Property Transfer

Akello Legal provides estate conveyancing services, including survivorship applications and property transfers arising from a separation and family law property settlement. 

Survivorship Applications

When property is owned jointly and one owner dies, the property does not form part of an estate in the usual way, it passes automatically to the surviving owner. However, a survivorship application is required to have the title updated into the surviving owner’s name alone. It is often more straightforward than a full estate administration, but it still needs to be done properly, particularly where there is more than one property or the ownership structure is not entirely clear. Akello Legal handles survivorship applications as part of its estate and property work, so the title catches up with what is already legally true. 

Property transfers arising from separation

Property sometimes needs to be transferred as part of a separation, once the underlying family law matter has been resolved. Akello Legal handles the conveyancing for these transfers, the firm does not practise family law, but works alongside family lawyers to complete the property side of a settlement. 

What clients can expect

Fees are set out clearly before work begins, so there are no surprises partway through a transaction. You will deal with the same person throughout. 

No unnecessary jargon. No surprises. Just the property transfer, done properly.