Requirements: LLB degree or equivalent qualification
Diploma in Conveyancing Law and Practice
Duties: - Protect the interest of their client, the Seller, at all times.
- Explain the conveyancing procedure to the Seller and keep them updated with the latest progress.
- Clarify the content of the Offer to Purchase for the Seller, particularly suspensive conditions.
- Explain to the Seller the consequences of cancelling their bond and any penalty charges that may affect the final settlement figure.
- Act only on the Sellers instructions.
- Ensure that they register the transaction on or as close as possible to the agreed upon date stated in the Offer to Purchase.
- Avoid any delays in the transfer by advising the Seller of their obligations in terms of the offer to purchase.
- Set up a meeting with the Seller to explain as well as sign the final documentation needed to conclude the sale.
- Carefully prepare all deed documentation to reduce its risk of being rejected by the Deeds Office.
- Notify the Seller of the transfer on the day of registration.
- The conveyancer must inform the Seller of the finances relating to the sale.