Turning a property transaction into registrable documents.
Conveyancing is the legal process used to transfer ownership of immovable property and to prepare deeds and supporting documents for registration. Tshilidzi Nemaonzeni’s current professional profile confirms admission as a Conveyancer of the High Court of South Africa in 2023.
1. Instruction and transaction review
The process begins with the transaction facts: the property, parties, sale or transfer basis, and the documents already available.
2. Identity and authority checks
Individuals and entities may need to provide identity, authority and supporting records. The exact requirements depend on the parties and transaction.
3. Drafting, signature and external requirements
Transfer documents are prepared and signed. Other transaction steps may need to be coordinated before lodgement.
4. Lodgement and registration
Once the matter is ready, the relevant deeds are lodged for examination and registration through the deeds process.
What to have ready for the first conversation.
- The property address and, if known, erf or sectional-title details.
- Whether you are buying, selling, inheriting, donating or otherwise transferring the property.
- Any offer to purchase, sale agreement or existing title information you already have.
- The names of the parties and whether any party is a company, trust or deceased estate.
- Any urgent deadlines or linked transactions.
Useful first questions.
Ask who will be responsible for each part of the transfer, which documents are needed from you, what external steps still need to be completed, and how the office will update you as the matter moves toward lodgement and registration.
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