The ‘professional‘ real estate team at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr has  strength in advising on prominent residential property developments, and is equally adept at handling high-profile financing work in the space. Muhammad Gattoo, who heads up the practice, stands out for his work the sector, while. John Webber is well-versed in handling land development and use conversion mandate. High-value deals have been prominent Fatima Gattoo‘s recent workload; and Mike Collins regularly advises prominent commercial banks on their finance activities. Simóne Franks is noted for her strength in assisting with property-related transfers and notarial matters, and Bridget Witts-Hewinson‘s practice also takes in conveyancing work.

Bowmans‘ ‘experienced‘ commercial property team provides ‘sound and balanced advice‘ on a broad range of real estate issues. Practice head Craig Schafer fields extensive expertise in property finance matters, while Samantha Saffy acts for renewable energy and mining clients in commercial property matters, among work in other sectors. Julia Power is ‘extremely knowledgeable on real estate and provides superb assistance with real estate-related matters‘. Philippa Sutherland is another key contact.

At ENSafrica, the ‘very detailed and knowledgeable‘ real estate and property team stands out for its multidisciplinary approach to mandates, and is regularly instructed by traditional communities and major domestic and international corporate, financial services and banking entities. Practice head Andrew Bembridge is a highly regarded practitioner in the space, and has extensive experience in handling commercial property transactions, land rights and restitution law matters. Fritz Schulz is a key contact for commercial property finance work; Len Vorster and Lee-Ann Hopley are both also active in transactional work.

The ‘detail-oriented, always accessible and responsive‘ real estate team at Webber Wentzel is very well known for handling the full life-cycle of property matters, with notable strength in real estate transactions. Practice head Sulani Jooste is ‘always on top of the details and ensures transactions are seamless for her client‘. Mark McIntosh is a key contact for financial services, mining and hospitality clients, and counts sectional title schemes and commercial finance notarial and mortgage bonds as key areas of strength. Abdul Allie is ‘absolutely superb‘; Venashrie Mannar assists with the the land-related aspects of renewable energy transactions and the registration of transfers; and Desiree Bayman‘s practice includes conveyancing issues, commercial property transactions and issues relating to land usage.

The real estate and property law practice at Adams & Adams has a strong track record in handling a broad range of transactional real estate matters, with a core focus on commercial real estate work, as well as conveyancing mandates. The department is often instructed by REITs, property developers, major South African financial institutions and asset managers. Helgard Janse van Rensburg specialises in commercial real estate, and has extensive experience in assisting clients from the retail, health care and industrial sectors; he co-heads the department with property law expert Roelof Grové, who counts residential property transfer matters as a key area of strength.

At Lawtons Africa, the real estate team is active across the piece, including in property finance. Melissa Leibowitz has extensive experience in handling the drafting and registering of mortgage bonds, and regularly acts for large domestic corporate banks. Practice head Penny Chenery is well versed in handling property development mandates for property developers and project managers.

Led by real estate specialist Johan Lubbe, Werksmans Attorneys‘ real estate team has solid expertise in handling commercial property transactions, conveyancing matters, and development mandates for private investors, banks and REITs. Fátima Rodrigues is well known for her extensive experience in advising on property development mandates, property finance and spatial planning matters, and Khathu Neluheni‘s practice includes drafting and registering mortgage bonds and property transfers.