Maryna holds the BA, LLB, LLM degrees and is a Director 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 prepares text for the majority of STBB’s internal and external publications and 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 02 – 2016

DERAILED DEVELOPMENT PLANS, VOETSTOOTS AND A SELLER’S SILENCE

Ismail NO and Another v Erf 87 Dullstroom CC (A357/2015) [2015] ZAGPPHC 835
(11 December 2015)

In this matter the purchaser’s plans to develop a tract of land had to be revisited after it learned of the existence of an unregistered road reserve on the property. A claim for a reduction in the contract price followed and the court, finding that it constituted a material defect, had to weigh up the implications of the fact that the seller knew of the purchaser’s envisaged plans and the defect.

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The Judgment
Summary of the Judgment

 

DIVORCE SETTLEMENT LIMITS RIGHTS TO DEAL WITH PROPERTY

Pieterse v Pieterse and Others (93393/2015) [2015] ZAGPPHC 815 (2 December 2015)

An interesting judgment in which the court confirms that a person cannot sell a property if, by virtue of a divorce settlement agreement that has been made an order of court, she required her ex-spouse’s consent to the selling price, despite the fact that she was the owner of the property.

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The Judgment
Summary of the Judgment

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