This book is designed to be an easy-to-read practice guide that covers most of the basic and common conveyancing transactions that are dealt with in a law firm on a daily basis. At a basic practical level it allows conveyancing secretaries to prepare documentation accurately and in accordance with relevant legislation requirements. The book also provides trainee or novice conveyancers with a practical and accessible guide.

At a theoretical level the book serves an additional purpose of acting as a basic theoretical guide and thereby equipping paralegals and law students with practical skills in the law and procedures relating to conveyancing: that is, the drafting, evaluation and registration of deeds required for the lawful creation and transfer of ownership and other real rights in land.

Content
Preface
1. The Historical Overview of the South African Land registration system
1.1. Chapter introduction
1.2. The period before the Dutch Settlement (Pre 1652)
1.3. The period after the Dutch settlement (Post 1652)
2. The distinction between real and personal rights
2.1. Chapter introduction
2.2. Real and Personal rights
2.3. Registration of rights
3. Conveyancing and Notarial practice
3.1. Chapter introduction
3.2. The Conveyancer
3.3. The notary
4. Deeds office practice
4.1. Chapter introduction
4.2. The deeds office
4.3. Functions of the deeds office
4.4. The deeds office staff
4.5. The duties of a registrar of deeds
4.6. Powers of registrar
4.7. The registration process in detail
5. Transfer of immovable property (Deeds of transfer and Supporting documents)
5.1. Chapter introduction
5.2. The analysis of deed of transfer
5.3. Supporting documents
6. The Mortgaging of immovable property and Mortgage bonds
6.1. Chapter introduction
6.2. Definition of a mortgage bond
6.3. Analysis of a mortgage bond
7. Servitudes and Notarial deeds
7.1. Chapter introduction
7.2. The distinction between personal and praedial servitudes
7.3. Personal servitudes
7.4. The creation and registration of personal servitudes
7.5. Procedural requirements for the registration of servitudes
7.6. Cession, assignment, mortgaging and lapsing of personal servitudes
7.7. Format and content of notarial deed of personal servitude
7.8. Praedial servitudes
7.9. Creation of praedial servitudes
7.10. Registration of praedial servitudes
7.11. Duration of praedial servitudes
7.12. Transferability of praedial servitudes
7.13. Termination of praedial servitude
7.14. Format and content of a notarial deed of a praedial servitude
7.15. Transfer duty implications of a praedial servitude
7.16. Servitude diagram
8. Appendix: Document Examples
9. Table of statutes/proclamations/ordinances
10. Table of cases
11. Vocabulary

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