Johannesburg - South

Tying with East London, Johannesburg - South had responses from 4 law firms, representing 6 partners, of whom 3 are conveyancing partners. The sample is therefore largely unsuitable to draw any meaningful conclusions - for instance no one responded to the question What amount does your firm recover from the financial institutions for electronic bond instructions? so no graph could be generated. Nevertheless here are the results:

Internet connectivity
Permanent connection					50%
Dial up					50%
Recovery of Posts & Petties costs
Transfers				Bonds	Cancellations
High			R 450	R 450	R 100
Low			R 250	R 75	R 75
Average			R 321	R 302	R 91
Recovery of Deeds Office search costs
High					R 100
Low					R 80
Average					R 87
Did not respond					25%
Recovery of FICA search costs
Individuals				Companies	Trusts
High			R 250	R 350	R 350
Low			R 200	R 220	R 220
Average			R 225	R 285	R 285
Did not respond			50%	50%	50%
Firms that have increased the recommended tariff					25%
Firms that charge a minimum fee					None
Discounting of fees
High					25%
Low					10%
Average					18%
Did not respond					50%
Percentage of firms which incentivise their secretaries					50%
Ratio of senior secretaries to junior secretaries					1 : 0.3
Matter "legs" per secretary per month
A completed bond and a completed transfer each = 1 leg, while a cancellation = half a leg
High					52
Low					5
Average					21
How long will the property boom last?
Don't know					50%
Over already					25%
Less than 6 months					0%
Less than 1 year					25%
More than 1 year					0%

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