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Maryna

Profile: Maryna holds the BA, LLB, LLM degrees and is an Executive Consultant at the Cape Town branch of STBB. She is an admitted Attorney, Notary Public, Conveyancer and Insolvency Practitioner with many years of experience in the fields of property law, conveyancing and the laws relating to corporate compliance (especially in respect of the FICA and POPIA laws). Up until 2018 she was also head of the firm’s national marketing portfolio. She is a seasoned public speaker and presenter, both in person and online. She is editor and co-writer for two pivotal publications in the South African real estate industry – the ABC of Conveyancing (JUTA) and Delport’s South African Property Law and Practice (JUTA).

Newsflash | First part of the electronic deeds registration act now in operation

Section 2 of the Electronic Deeds Registration Act 2 of 2019 comes into effect today. This is the first piece of the Act to become operational and makes the Chief Registrar of Deeds responsible to establish a system for the

Property Law Update | Issue 16 – 2019

ON BUILDING INDUSTRY BARGAINING COUNCIL OF THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE This judgment concerns a dispute about the sale of a state-subsidised property in contravention of a title condition that prohibited the alienation of the property to a third party

Thought of the Week | Non-resident Property Buyers

Transferring title in immovable property into the name of non-residents generally follows the same processes as are required in respect of South African property purchasers. In both instances, our land registration system offers new owners security of tenure. However, additional

Thought of the Week | Sectional Title Trustees: Monitor your Managing Agent

If a body corporate member suffers a financial loss due to, for example, an averaged or refuted claim as a result of under-insurance of the buildings in the scheme, the owner is likely to seek alternative ways to recover the

Newsflash | Something New

We are excited to announce the launch of the newly designed STBB website. Our aim with this fresh new look is to create a more user friendly browsing experience for our valued clients and to introduce the rebranding of our

Property Law Update | Issue 15 – 2019

IS THERE A RIGHT TO BURY ON A FARM IF NEITHER THE OCCUPIER OR DECEASED RESIDED THERE? Sandvliet Boerdery (Pty) Ltd v Mampies and Another (107/2018) [2019] ZASCA 100; [2019] 3 All SA 709 (SCA) (8 July 2019) Owners of

Property Law Update | Issue 14 – 2019

COMMON LAW PRINCIPLES: VERBAL MANDATE TERMINATED AT SHORT NOTICE Liberty Group Limited and Others v Mall Space Management CC t/a Mall Space Management (644/18) [2019] ZASCA 142 (1 October 2019) Under common law, a mandate is generally terminable at the

Thought of the Week | Electronic signatures, Sale Agreements & Deeds Registration

At the beginning of October, the Electronic Deeds Registration Systems Act was promulgated. Once it becomes operative, it will ultimately allow for deeds to be submitted to the deeds office and to be signed by the conveyancer and Registrar electronically,

Property Law Update | Issue 13 – 2019

ORAL AGREEMENT: OPTION TO PURCHASE VS PRE-EMPTIVE RIGHT Kretzmann v Kretzmann and Another (2644/2018) [2019] ZAECPEHC 54 (27 August 2019) In 2017 the Constitutional Court declared that a pre-emptive right to purchase property need not be reduced to writing in

Property Law Update | Issue 12 – 2019

SALE SUBJECT TO “SUCCESSFUL SALE” OF PURCHASER’S HOME: WHAT DOES THIS MEAN AND MORE Terry and Another v Solfafa and Others (2263/2019) [2019] ZAFSHC 143 (29 August 2019) This is an interesting judgment that combines many grounds often raised by