Why does the transfer process take so long

Why does the transfer process take so long

It is generally accepted that the transfer of immovable property can take anything between one month and three months. Some transfers may take even longer. Why is that?The transfer of any particular property may involve as many as 17 role players, the most important...

The Transfer Process

Once the transferring attorney has received instructions to transfer immovable property from a seller to a purchaser in accordance with a concluded deed of sale (an accepted offer to purchase), the office of the attorney will attend to the following:an online Deeds...
Signatories to a Deed of Sale

Signatories to a Deed of Sale

Having entered into a deed of sale, i.e. having accepted an offer to purchase presented by a real estate agent or a purchaser, a seller most certainly does not want to discover afterwards that the deed of sale lacks a vital further signature by the purchaser or that...
The A-B-C of Property Transactions

The A-B-C of Property Transactions

Transfer of ownership of immovable property in South Africa has to be registered in the Deeds Office of the area in which a particular property is situated. The “guidelines” along which registration is to be effected by the transferring attorney/conveyancer, appointed...