Van Tonder Inc

16/10/2026

Apparently being the boss comes with certain… requirements. 🤣

We know what keeps ours happy. 😏

Happy Boss’s Day, Bernard!

Thanks for leading Van Tonder Inc with experience, humour and a steady hand — and for giving us plenty of material to work with. 😉

From the VT Inc team

14/10/2026

You’ve sold your home. But have you ever thought about how much of your personal information travels with the transaction?

A conveyancing file can contain identity information, banking details, marital information, signatures, agreements, property information and other supporting documents.

And some of that information necessarily needs to move between different parties for the transfer to happen.

POPIA doesn’t mean information can’t be shared. It means personal information must be processed lawfully, for proper purposes, and protected appropriately.

Our latest guide takes you inside a property transfer file — and explains what POPIA means for the information entrusted to the professionals handling your transaction.

Swipe through ➡️

Van Tonder Inc | Attorneys & Conveyancers
Professionalism Meets Proactivity.

12/10/2026

Coffee, cake and good conversation at Island Café Knysna. ☕️🍰

Always a pleasure catching up with Norma Soule and Bratley Esau Remax Coastal from REMAX Coastal Properties Knysna.

Thank you for a lovely morning — relationships like these make working in the Garden Route property community all the better.

Van Tonder Inc | Attorneys & Conveyancers

09/10/2026

Thank you, Corita, for such a generous message. Coming from someone Bernard worked alongside in the property industry many years ago, these words mean more than she probably realises.

We are humbled, grateful — and very thankful for relationships that remain long after the transactions are done. 🤍

07/10/2026

Lunch and good conversation at The Deacon House🍽️

Bernard enjoyed catching up with Lo**ta Rademeyer, Tracey van Heerden and Nadia Harding from Pam Golding Properties George & surrounds.

Always good spending time with the property professionals we have the privilege of working alongside here in George.

Van Tonder Inc | Attorneys & Conveyancers

05/10/2026

Selling or buying a property? There’s something worth checking before the transfer becomes urgent: your tax profile.

Most people expect the paperwork around a property transaction.

What they may not expect is that unresolved tax matters can surface during the transfer process.

SARS specifically advises sellers and purchasers to ensure that their tax affairs are in order. Outstanding returns or payments, incorrect personal or tax details, or registration issues may need to be resolved — and can delay a property transfer.

There have also been changes to the Transfer Duty Declaration. Since December 2025, SARS has introduced enhanced validations and additional tax-reference-number requirements for certain transactions.

So, if you are thinking of selling or buying, it is worth asking the question before everyone is waiting for transfer:

Is my tax profile ready too?

Our infographic explains what to look at and why it matters.

Tax circumstances differ. Where necessary, obtain advice from an appropriate tax professional.

Van Tonder Inc | Attorneys & Conveyancers
Professionalism Meets Proactivity.

SARS Transfer Duty information⁠

02/10/2026

Good property transactions are built around good working relationships.

Bernard recently enjoyed breakfast with Natasha Andrews Jafta from Seeff Properties Knysna & Sedgefield at Island Café Knysna — time away from the emails and transfer documents to talk property, people and the realities of the work we share.

Estate agents and conveyancers have very different roles in a property transaction, but for the seller and purchaser, it is all part of one experience.

That makes the relationships between the professionals around a transaction important.

Knowing one another. Being able to pick up the phone. Communicating well. Understanding what is happening on both sides of the handover from sale to transfer.

Sometimes a breakfast is simply breakfast.

But over the years, we’ve learned that time spent building relationships with the people we work alongside is rarely wasted.

Thank you, Natasha, for the conversation — and the coffee. ☕️

Van Tonder Inc | Attorneys & Conveyancers
Professionalism Meets Proactivity.

30/09/2026

Always a pleasure for Van Tonder Inc to be involved in such special events!

A huge thank you to ooba Home Loans, On Brenton Local Eatery and Van Tonder Inc Attorneys & Conveyancers for teeing up with us at the Fraaisig Primary School Golf Day. ⛳

Seeff Knysna & Sedgefield was proud to sponsor a hole at Knysna Golf Club on 27 September. Together, we helped raise funds for the learners of Fraaisig Primary.

Thank you to Mr JP Pheiffer and the Fraaisig team for a brilliant day out for a great cause. 💙

Ooba George On Brenton - Brenton on SeaBernard Van Tonder

30/09/2026

5 things we wish every seller knew BEFORE transfer 🏡

Some of the things that complicate a property transfer aren’t the things sellers expect…

1️⃣ Your municipal clearance figure may be much bigger than your normal monthly bill.
The amount required for clearance can include advance charges — so don’t be alarmed when you first see the figure.
2️⃣ If your property is unbonded, find that original title deed.
A missing title deed may require an additional process and can cause delays.
3️⃣ Planning to travel during the transfer? Tell your conveyancer.
Documents will need to be signed during the process. A little planning beforehand can prevent unnecessary delays.
4️⃣ Tell us about the awkward stuff early.
Defects, alterations, disputes, solar installations or anything unusual about the property are much easier to deal with when they’re known upfront.
5️⃣ Don’t remove or change things after you’ve signed without checking first.
Blinds, TV brackets, fitted shelving, pool equipment, inverters and other fixtures can become a source of disagreement if buyer and seller have different expectations.

The best time to prevent a transfer problem is before it becomes one.

Van Tonder Inc | Attorneys • Conveyancers

28/09/2026

Apparently Bernard has always been responsible for getting his little brother from A to B. 😉

First, it was on a go-kart.
Years later, it was a property transfer.

And that particular file was a remarkably quick one: just 5 weeks from start to finish.

Was there a special little-brother express lane?
Absolutely not. 😂 Everything simply lined up — documents, communication, processes and people all moving when they needed to.

Not every transfer can, or will, happen this quickly.

But after a month of sharing The Files We Remember, it seemed only right to end with one that was memorable for more than one reason.

Same brothers.

Slightly different mode of transport. 😉