Conveyancing Attorneysin Brakpan

Buying your first home in Brakpan

On a first purchase you will usually have two attorneys working for you: the transferring attorney, who moves ownership from the seller to you, and the bond attorney, who registers the bank's loan against the property. The two registrations happen on the same day. We explain who does what, what each one costs, and what you need to sign.

If the price is below the transfer duty threshold, you pay no transfer duty, but there are still conveyancing fees, Deeds Office fees and bond costs. We put all of them in your quote.

Older homes and mining land

Parts of Brakpan were built on or near old mining land, and some title deeds carry mining-era conditions and servitudes. They rarely stop a sale, but you should know what they say. We read the title deed with you before transfer.

What we handle in Brakpan

Property transfers, bond registrations and bond cancellations.

Sectional title transfers, levy clearances and body corporate consents.

Wills, estate planning and deceased estates, including transferring property to heirs.

Antenuptial contracts, notarial bonds and servitudes.

Rates clearance in Brakpan

Properties in Brakpan fall under the City of Ekurhuleni. Before the Deeds Office registers a transfer, the municipality must confirm that nothing is owed on the property's rates and services account. We apply for those figures in the first week of the transfer, so that this step runs alongside the bank and the bond cancellation instead of waiting for them.

Read more: the transfer process step by step and transfer costs and fees.