A real estate lawyer will review the agreement of purchase and sale/amendments, review the title/ownership of the property, requisition any matters that need to be dealt with on title, review closing documentation and figures for closing, attend to registering the necessary documents in the government Land Registry Office, transfer funds to the seller lawyer on closing and reporting to the client.
On a sale file, the lawyer reviews the agreement of purchase and sale/amendments, review the title/ownership of the property, responds to requisitions of matters that need to be dealt with on title, review closing documentation and figures for closing, attend to registering the necessary documents in the government Land Registry Office, transfer funds to the seller and third parties on closing and reporting to the client, discharge any mortgages on title.