The real estate and property law practice at Adams & Adams has a strong track record in handling a broad range of transactional real estate matters, with a core focus on commercial real estate work, as well as conveyancing mandates. The department is often instructed by REITs, property developers, major South African financial institutions and asset managers. Helgard Janse van Rensburg specialises in commercial real estate, and has extensive experience in assisting clients from the retail, health care and industrial sectors; he co-heads the department with property law expert Roelof Grové, who counts residential property transfer matters as a key area of strength.

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  • ‘Adams & Adams' team was very professional.’

  • ‘Good and professional services.’

  • 'Helgard Janse van Rensburg is a calm and collected individual to work with. Professional, knowledgeable and an expert in his field.'

  • 'Excellent service, practical, solution driven, goes above and beyond, energetic, reasonably priced.'

Key clients

  • Bidvest Properties Proprietary Limited
  • Growthpoint Healthcare Property Fund Limited
  • Growthpoint Student Accommodation Holdings Limited
  • Growthpoint Properties Limited
  • Moolman Group
  • Feenstra Group
  • Benchmark Group
  • Lynx Real Estate
  • Attacq Limited
  • Atterbury Group
  • Fairvest Investments
  • Mile Investments
  • Setso Property Fund
  • Nedbank Limited
  • Investec Bank Limited
  • FirstRand Bank Limited
  • Standard Bank of South Africa
  • Abland Properietary Limited
  • Newlyn Property Holdings Proprietary Limited
  • Dipula Investment Fund Limited

Work highlights

  • Advised AVBOB Mutual Society on the development and acquisition of its new head office in Pretoria.
  • Assisted two retail property developers with a property and asset management agreement with the owners of the Fourways Mall.
  • Advised the Growthpoint Healthcare Fund on its acquisition of the Johannesburg Eye Hospital.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Roelof Grové, Helgard Janse van Rensburg