Real Estate Investor Magazine South Africa February 2015 | Page 35

RESIDENTIAL

most valuable asset is goes smoothly, that your rights
are protected; that the clauses in the deed of sale are
correct and not one sided.
Choosing the right conveyancer is about choosing
the person who will afford you the quickest and
smoothest transfer in the least amount of time with
minimum hassles to you in the suggested circumstances
suggested.
So, when in doubt do not sign immediately, phone
your conveyancer who will be glad to assist by ensuring
an easy and swift registration process for you.

When looking for a conveyancer one must
examine the following pre-requisites:
1. Is the conveyancer known?
2. Is the conveyancing firm well established?
3. Does the conveyancer have experience? Is the firm of appointed
attorneys outsourcing the transaction to a conveyancing firm
unknown to the seller?
Not all firms have conveyancers.
4. Does the conveyancer have experience in what you require to
be done?
Conveyancing is not only about the transfer of a property from
A to B. There can be some very complicated aspects involved
in conveyancing. A conveyancing attorney has a specialised
qualification and is not an ordinary attorney, but rather a
property legal specialist. Ensure that you are dealing with the
right specialist.
5. Is the conveyancer prepared to assist with the sales transaction
prior to the conclusion thereof?
A conveyancer will often be required to clear up issues on
more technical deals. For example, searches on the title
deed conditions and conditions lurking behind the pivot
deed (commonly found in the Western Cape); searches at the
Surveyor General’s Office to establish servitudes, boundaries,
caveats etc; searches on the sectional title conditions to
ascertain if there are tie conditions or the real right of
extension that is critical for a purchaser to be made aware of
(and often gets overlooked).
6. Is the conveyancer based in close proximity to a deeds office?
This can be very useful if information is required urgently.
Report backs can thus be swift.
7. Has the conveyancer or conveyancing firm got a sound track
record for accuracy and filing registrations on time?

RESOURCES
Oosthuizen & Co, Meyer de Waal Attorneys
www.reimag.co.za