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Conveyancing attorneys

Only an admitted conveyancer — an attorney who has passed the conveyancing examination and holds a Legal Practice Council fidelity fund certificate — may pass transfer in a Deeds Registry. Elysian verifies both before a firm appears here.

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Transferring attorney
Nominated by the seller, holds the deposit in trust, attends to transfer duty, rates and levy clearance, and lodges the deed.
Bond attorney
Appointed by the buyer's bank to register the new bond. Registers simultaneously with the transfer.
Cancellation attorney
Appointed by the seller's bank to cancel the existing bond on registration.

Panel firms

STBB | Smith Tabata Buchanan Boyes
Cape Town · Western Cape
Transfers, bond registration, sectional title and developments
Bank panels · Absa, FNB, Nedbank, Standard Bank
021 406 9100stbb.co.za
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
Sandton · Gauteng
Commercial property transfers and large estate developments
Bank panels · Standard Bank, Nedbank
011 562 1000cliffedekkerhofmeyr.com
Van der Merwe & Associates
Pretoria · Gauteng
Residential transfers, deceased estates and subdivisions
Bank panels · Absa, FNB
012 343 1900vandermerwelaw.co.za
Shepstone & Wylie Attorneys
Durban · KwaZulu-Natal
Coastal transfers, sectional title and agricultural land
Bank panels · Standard Bank, Nedbank
031 575 7000wylie.co.za
Pagdens Attorneys
Gqeberha · Eastern Cape
Residential transfers and land parcel consolidations
Bank panels · Absa, Nedbank
041 502 7200pagdens.co.za

Transfer sequence

  1. 01Instruction and FICA on both parties (Financial Intelligence Centre Act 38 of 2001).
  2. 02Transfer duty declarations and SARS transfer duty receipt or exemption.
  3. 03Rates clearance certificate from the municipality; levy clearance from the body corporate or HOA.
  4. 04Bond cancellation figures requested; guarantees issued by the bond attorney.
  5. 05Documents signed by buyer and seller; costs paid.
  6. 06Lodgement at the Deeds Registry — typically 7 to 10 working days on the deeds roll.
  7. 07Registration, payment of proceeds, and key handover.

Firm details are publicly published contact numbers and should be confirmed before instruction. Nothing here is legal advice.