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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 | Two Property Bills signed into law

Yesterday, the 2017 Electronic Deeds Registration Systems Bill and the 2018 Property Practitioners Bill have been signed into law. Both new statutes have yet to be gazetted and commencement dates announced. Nevertheless, according to yesterday’s Presidency media statement, once in

Thought of the Week | NCA Amendment: Why so controversial?

The controversial National Credit Amendment Bill was signed into law last week. It provides for special debt relief measures for over-indebted consumers who earn R7 500 per month or less and whose unsecured debt does not exceed R50 000. These

Property Law Update | Issue 11 – 2019

CHANGE OF USE: A TEST FOR THE SECTIONAL TITLE SCHEMES MANAGEMENT ACT Mineur v Baydunes Body Corporate and Others (11020/2018) [2019] ZAWCHC 59; [2019] 3 All SA 611 (WCC) (24 May 2019) In this matter, the body corporate of a

Property Law Update | Issue 10 – 2019

FREE REIGN IN TRUSTS? Ferreira and Another v Van der Merwe N.O and Others (2727/2018) [2019] ZAECPEHC 39 (13 June 2019) “Trustees of a trust are bound by the four corners of the trust deed and have to give effect

Property Law Update | Issue 09 – 2019

ORAL RIGHT OF ACCESS TO PROPERTY GETS YOU NOWHERE Roux and Others v Groenewald and Others (40691/2018) [2019] ZAGPPHC 273 (14 June 2019) This judgment serves as a reminder that the Alienation of Land Act requires that the granting of

Property Law Update | Issue 08 – 2019

SPLITTING HAIRS OVER SPLITTING COMMISSION Beijers v Harlequin Duck Properties 231 (Pty) Ltd t/a Office Space Online (1216/2017) [2019] ZASCA 89 (31 May 2019) This judgment deals with a dispute between two commercial brokers regarding payment of commission. In the

Thought of the Week | Suretyship and a Spouse’s Consent

ARE THERE DEFENCES TO LIABILITY UNDER A SURETYSHIP IN A MARRIAGE IN COMMUNITY OF PROPERTY? Strydom executes an unlimited suretyship in favour of Engen for the debts incurred by Soutpansberg Petroleum, a company of which he was a director. He

Property Law Update | Issue 07 – 2019

ACCESS TO ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS UNDER YOUR PROPERTY Dennegeur Estate Home Owners Association and Another v Telkom SA SOC Ltd and Another (366/2018) [2019] ZASCA 37 (29 March 2019) If Telkom was the incumbent network service provider in respect of

Thought of the Week | Transfer Duty and Divorce

Where a divorce settlement agreement provides that a spouse will acquire sole ownership in the whole or a portion of property registered in the name of his or her divorced spouse, the transaction is exempt from transfer duty. Does it

Property Law Update | Issue 06 – 2019

CANCELLING INSTALMENT SALES: DUE DATES OF PAYMENTS CRITICAL Amardien and Others v Registrar of Deeds and Others (CCT212/17) [2018] ZACC 47; 2019 (2) BCLR 193 (CC) (28 November 2018) The Alienation of Land Act prohibits the seller in an instalment