Our Services
What services do we offer?
We offer the full range of services across the property lifecycle – from structuring and initial planning, all the way through financing, letting, and offloading.
Our services include:
- Property Transfers – Residential & Commercial
- The registration of Mortgage Bonds, Notarial Bonds, and also the cancellation of existing Mortgage Bonds
- Notarial Transactions
- Ante-Nuptial Contracts
- The Administration and Planning of Estates
- Real Estate Development
- Negotiating and drafting all agreements and contracts related to the sale as well as the lease of commercial and residential properties
- Assistance with resolving billing issues with local municipalities
- Assistance with the Application for Land Use Development at the Municipal Planning Tribunal
- The opening and registration of new townships and developments at the Deeds Office
- The opening and registration of new Sectional Title and Share Block Schemes at the Deeds Office
- We offer assistance with the establishment of new Body Corporates and Homeowners Associations
- The drafting and registration of a variety of other applications and endorsements within the context local authorities and the Deeds Office
Our focus & approach
This commitment to service is very much a part of the very culture of our firm. We’re passionate about our profession, passionate about our role within the South African property market, and passionate about serving our clients with pride.
We furthermore believe in a hands-on and personal approach. As such, every member of our team was chosen with our sights set firmly on providing a specialised, benchmarked, and innovative service. At Smalman Inc. we don’t settle for second-best so that our valued clients don’t have to either.
Budget 2026: How Much Will the Increased CGT Primary Residence Exclusion Save You?
Phew! No major tax increases are planned, and taxpayers will benefit from zero “bracket creep” across a range of taxes. While property sellers and buyers will be disappointed that transfer duty thresholds have not increased, there’s reason to get very excited about the 50% increase in the primary residence CGT exclusion from R2m to R3m.
Read on for an illustrative calculation of CGT savings, some of the more important tax tables, and a calculator to show you how much more or less you will be paying in taxes.
Your New Car’s a Lemon: Here’s How to Make Lemonade and Get Your Money Back
You buy a second-hand vehicle and finance it through a bank. When you realise the vehicle is a complete lemon, you cancel the sale and return the vehicle. But the bank still wants its monthly instalments.
We have good news for you. The Supreme Court of Appeal has just held that a bank in that situation was, per the terms of its own agreement, the “supplier” of the vehicle and must refund to the buyer both the deposit and the monthly instalments she had paid it. How did that come about, and what must you prove to win your case?
Choose Your Conveyancer with Care! A Cautionary Tale of “Fraud Unravels All”
Buying and selling a house is probably one of the most important financial transactions you will ever be involved in. Not to mention the emotional aspect of acquiring or letting go of your “home sweet home”.
This is why it’s vital to choose the right conveyancer. Case in point, a recent court battle which saw a couple losing ownership of what they had fondly believed to be their new house. A crooked attorney, in cahoots with her trustee husband, had defrauded both the original owner and the buyers at the end of the transfer chain. And in law, “fraud unravels all.”
Effective 1 March 2026: New National Minimum Wage
The National Minimum Wage (NMW) for each “ordinary hour worked” has been increased from 1 March 2026 by 5% from R28,79 per hour to R30,23 per hour. Domestic workers: Assuming a work month of 22 days x 8 hours per day, R30,23 per hour equates to R241,84 per day or...
Let us help simplify the process
Buying or selling a property can be exciting, but it can also be overwhelming with all the legal and administrative tasks involved. We are here to simplify the process and ensure a smooth and successful transaction.