Serving you with integrity, great client care and excellence.

Key legal services offered

Conveyancing and Property Law
  • Immovable property purchases and transfers
  • Offer to Purchase Contracts
  • Private Seller? We can assist you.
  • Title Deeds & Endorsements
  • Transfers of ownerships
  • Conventional transfers and Sectional title transfers
  • Certificates of Registered Title
  • Registration of New developments

Drafting of Contracts and Agreements

Drafting of Contracts and Agreements
  • Crafted, tailormade Contracts and Agreements
  • Offer to Purchase Contracts
  • Lease and Rental Agreements
  • Co-Ownership Agreements
  • Cession Agreements
  • General Power of Attorney
  • Sale of a Business Agreement
  • Service Level Agreements (SLA)
  • Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA)

 

Last Will and Testament

Professional Drafting of your Last Will and Testament and additional services:

  • Your intentions are voiced
  • We will help you to protect your digital assets and navigate the future of your digital profiles
  • You retain full choice of your Executors
  • Wills are crafted specific to your circumstances, family, and needs
  • Estate planning advice available on request
  • Estate duty cost calculations and advice regarding rebates and allowable deductions available on request
  • Testamentary Trusts
  • Living Wills
  • Next Steps Advice

For more information about my Wills bundles and prices click here.

Finalizing of Deceased Estates

Deceased Estates

I offer comprehensive services for the winding-up of deceased estates, including:

  • The initial interview with the family to collect all necessary documents and to explain the effect of the clauses in the Will
  • First reporting of the Estate to the Master of the High Court
  • All subsequent liaison with the Master
  • Obtaining Letters of Executorship
  •  All required advertising of the Estate
  • Liquidation of assets
  • Liquidations and Distribution Account
  • Estate Duty Return
  • Distribution and finalisation of the Estate

Other services offered

  • The registration and amendment of Trusts; including family trusts, special trusts and testamentary trusts.
  • The registration of Non-Profit Companies and Public Benefit Organisations (PBO), including applications for tax exemption and s18A certificates for qualifying entities.

About Us

Denise Padayachee Attorneys Inc is based in Cape Town but we are able to offer our excellent Property transfer services, Will drafting and many other legal services to you wherever you are.

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Attorney Denise Padayachee

A note from me

Hello and welcome to my legal services website; I look forward to serving you!

Are you thinking of selling your home privately in South Africa? Don’t go in blind. Get the Legal Edge with our unique Pre-Sale DIY Package for Sellers, designed to help private sellers like you to take control of your sale — with confidence, compliance, and zero confusion.

Our Conveyancing department consistently does quick and excellent property transfers.  Contact us if you are buying or selling and need a transfer attorney to look after your best interests and register the transfer efficiently.

Enjoy looking through the site, we have informative articles, and we have also introduced some flat fees in an effort to make legal services more affordable and predictable for you, so have a look at our Fees page for an update.

What our clients say about our property transfer services.

“Unbelievable personalised services… if I am ever in the market again to purchase another property, I will insist, or try my hardest to use this company again.” R

“I highly recommend Denise Padayachee Attorneys who did a very professional job in managing the conveyancing of our home.” S

 

Connect With Us

Contact Details

Email: info@dpai.co.za
Business Tel: 021 140 1596 / 062 438 1539
Location: Rondebosch, Cape Town, 7700 (we are able to offer many of our services nationwide)

Remote Consultation

For your convenience, we offer remote consultations via Microsoft Teams or Zoom, as an alternative to in-person meetings.

We are also able to provide our legal services to clients in different provinces, or to South African clients who are currently outside of South Africa, where the legal service required permits.

Free Legal Clinic

In an effort to make basic Wills and basic legal advice accessible to more people we offer a limited service advice clinic to those who cannot afford it (by appointment only, T&C apply).