

Our firm is able to provide assistance in with the following matters:
Property Transfers
The purchase of a property, whether commercial or residential, is one of the most important decisions you can make which might be stressful. As such our firm offers personalized conveyancing services to both purchasers and sellers.
We are an established firm with a wealth of experience in the property transfer market. Our firm is able to assist with all your conveyancing related queries.
Our service offering includes
- We offer full support in the buying and selling of property
- We provide you with an Offer to Purchase property in Cape Town or anywhere in South Africa, tailored to your specific transaction
- Legal advice to the Seller /Purchaser and Agent
- The transfer of property including sectional titles
- The registration and cancellation of servitudes
- The transfer of a property in terms of a Section 45bis endorsement which includes the transfer of a property in terms of a decree of divorce, the division of a joint estate or the change of a matrimonial property system
- Estate Late Property Transfers
- Registration and subdivision or consolidation of land
- We assist with the sourcing of bonds and further loans
- We assist with the registration and cancellation of private bonds
- We advise and guide the client on all matters up to and including the registration of the bond
Selling Your Property
Our attorney will come to you!
Bliden Campbell Attorneys Incorporated (“BCA”) will send an attorney, to your home or place of work, to assist you with the signing of your deal as well as the transfer documents. In this way, you are not inconvenienced when doing the paperwork behind your transaction to sell your property. The attorney will also be able to give you general advice on all aspects surrounding the deal, Capital Gains Tax, Estate Planning, litigation etc.
The seller chooses the attorney
With the sale of property, it is the Seller of the property who chooses the attorney to attend to the transfer of the property. So, if you download our Offer to Purchase and appoint our firms as your conveyancer, you are assured of speedy professional service to safeguard your interests in the sale of your property.
What is conveyancing?
Conveyancing is the process of transferring ownership of immovable property from the seller (the current owner) to the purchaser. This process will ensure that the property is legally transferred.
An attorney is appointed in the Offer to Purchase, who will ensure that the Purchaser complies with all of the formalities. The attorney will also guide the Seller to ensure that the Seller complies with the formalities which are required. The attorney will ensure that the purchase price for the property is secured from the Purchaser before the transfer of ownership can take place. Upon the payment of the purchase price and compliance with certain formalities, the transfer of ownership is registered in the Deeds Office. The attorney co-ordinates the entire process while safe-guarding the Seller's interests.
Our commitment
As a firm, we are transparent with our costs and will advise on the associated professional fees and disbursements associated with the conveyancing process.
We further advise on the time frames required for the conveyancing process and continually update all parties involved in the conveyancing process.
Be cautious when using your estate agent's preferred attorney
If you give your estate agent the discretion to appoint the attorney, the agent will probably appoint an attorney with whom they have a standing relationship. The danger with this arrangement lies in the fact that the attorney is extremely loyal to the agent since the agent is a source of work for that attorney. This creates an ethical dilemma for the attorney in this position, since the attorney may be more inclined to look out for the interests of the agent before looking after their client's (the Seller) interests. The attorney may not wish to point out errors made by the agent, in an effort to protect their source of work. In a dispute, the attorney will often withdraw as your attorney rather than act against the agent, which is entirely unhelpful to the Seller.
The Seller should exercise his/her independent right to appoint the attorney, to be assured of the fact that their legal interests are safe guarded.
Offer to Purchase
Download our FREE Offer to Purchase
When you decide to sell your property, you need an Offer to Purchase (find our downloadable Offer to Purchase). Both the Seller and the Purchaser are required to sign this document in terms of our law. This is the contract between the Seller and Purchaser which will form the basis of the sale of the property.
This is a written Offer to Purchase (“OTP”) which sets out the terms and conditions for the sale of immovable property where no estate agent is involved, and the seller and purchaser are directly negotiating the sale.
Disclaimer –
Please note that the use of this OTP is for general use and should not be interpreted as legal advice. It is important to always seek legal advice applicable to your specific situation.
BCA has drafted this OTP for use in the purchase of a freehold or sectional title residential property. The Alienation of Land Act, Act 68 of 1981, and case law from our courts, have stipulated the formalities which are to be complied with when entering into an agreement for the sale of land.
While every precaution has been taken to ensure that the downloadable OTP will provide for a realisable transaction, BCA cannot guarantee that the OTP or the information provided therein is without any errors or omissions. BCA or any of its employees shall under no circumstances accept liability for the consequences resulting from the use of this downloadable OTP, in the event that it is used without the direct guidance of one of our attorneys, through the appointment of our firm as the conveyancer. By downloading the OTP, the user accepts these terms thereof and this disclaimer.
We offer a full range of quality legal services and expertise, supported by sound business and legal knowledge.
Please Note: Our firm does not provide free legal advice, and a consultation may first be required in order to assess the merits of your matter.