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Professional Property Advice

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Before Signing Your Offer to Purchase

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Your Property Dream Needs Our Conveyancing Expertise.

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Let Us Untangle the Property Transfer Process For You.

The legal team of property lawyers and conveyancers at AWD Law, based in Pretoria and led by Andre Germishuizen, senior attorney, conveyancer and notary, are a force to be reckoned with when it comes to ensuring that clients benefit from the best advice and legal expertise, especially in the property development environment.
The inspirational words: “Talent you have naturally; skill is only developed by hours and hours and hours of beating on your craft” is a belief of the founding director, Andre Germishuizen.

Kindly be advised that AWD Law does not enter into litigation on behalf of clients. Our conveyancers specialise exclusively in the development of vacant land, property transfers, bond registrations, administration of deceased estates and notarial practice. Should you require assistance with a litigation, kindly contact The Legal Practice Council.

Contact AWD Law For Professional Property Advice before signing your Offer to Purchase.

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Why Work With Us

  • AWD Law is a dynamic and proactive law firm that upholds a world-class standard, a testament to the firm’s vast experience and personal attention to each and every subject matter.
  • Our conveyancers deliver specialised service and products, especially with regard to both property and commercial law, backed by a team consisting of a specialist in each of their fields, spanning a period of almost two decades.
  • There is a well-known saying : “The margin for error is so small that one step too fast, one step too slow, might leave you with nothing. However, the inches around you are everywhere and adding all those inches, will make the difference between winning and losing”.  Therefore, “Talent you have naturally, but skill is only developed by hours and hours of beating on your craft”.

Our practice is guided by, is fully entrenched in and committed to, inter alia, the above mentioned well known sayings.

CLIENT TESTIMONIALS

  • Dear Andre, I hereby want to thank you, Laetitia Dekker and all involved at your Firm, for your excellent services rendered to us with the purchase of our house in Bethlehem. Since we made the decision to purchase a house in another Province, we were bombarded by scammers. You, Laetitia and your Firm renewed our experience that trust and being professional, is at the forefront of your business and the continued communication throughout the process is superb. All the documentation and our personal information that you handled and sent to for example ABSA involved, was handled with care and respect. We moved from Centurion to Bethlehem on Saturday, 14 December 2024 and when we got here, I was so grateful for your assistance in the process and that our home registered in our names on 12 December 2024 without any delays or misrepresentation. We will definitely be in contact with your Firm if in the future we decide to buy a property in Pretoria for rental purposes. Thank you once again for your excellent assistance and services rendered.

  • Hi Bronwen, Dankie, ons bewys van betaling volg. Ons sluit eers die 20ste, nog so baie om af te handel vir die jaar! Dis ‘n plesier en dankie vir julle spoedige en vriendelike diens, altyd ‘n plesier om saam met julle te werk. Mag julle ‘n geseende feesseisoen geniet en lekker uitrus vir die nuwe jaar! Groete,

  • Hallo Bronwen, Baie dankie bankbesonderhede. Ons sal beslis nog vir julle stuur. Baie dankie vir jul goeie diens en hulp met die transaksie. Groete,

  • Dear Laetitia, Thank you for a wonderful service you provided. Yourself, Andre and Annelize. We appreciate the support and we are now proud owners. God bless you all. Regards.

  • Dear Annalize, I want to take a moment to express my sincere gratitude for your confirmation of the registration of the property at 939 Thermesco Street. Navigating this transaction was not without its challenges, and your expertise and perseverance were invaluable in overcoming them. I truly appreciate your dedication and professionalism throughout the process. Thank you for your hard work and support. I look forward to the opportunity to work together again in the future. If there's anything further needed on my end, please feel free to reach out. Kind regards,

  • Dear Annalize, I want to take a moment to express my sincere gratitude for your confirmation of the registration of the property. Navigating this transaction was not without its challenges, and your expertise and perseverance were invaluable in overcoming them. I truly appreciate your dedication and professionalism throughout the process. Thank you for your hard work and support. I look forward to the opportunity to work together again in the future. If there's anything further needed on my end, please feel free to reach out. Kind regards,

  • Baie dankie vir u e-pos hierin. Ons kry alreeds uitstekende diens van Bronwen. Ons het al vantevore van u firma gebruik gemaak om Investec verbande vir ons in te dien en het ons toe verwysing gekry by ander prokureur wat gebruik gemaak het van julle en was hul baie tevrede. Baie dankie vir u diens. Groete

  • Annalize Baie baie dankie vir puik diens. Ek klink dalk maar moeilik maar dan moet jy weet ek is raadop ek is naby handoek ingooi en alles loop net verkeerd. Maar met julle diens is ek baie tevrede en julle is baie na aan my hart. Groete

  • "Hi Bronwen Hiermee bewys van betaling, vir jou vriendelike aandag. Weereens baie dankie vir die uitstekende diens hierin. Lekker dag verder"

    Eleanor

  • Thank you so much for such an amazing service and the great effort. Greatly appreciated. Thank you all again.

    Claire

  • Hi Bronwen Hoop jy het ‘n goeie dag gehad. Dankie vir jou goeie diens en vriendelikheid 😊 Jy is awesome.

