68 years in practice
Empangeni, KwaZulu-Natal
Yellowood Lodge, 6 Norman Tedder Lane, Empangeni, KwaZulu-Natal
+27 (0)35 772 3516 Docex: 6 Empangeni
34 years in practice
Empangeni, KwaZulu-Natal
9 Union Street, Empangeni035 780 7200
Law Firm
Empangeni, KwaZulu-Natal
Unit 3, 1st floor, Old Mutual Building, Turnbull Street, Empangeni.075 484 6337We found 3 firms in Empangeni that take on property & conveyancing matters, out of 4 firms listed in the town. Schreiber Smith Attorneys has been practising the longest, at 68 years, followed by Duvenage Inc. All of them have a full profile on our site, with their people, history and the courts they use.
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 Empangeni is the KwaZulu-Natal Deeds Registry in Pietermaritzburg, about 175 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 Empangeni.
The KwaZulu-Natal Deeds Registry in Pietermaritzburg, about 175 km from Empangeni. Your conveyancer lodges the documents, so you do not need to go there yourself.
