134 years in practice
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
24 Richefond Circle, Ridgeside Office Park, Umhlanga Rocks 4319
+27 (0)31 575 7000 Docex: 91 Durban
118 years in practice
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
Suite 2, Level 3, Ridgeside Office Park, 21 Richefond Circle, Umhlanga Ridge, Durban, South Africa+27 (0) 31 536 3740
62 years in practice
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
45 Vuna Close, Umhlanga Ridge, 4319+27 (0)31 536 8500 Docex: 50
57 years in practice
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
74 Madeline Road, Morningside, Durban+27 (0)31 303 3740
48 years in practice
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
2nd Floor, Morningside Chambers, 510 Lilian Ngoyi Road, Morningside, Durban, 4001+27 (0)31 306 2651
43 years in practice
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
114 C, Northway Centre, 17 Kenneth Kuanda Road, Athlone, Durban North068 638 1342
42 years in practice
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
54 Chelsea Drive, Durban North, Cnr Broadway, & Chelsea Drive, Durban North+27 (0)31 564 7010
37 years in practice
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
320 Smith Street, 10th Floor, Mercury House, Durban031 307 3982
32 years in practice
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
131 Ridgeton Towers, 6 Aurora Drive, Umhlanga Ridge, Durban+27 (0)31 566 1083
32 years in practice
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
58 St. Andrews Drive, Durban North+27 (0)31 563 1874
31 years in practice
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
Suite 106, The Boulevard, 19 Park Lane, Umhlanga Rocks, 4319+27 (0)31 566 6660
29 years in practice
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
Office 100b Mansion House, 12 Joe Slovo Street, Durban 4001. (Corner of Joe Slovo Street and Victoria Embankment)+27 (0)31 307 2221 /031 824 1342
18 years in practice
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
1st Floor, Bond Square, 12 Browns Road, The Point, Durban.+27 (0)31 201 8955
17 years in practice
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
14 Ennisdale Drive, Durban North, Durban, 4051031 309 1123
16 years in practice
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
103 Ninth Avenue, Morningside, Durban031 303 2476
9 years in practice
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
17 Grange Road, Berea, Durban. 4091+27 (0)31 261 1392
3 years in practice
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
5th Floor, 303 Anton Lembede Street, Durban Club Place, Durban079 481 5953
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Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
70 Buckingham Terrace, Pharos House, 1st floor, room 127, Westville, Durban031 003 5326
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Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
30 Dorothy Nyembe, 8th Floor Royal Towers, Durban073 349 2796
Law Firm
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
Serving all of KwaZulu-Natal, including Durban with our Head Office in Ballito084 803 3918
Law Firm
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
No. 64, 8th Avenue, Morningside, Durban073 277 7973
Law Firm
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
8th Floor Royal Towers, 30 Dorothy Nyembe (Gardiner) Street, Durban081 524 7407 WhatsApp: +27815247407
32 years in practice
Umhlanga Rocks, KwaZulu-Natal
Suite 15 Chartwell Centre, Chartwell Drive, Umhlanga Rocks, 4320031 561-1011
24 years in practice
Durban North, KwaZulu-Natal
15 Ennisdale Drive, Durban North, 4016563 1874
22 years in practice
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
Office 100, Mansion House, 12 Joe Slovo Street, (Corner of Joe Slovo Street and Victoria Embankment), Durban 4001.0313072221/0318241342
21 years in practice
Durban Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal
Coastals, 2 Flanders Drive, Mt Edgecombe, 4340031-5025670
18 years in practice
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
Suite 131, Ridgeton Towers, 6 Aurora Drive, Umhlanga, Durban, 43215661083
10 years in practice
DURBAN, KwaZulu-Natal
Suite 902, 9th floor Nedbank House, cnr. Albert and Queen Streets, Durban, 4001305 5025
8 years in practice
Merebank, KwaZulu-Natal
24 Merebank Plaza, Merebank, Durban, 40524684804Of the 39 law firms we list in Durban, 29 handle property & conveyancing work, about 74% of the local market. The longest established are Shepstone & Wylie (134 years), Adams & Adams (118 years) and Cox Yeats (62 years). One of them has been practising for five years or less. All of them have a full profile on our site, with their people, history and the courts they use. Offices are spread across Durban North, Durban Umhlanga, Merebank and Umhlanga Rocks. Languages spoken across these firms include English and Afrikaans.
Buying or selling property in South Africa needs a conveyancer, an attorney who has passed the conveyancing exam, to register the transfer at the Deeds Office. The seller usually appoints the transferring attorney, and the bank appoints its own attorney for the bond. Property lawyers also help with sectional title disputes, leases, servitudes and land matters.
A property transfer or bond is registered at the deeds registry for the area where the property is, by a conveyancer. Only an attorney admitted as a conveyancer can lodge the deeds. The closest deeds registry to Durban is the KwaZulu-Natal Deeds Registry in Pietermaritzburg, about 65 km away.
A typical transfer takes about two to three months from signing the offer to purchase to registration, depending on bond approval, clearance certificates and Deeds Office times.
The buyer normally pays the transfer costs, including the conveyancer's fees and transfer duty to SARS, unless the sale agreement says otherwise.
Ask for a written quote of transfer costs, check how they will keep you updated, and confirm the firm has an admitted conveyancer. The firms above list property work in Durban.
The KwaZulu-Natal Deeds Registry in Pietermaritzburg, about 65 km from Durban. Your conveyancer lodges the documents, so you do not need to go there yourself.
