Conveyancing:
In law, conveyancing is the transfer of legal title of real property from one person to another, or the granting of an encumbrance such as a mortgage or a lien.[1] A typical conveyancing transaction has two major phases: the exchange of contracts (when equitable interests are created) and completion (also called settlement, when legal title passes and equitable rights merge with the legal title).
A system of conveyancing is usually designed to ensure that the buyer secures title to the land together with all the rights that run with the land, and is notified of any restrictions in advance of purchase. Many jurisdictions have adopted a system of land registration to facilitate conveyancing and encourage reliance on public records and assure purchasers of land that they are taking good title..
At Raborifi Attorneys, we have a dedicated / specialized conveyancing practice to assist with property transfers, land auditing and also deal with the following:
- General Conveyancing/ Property Law: client consultations, signing up bond and transfer clients
- Registration of conventional, sectional title, commercial property, divorce, deceased estate, RDP and land restitution transfers.
- Locate beneficiaries as per the Housing Subsidy System (HSS) lists through community or ward meetings and door to door visits for project linked developments
- Conduct deed searches
- HSS list verifications with municipality and department
- Drafting, preparation and review of: transfer documents, powers of attorneys, various applications, various conveyancers’ certificates, pro forma and final statement of account, bond cancellation consents, affidavits, agreements of sale, lease agreements, servitudes and resolutions
- Expropriations and Registration od Servitudes
- Site Inspections and FICA verifications (for developments)
- Issuing of Title Deeds
- Sub divisions and consolidations for township establishments
- Registration and Opening of Township Registers
- General Plan amendments (where necessary);
- High Court cancellations of Title Deed;
- Cancellations of bond;
- Prepping of deeds, bonds and consents;
- Reviewing of various legal documents i.e. guarantees, suspensive conditions, lease and sale agreements;
- Preparation and conducting research on various legal matters
- Liaising with various relevant council officials, legal firms, attorney liaisons at the various banks and estate agents
- Applying for rate clearance certificates, payment and receipt thereof
- Applying for transfer duty receipts from SARS
- Rectification of properties
- Assisting with consolidations and dealing with servitudes, interdicts and attachments on properties
- Preparation and registration of servitudes
- Opening of Sectional Title Registers and Subsequent registration of Transfers; and
- Evictions in terms of the PIE Act 1998.
