Property Lawyers in Tokai

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96 years in practice

Guthrie Colananni Attorneys Inc. -Deceased Estates/ Conveyancing ...

Tokai, Western Cape

  • icon 1st Floor, Block K, The Terraces, Steenberg Office Park, Silverwood Close, Tokai, Cape Town
  • icon021 701 3860 Docex: 206
10 Practice Areas Details

29 years in practice

Matthews Enslin Incorporated

Tokai, Western Cape

  • icon Unit Suit D1, Westlake Square, 1 Westlake Drive, Tokai, Cape Town, 7945.
  • icon021 702 3070
12 Practice Areas Details

27 years in practice

TNK Attorneys - Turner Ntshingana Kirsten Attorneys

Tokai, Western Cape

18 Practice Areas Details

27 years in practice

TNK Attorneys - Turner Ntshingana Kirsten Attorneys

Tokai, Western Cape

18 Practice Areas Details

Property Lawyers in Tokai: what we found

Property & Conveyancing is offered by every one of the 4 firms in our Tokai directory, so you have a wide choice. Guthrie Colananni Attorneys Inc. -Deceased Estates/ Conveyancing ... has been practising the longest, at 96 years, followed by Matthews Enslin Incorporated and TNK Attorneys - Turner Ntshingana Kirsten Attorneys. 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.

Where property & conveyancing matters from Tokai are handled

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 Tokai is the Western Cape Deeds Registry in Cape Town, about 15 km away.

What property lawyers in Tokai can help with

  • Property transfers and conveyancing
  • Bond registrations and cancellations
  • Sectional title and body corporate disputes
  • Drafting and reviewing lease agreements
  • Servitudes, subdivisions and rezoning
  • Land claims and land rights

Before you call a firm

  • The signed offer to purchase or lease
  • Title deed details or erf number
  • Bond approval letter, if buying with a bond
  • ID documents of buyers and sellers

Frequently Asked Questions

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 Tokai.

The Western Cape Deeds Registry in Cape Town, about 15 km from Tokai. Your conveyancer lodges the documents, so you do not need to go there yourself.