Real estate and the ability to own and transfer property remains a cornerstone of our economic system and an integral part of personal and financial planning. However, continuing legislative change affects planning, development, land use, subdivision, taxation, registration etc. in respect of property and requires specialist support in respect of commercial property services and conveyancing transactions. Group professionals are placed on the panels of most major banks and provide a variety of property services, which include:

• Deeds of sale (residential and commercial)
• Property transfers and registrations
• Property valuations
• Property finance, registration of mortgage bonds and other securities
• Property development structures
• Mineral rights
• Property due diligences
• Drafting and registration of servitudes, certificates of registered title, certificates of consolidated titles, general plans etc.
• Registration of townships and sectional title schemes
• Deeds office searches
• Sectional Title and Share block schemes
• Property subdivisions and consolidations
• Property syndications
• Commercial, retail and cluster development schemes
• Legislative and regulatory advice
• Property joint ventures
• Construction agreements
• Land rights
• Rezoning
• Lease agreements