.
Questions our clients ask us
How long does a transfer take?
From the date you sign your transfer documents, registration typically takes about six weeks if nothing unforeseen happens. Once the documents are lodged in the Deeds Office, registration itself usually takes eight to ten working days.
What can hold a transfer up?
The six weeks assumes everything runs cleanly. Delays usually come from one of the moving parts: a suspensive condition not yet met, a bond approval still outstanding, a Rates Clearance Certificate held up at the Municipality, or a SARS transfer duty receipt still pending. You are welcome to phone and ask where your transaction is at any stage.
What happens on registration day?
Three things at once. Ownership transfers from the seller to the buyer, the purchase price is paid out according to the agreement, and the buyer becomes the registered owner. If you are selling, this is the day your money is released. If you are buying, this is the day the property is legally yours.
What if there are unpaid rates on the property?
A Rates Clearance Certificate cannot be issued while a municipal account is outstanding, and this is a common reason transfers stall. The firm recovered more than R1 million in outstanding rates and taxes on behalf of the Municipality, so this is familiar ground.
Do I have to come into the office?
Once. You sign your transfer documents and hand over your FICA documents at the same appointment.
Can you also register my bond?
No. Your bank appoints the bond attorney from its own panel. The two processes are coordinated to register together regardless.
Find us in Paarl
- Address
- 7 Pastorie Avenue, Paarl, 7646
- Hours
- Monday to Friday08:00 to 16:30
- Saturday and SundayClosed
- Telephone
- 021 872 0215
Related matters we handle
- Transfers out of a deceased estate
- Agreements for the sale of immovable property
- Property transferred as part of a divorce
- Property disputes and enforcement
- Sectional title and subdivision transfers