Property & Conveyancing

In 1996 we opened a branch office in Bellville to provide a more efficient service to our clients as far as conveyancing matters are concerned. The Eastern Cape Province does not have a deeds office and all property related matters in the Eastern Cape must be registered in Cape Town causing considerable delays in transfer and mortgage registration. We are the only Port Elizabeth Attorney's firm with a Bellville office at the seat of the Deeds Registry. Our company is also one of the biggest conveyancing firms in the city of Port Elizabeth.

Conveyancing - Bellville

Our Bellville branch is run by Christo Nöthnagel.

Our broad range of services caters to a diverse clientele from Banks to Estate Agencies to Property Developers to International businessmen.

While the department deals primarily with sophisticated services, such as the structuring of developments, advice on associated tax implications relating to developments and other property related matters, it also has a strong conveyancing department where the focus is on achieving a speedy and hassle free turn around of property transactions.  This is achieved through co-ordinated communication with all parties involved and the extensive usage of computer technology, through the open ended Internet medium.

Our firm is represented on the panels of numerous banks, such as Absa, Nedbank, Standard Bank, Imperial Bank and First National Bank.  Our firm's dedication to service excellence is underlined by our achievement in the much coveted ABSA bank service achievement in 1994, where we attained first place.  Recently, we were awarded further acknowledgement as one of the top ten companies surveyed out of the 100 plus companies assessed.

Our services include inter alia:

• informing clients in respect of the amount of transfer and bond registration costs, including an explanation as to when these are due and payable;
• the implications of Municipal rates and charges at the time of selling or buying property;
• the implications of sectional title ownership;
• the implications concerning VAT and whether it will be applicable to your transaction;
• explanation of terms and clauses such as capital gains tax, the "voetstoets" clause, the "taking over" of a trust as well as the other incidental matters that may be of concern to you.

We offer a full range of property services including:

• drafting of property sale and acquisition agreement and a free consultation explaining it before you sign an agreement for the transfer of fixed property that we will attend to.
• advise on and drafting of commercial and residential lease agreements
• financial structuring of property transactions
• registration of transfer of residential, commercial and sectional title property
• registration of mortgage collateral and surety bond
• registration of notarial bonds, servitudes and exclusive use areas
• subdivisions and consolidations
• the establishment and registration of township developments.

Our specialised services include

• Alienation of land act
• Building Contracts
• Cluster Housing
• Expropriation
• Property Finance
• Property Syndicates
• Property Transfers
• Sales Agreements
• Sectional Titles
• Servitudes
• And Township Establishment

Whether you are buying or selling property, we will ensure that you are fully familiar with the transfer process as well as what will be required of you during the process.