Selling or buying a property is one of the biggest financial steps you will take. Roberts Incorporated manages the legal side of your transfer from signed offer to registration, for sellers, buyers and agents across Cape Town, from our office in Table View to the Atlantic Seaboard, Northern Suburbs and Southern Suburbs.
A property transfer has many moving parts: the signed offer, clearance certificates, bond and cancellation figures, and the final lodgement at the Deeds Office. We manage every one of them personally. We draft the documents, liaise with the other conveyancers involved in your transaction, including the bank's bond registration and bond cancellation conveyancers, and keep you informed at every stage. You deal with one dedicated contact from start to finish, not a call centre. Registration is completed through our appointed registering conveyancer, so your transfer is lodged and finalised correctly and on time.
We are based at 21 Blaauwberg Road, Table View, and act for clients across Cape Town. Before you sign, you can estimate your costs with our transfer duty and bond calculators. If your matter goes beyond the transfer itself, our legal team can also assist with a steady hand.
We manage the sale process from signed offer through to final payout, keeping you informed and avoiding unnecessary delays.
We give you clear guidance on costs, timelines and what to expect at every stage of the transaction.
We register private bonds at the Deeds Office efficiently, and our bond documents are strong.
We register residential sectional title and free-hold developments using excellent collaboration with our developers.
Apartments, townhouses and estate homes often need levy clearance certificates and body corporate approval before a transfer can proceed.
We guide executors and beneficiaries through the transfer of property from a deceased estate, from start to finish.
We are based in Table View and act for sellers, buyers and agents across Cape Town. Your transfer is handled the same way wherever the property is.
Table View, Bloubergstrand, Milnerton, Parklands, Sunningdale, Melkbosstrand, Big Bay and West Beach
Our office is on Blaauwberg Road in Table View, so this is the area we know best. Table View has a large mix of freehold homes and sectional title complexes, and many transfers involve levy clearance certificates and body corporate requirements. Whether you are selling to move up, buying your first home or selling an investment property, we manage the transfer from signed offer to registration and keep you updated along the way.
Bloubergstrand attracts buyers looking for sea views and a beachside lifestyle, and many properties here are sectional title apartments or holiday and investment homes. Some buyers and sellers live overseas or elsewhere in the country, so signing and documents often need to be arranged around their schedule. We coordinate this with you and the other parties so the transfer stays on track, including for properties in Big Bay.
Milnerton is an established suburb with a wide range of properties, from older freehold homes to apartments and townhouses near the lagoon and the coast. Older properties can raise extra questions at transfer, such as title deed conditions and compliance certificates, and we raise these early rather than at lodgement. We assist sellers, buyers and agents across Milnerton, including Milnerton Ridge, Rugby and Tygerhof.
Parklands is a growing residential area with many townhouse complexes, estates and newer developments. Transfers here often involve homeowners’ association rules, levy clearance certificates and, for new developments, documents from the developer. We check these requirements from the start so your transfer is not delayed.
Sunningdale continues to grow, with new developments and family homes attracting first-time buyers and investors. Newer properties can mean transfers from developers or through homeowners’ associations, and we make sure the required certificates and approvals are in place before the transfer is lodged. We help sellers and buyers in Sunningdale at every stage from signed offer to registration.
Melkbosstrand is a coastal town north of Bloubergstrand, popular with families, retirees and people who want a quieter life on the West Coast. Buyers and sellers here may be further from our office, but that does not slow a transfer. We arrange signing at a time and place that suits you and keep you updated by phone, email or WhatsApp.
Sea Point, Green Point, Mouille Point, Camps Bay, Clifton, Fresnaye
Atlantic Seaboard properties are often sectional title apartments and holiday or investment homes, and some buyers and sellers live overseas. We arrange signing and documents around your schedule and request body corporate clearances early, so the transfer stays on track.
Durbanville, Bellville, Panorama, Brackenfell, Kraaifontein, Parow
Family homes, townhouse complexes and estates are common here, and many transfers involve homeowners’ association rules and levy clearances. For newer developments we also deal with the developer’s documents. We check these requirements from the start so your transfer is not delayed.
Claremont, Rondebosch, Newlands, Constantia, Wynberg, Tokai
These are established suburbs, and older properties can raise extra questions at transfer, such as title deed conditions and compliance certificates. Sales by trusts, companies or deceased estates need extra documents. We raise all of this early rather than at lodgement.
Yes. Our office is at 21 Blaauwberg Road, Table View, and we assist sellers, buyers and agents across Table View, Bloubergstrand, Milnerton, Parklands, Sunningdale and Melkbosstrand.
Yes. We act for sellers, buyers and agents across Cape Town, including the Atlantic Seaboard (Sea Point, Green Point, Camps Bay), the Northern Suburbs (Durbanville, Bellville, Brackenfell) and the Southern Suburbs (Claremont, Rondebosch, Constantia). Your transfer is handled in the same way wherever the property is.
Most transfers take between eight and twelve weeks from signed offer to registration, depending on how quickly bond approval and compliance certificates come through. Cash transfers can be faster: we aim to register within about a month of receiving the required funds and documents, and bonded transfers generally within six to eight weeks, if all parties cooperate.
Conveyancing fees are based on a sliding scale linked to the purchase price. We give you an exact, itemised quote upfront, so there are no surprises on the final statement. You can also estimate your costs with our transfer duty and bond calculators.
The seller usually pays the estate agent's commission and the cost of cancelling any existing bond. The buyer usually pays transfer duty or VAT, the transfer legal fees and Deeds Office fees, plus the costs of registering a new bond. The offer to purchase can agree something different, so it is worth having us review it before you sign.
Yes. In South Africa the seller usually nominates the conveyancer, but as a buyer you can make your offer subject to your own conveyancer handling the transfer. Not all sellers accept this condition.
We coordinate directly with the bank's appointed cancellation conveyancer, so the existing bond is cancelled in step with the new transfer and bond registration. This runs in parallel, not after.
Transfer duty applies on most purchases above the current threshold, calculated on a sliding scale. We'll confirm the exact amount, if any, once we have your purchase price.
Possession is set out in your offer to purchase and is a separate arrangement from registration — it can happen before, on, or after registration date, depending on what was agreed between the parties.
