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 14 – 2017

BANK’S LETTER ENOUGH FOR BOND CLAUSE FULFILMENT OR MUST QUOTATION BE PROVIDED?

Phepeng and Another v Estate Late Ame Combrinck and Others (792/2017) [2017] ZAFSHC 54 (23 March 2017)

Clauses making a transaction subject to a buyer’s successful loan application are common features in sale agreements of land. The wording in these clauses often rings similar, requiring a letter of offer, a quotation and a pre-agreement to be provided as proof that the loan has been obtained. This matter dealt with an agreement that required such documentation to be obtained by the purchaser, with no obligation that these had to be provided to the seller or his agent. As such, communication by the purchaser to the seller, accompanied by the bank’s letter confirming that it approved the loan application was regarded as adequate to fulfill the suspensive condition. The seller’s argument that the sale had lapsed as no quotation and a pre-agreement were provided was rejected.

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The Judgment
Summary of the Judgment

STBB’s STSMA REFERENCE GUIDE

In this, the twenty-second set of notes for your STSMA Reference Guide, regulation 6 of the Act is discussed.

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Regulation 6 (Notifications)
(N.B. Print in landscape)

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