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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).

Property Law Update | Issue 14 – 2018

BUILDING PLANS: APPEAL TO REVIEW BOARD UNCONSTITUTIONAL City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality v Chairman of the National Building Regulations Review Board and Others (CCT186/17) [2018] ZACC 15 (7 June 2018) In terms of the National Building Regulations and Building Standards

Thought of the Week | Municipalities Cannot Claim Back Undeveloped Property at Any Time

Municipalities regularly sell vacant property to developers for commercial and residential development. These sales often include a title deed condition that the property must be improved within a certain time period and, if this is not done, then the municipality

Thought of the Week | Issue 13 – 2018

LESSER BOND AMOUNT OBTAINED BUT BALANCE SECURED ON TIME – SUSPENSIVE CONDITION FULFILLED? Basson and Another v Reddy and Others (11695/2017) [2018] ZAKZDHC 9 (30 April 2018) Property practitioners know that the details of a suspensive condition must be met

Property Law Update | Issue 12 – 2018

ESCAPING LIABILITY UNDER A SURETYSHIP: WHEN THE LENDER MUST BE UPFRONT WITH DETAILS Absa Bank Limited v Van Eeden and Others (4078/2012) [2018] ZAECPEHC 14 (27 March 2018) Generally, when one puts pen to paper as a borrower or surety,

Thought of the Week | #WaterCrisis: Proposed Water By-Law For the Cape

The City of Cape Town Water Dashboard reflects positive rising dam levels after the recent rains, but the Cape is still in dire need of much more. Suggested measured water usage controls include provisions that the City of Cape Town may install

Property Law Update | Issue 11 – 2018

CANNOT (WITHOUT MORE) LOOK TO A TRUST’S ASSETS FOR THE SATISFACTION OF A TRUSTEE’S PERSONAL DEBTS Osborne v Cockin NO and Others (549/2017) [2018] ZASCA 58 (17 May 2018) When you lose several million rands in a business arrangement with

Thought of the Week | NERSA withdraws private generator rules

NERSA withdraws private generator rules The National Energy Regulator yesterday withdrew the draft rules, published in April this year, that sought to introduce licencing of every form of home electricity generation, including solar photo-voltaic (PV) panels and backup generators. The

Newsflash | Deadline for Written Submissions on Land Expropriation Without Compensation Extended to 15 June

The Joint Constitutional Review Committee has extended the deadline for written submissions on land expropriation without compensation to 15 June 2018. Written submissions will be processed between 9 and 13 July 2018 and public hearings will be held in all

Property Law Update | Issue 10 – 2018

A FRIENDLY ‘BUY BACK’ NOT ALWAYS A ‘SALE’ THAT REQUIRES A WRITTEN AGREEMENT TO BE VALID Loggenberg and Others v Maree (286/17) [2018] ZASCA 24 (23 March 2018) The facts in this judgment tells a story of A, in an

Property Law Update | Issue 09 – 2018

PITFALLS IN EXERCISING A RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL Tiekiedraai Eiendomme (Pty) Ltd v Shell South Africa Marketing (Pty) Ltd and Others (1206/2016) [2018] ZASCA 41 (28 March 2018) In essence a right of first refusal in the hands of a