  • Thank u so much guys..u are the best guys...ur service is superb

    NL

  • Hi Annalize Baie, baie dankie vir al jul moeite en puik diens. Ek maak definitief weer gebruik van julle. Lekker dag

    SDP

  • Dankie. Eks baie dankbaar ons paaie het gekruis. Dis lekker om op n vriendskap basis maar tog profesioneel besigheid te bedryf. My vorige prok ( vriende al vir 35jaar) het n groot chip op sy skouer en as gevolg van sy arogansie al my besighied verloor. Dankie vir die mens wat jy is Andre Groete

    MN

  • Goeie môre Graag wil ek hierdie "wonderlike" nuus met julle deel. Bogemelde transaksie is vandag GEREGISTREER!!! Sonder jul hulp sou dit nie nou gebeur het nie. Baie baie dankie vir jul altyd vriendelike hulp en ondersteuning, ek waardeer dit verskriklik baie. Een nagmerrie agter die rug. Vriendelike groete

    SJN

  • Hallo Bronwen, Baie dankie vir jou puik bestand met die registratie. Ek heg hierby aan bewys van betaling van julle kostes. Lekker naweek vir jou.

    Petra Pretorius

  • Beste Andre en personeel. Dankie vir julle uitstekende diens met die verkoop van die geboue Klein Drakenstein en Cape Coral Die opvolg van e pos instruksies, versoeke en vrae was in elke geval dieselfde dag hanteer of minstens opgevolg. Dit was asof julle 24/7 beskikbaar was en gereageer het. Julle het selfs in meer as een geval die gemoedere tot bedaring gebring en `n modder gooiery voorkom. Dankie vir deeglikheid en die afhandeling van die hele proses in rekord tyd. Julle is 5ster! Dit sal vir my `n voorreg wees om julle aan te beveel by enige iemand anders.

    JB

  • Beste Bronwen, aangeheg bewys van betaling. Baie dankie vir jul altyd vriendelike diens.

    PB

  • Thank you so much for your excellent service. Looking forward to working with you in the future 😊

    TV

  • Awesome great thank you guys really appreciate the amount of effort that everyone put into this deal , please tell Andre I really appreciate the effort.

    CR

  • Good Day Bronwen Thank you, that is brilliant news!!! We appreciate your offices assistance and excellent service herein 😉 Have a great day.

    GD

  • Baie dankie vir die goeie nuus en die puik diens wat ons deurlopend by julle ontvang het tydens die duur van die transaksie. Ons waardeer opreg. Mooi dag vir julle."

  • Vind asb aangeheg ons registrasieskrywe en bewys van betaling van die kommissie hierin. Ons vertrou dit is in orde en bedank jou vir die vriendelike instruksie en samewerking hierin. Ons hoop ons kan gou weer saamwerk.

    Groete

  • "Beste Annalize, Baie dankie vir jul goeie werk. Andre dankie vir jou ook! Vriendelike groete"

  • Nog ‘n goeie verwysing hier!

    Laetitia Dekker

  • Net 'n opregte dankie vir jul puik, professionele en vriendelike diens. Ek kan julle regtig aanbeveel! Vriendelike groete

  • Graag dankie se vir jul flinke diens. Hartlike Groete

    Fred Geyer

  • vreeslik baie dankie en vir julle uitmundende en professionene werk!!!

  • Good day Pertunia I really cannot thank you enough for your promptness and constant feedback you always provide, much appreciated.

    Masego Motshel

  • Dear Pertunia, I trust that you are well. Thank you for your email, content duly noted. Once again thank you for your kind and professional assistance throughout the process. We highly appreciate everything you did. Yours faithfully

    Anami Martinson

  • Dear Andre, I want to bring to your attention how appreciative I am of the service I received from Patricia Erasmus throughout my dealings with her. She has been professional, courteous and often went over and beyond one can expect, to keep me updated and informed, on the status of my sales transaction. She was prompt, throughout my dealings with her and she would often contact me with feedback before I could ask about it first. It is not often that one experiences this dedicated work ethic and please note that her service is a positive contribution to your business.

    Helene Barnard

  • Vir Aandag - Mnr Andre Germishuizen Baie dankie vir proffesionele en uitstekende hantering van ons eiendomstransaksies - wees verseker ons waardeer dit opreg en ons beveel jou en jou span aan kliente wie met vertroue jou kan ondersteun. Seenwense

    Martin/Marie Beylefeld

  • Good day Andre Thank you for your patience in this matter. We have received feedback yesterday afternoon.

    Sampson, Ronel R

  • Thank you for your wonderful service. It’s refreshing to receive such service honestly. Thank your boss for us as well, we really appreciate the professional service we received. Because of you I was able to take the transferring attorneys to task. Be blessed

    Serrah Vilane

  • Wow !! Dit was baie vinnig ! Lekker aand Groete

    Jan van Deventer

  • Wow...Thank you so much, I'm so impressed by the swift service I'm receiving. Blessed regards

    Pauline Kgopa

  • THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP WITH THIS TRANSACTION. IT HAS BEEN A JOURNEY SECOND TO NONE. WELL DONE AWD LAW

    Pierre Mouton

  • Fantasties, baie baie dankie Magda en Andre!! Lekker dag vir julle!

    Julle

  • Goeie dag Andre Ek hoop dit gaan nog goed. Weereens dankie dat jy ons so vroeg kon sien Woensdagoggend. Dit is so lekker dat ons die kontrak voor werk kon doen en nie ‘n halwe dag verlof te moes insit nie. Aangeheg die bewys van betaling vir die rekening soos aan ons gegee is Woensdag. Hou ons asb op hoogte van wat alles gebeur en laat weet asb indien daar nog enige iets is wat jy van ons benodig. Groete

    Jean du Toit

  • Good afternoon Pertunia. I would first off like to thank you for your very efficient and professional service and making the process of buying our first home as seamless and stress free as possible.

    Franco Combrinck

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