PROPERTY DEPARTMENT
A large percentage of the work handled by our firm is property related,
and we pride ourselves in providing the best service to our clients.
Our focus is not only to provide quick and economical service to our
clients, but to always keep the client’s best interest in mind. Our aim is
to provide the best quality service to each of our clients, so ensuring
that a good relationship is always maintained between us.
Our clients include a number of successful developers, as well as
the major banking and financial institutions in South Africa, who can
add quality to the service provided to their clients by having capable
conveyancers as part of their team.
PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS
We concentrate on all types of property developments, including:
- Township developments;
- Cluster and house development schemes;
- Sectional Township development schemes;
- General Commercial and Industrial developments
We pride ourselves in being specialists in the field of property
development. We assist our clients with the legal aspects regarding
the development of properties, in addition to obtaining the necessary
Section 101 and Section 82 certificates. We furthermore assist our
clients with the prompt proclamation of new townships.
Lectures on relevant topics concerning property development and
township establishment are frequently given to interested bodies,
clients and estate agents.
We serve on the panels of the following institutions:
-
ABSA BANK (Homeloans, Corporate Property Finance &
Cancellations);
- NEDBANK (Homeloans & Commercial Litigation);
- FNB HOMELOANS and FNB HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION;
- STANDARD BANK - Homeloans;
- BANK OF ATHENS HOMELOANS
- GAUTENG PROVINCIAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING.
Naturally, we also attend to normal property transfers and bonds on a
daily basis.
CONVEYANCING AND NOTARIAL DEPARTMENT
We consider ourselves to be pioneering property specialists and as
such our services include:
- Assistance with Due Diligence Investigations prior to acquisition
of property, especially properties that are ear marked for
development purposes and providing sound legal advice in respect
of all aspects in such acquisition;
- Assistance and advising in the obtaining of the necessary
consents and approvals necessary for development purposes,
including the Section 82 Certificate,
- Opening of Township Registers;
- Zoning and Rezoning Applications;
- Sale of Land by Installments;
- Transfers of Immovable Property (including by private treaty, public
auction, distressed sales, liquidation and deceased estates);
- Sale, Lease and Joint Venture Agreements;
- Subdivisions and Consolidations;
- Registration of Mortgage Bonds,
- Registration of Aviation Bonds,
- Registration of Notarial Bonds;
- Registrations of personal and praedial servitudes;
- Commercial and Residential developments including:
- Sectional Title Developments;
- Freehold / Cluster Developments
- Golf Course Estates;
- Share Block Schemes; and
- Retirement Villages.
We pride ourselves as being in the top performing list of
attorneys for all of the major banks, ABSA, ABSA CPF, FNB, STD Band
and Nedbank.