For Attorneys & Conveyancers

Documentation your
file can defend

REAAS produces the building line relaxations, demolition permits, as-built drawings, and rezoning documentation that conveyancing and estate matters require — with a full, auditable record behind every deliverable.

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Active Matter
FILE REF: REAAS-2026-0418
Transfer — Erf 1142, Houghton
Instructing firm: Partner Conveyancing Attorneys
Building line relaxationGranted
As-built drawing setCertified
Outstanding contraventionsCleared
Transfer Risk CertificateIssued
◆ Full audit trail available for this matter
Building Line Relaxations Demolition Permits As-Built Drawings Rezoning Applications Transfer Risk Certificates Deceased Estate Compliance Contravention Resolution Building Line Relaxations Demolition Permits As-Built Drawings Rezoning Applications Transfer Risk Certificates Deceased Estate Compliance Contravention Resolution

Why this matters to your practice

Compliance gaps become
your professional exposure

When a building line violation or unauthorised structure surfaces after registration, the question your client — and potentially the Fidelity Fund — asks first is what due diligence was done before transfer.

1
Undisclosed non-compliance
A structure or land use that doesn't match the municipal record can expose your firm to a claim if it surfaces post-transfer and wasn't disclosed.
2
Deeds Office timeline pressure
Resolving a compliance issue against a lodgement deadline, without a documented, defensible process behind the resolution.
3
Deceased estate complications
Executors discovering unauthorised alterations or outstanding contraventions during estate administration, with no clear paper trail.
4
No independent record
Relying on a client's or agent's word about a property's compliance status, with nothing independently documented for your file.

What we produce

Built-environment documentation,
structured for your file

Every deliverable is produced to be filed, disclosed, and relied upon — not just to resolve an issue.

Permits & Relaxations
Building Line Relaxations
Permit applications for structures encroaching on building lines, prepared with full supporting documentation for municipal submission.
Permits & Relaxations
Demolition Permits
Permit applications tied to a transfer, estate matter, or redevelopment, with the documentation your conveyancing process requires.
Documentation
As-Built Drawings
Independently produced drawing sets reflecting actual built condition — suitable for disclosure, deeds, and your due diligence file.
Land Use
Rezoning Applications
Full rezoning application packages where current zoning doesn't match the property's actual or intended use.

Specialised for legal practice

Where REAAS goes deeper

Transfer Risk Certificate
Signature deliverable
A structured, attorney-facing report covering building line status, permit history, as-built compliance, and outstanding contraventions — formatted for filing and disclosure, not for marketing a listing.
Conveyancing-stage turnaround
Process-aligned SLA
Turnaround commitments mapped to your actual process stages — offer to purchase, bond approval, lodgement, registration — not a generic delivery date disconnected from your deadline.
Deceased estates & distressed transfers
Executor-instructed work
Compliance resolution and as-built documentation instructed directly by executors or trustees, with a paper trail suited to estate administration scrutiny.
Full audit trail, on request
Evidentiary record
Every matter carries a complete record of what was produced, when, against which standard — available to you if a matter is ever questioned.
Firm panel arrangements
Standing instruction
Standing arrangements for firms that handle this work routinely, with consistent turnaround and reporting across every instructing attorney at the firm.

How a matter proceeds

From instruction to
certified record

Instruction
You open a matter
Submit the property, the specific issue, and your governing deadline — offer to purchase, lodgement date, or estate timeline.
Assessment
We scope the resolution path
A clear resolution plan, timeline, and fee estimate aligned to your conveyancing or estate deadline — confirmed before work begins.
Production
Documentation is produced
Drawings, permits, or applications are produced and submitted, with progress visible to you throughout — not just on completion.
Certification
Your file receives the record
Final documentation, and a Transfer Risk Certificate where applicable, delivered in a form ready for your file and, where needed, disclosure.

The compliance landscape

A growing area of
conveyancing risk

R90–100bn
Estimated annual value of building plans passed nationally across all building types (2024/25)
250–280K
Residential property transfers registered annually in recent years
↑ Rising
Municipal enforcement activity nationally, including Gauteng, Western Cape, and KwaZulu-Natal
38%+
Non-compliance found in at least one localised municipal property survey

There is no single published national figure for what proportion of conveyancing matters involve a compliance issue. What is documented: municipalities are auditing more aggressively than ever, enforcement cycles are penalising hundreds of properties at a time, and localised surveys have found non-compliance well above one in three properties surveyed.

For a conveyancing practice, that translates to a real and rising probability that any given file will require this kind of resolution before registration can proceed cleanly.

Figures drawn from STATSSA building statistics, Lightstone/Deeds Office data, and reported municipal enforcement activity. Sources available on request.

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Instruct REAAS on
your next matter

Tell us about the property and the issue. We respond within one business day with a scoped timeline aligned to your deadline.