

Compliance & Professional Advisory
Rules matter. Risk matters more.
Compliance should prevent problems—not simply document them after they have already caused financial loss, regulatory exposure or reputational damage.
Natascha Miller & Associates provides practical, legally informed compliance and professional advisory services to property practitioners, professional firms and growing businesses. Our approach combines legal analysis, operational understanding and forensic risk prevention to identify vulnerabilities before they become complaints, failed transactions, regulatory investigations or internal disputes.
Compliance that works in practice. Advice that protects the business behind the paperwork.
Our advisory services
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Property Practitioner and PPRA Compliance
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FICA and Financial Crime Risk
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POPIA and Information Governance
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Consumer Protection and Marketing Compliance
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Technology, Cyber and AI Governance
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Governance, Ethics and Professional Risk
The NMA forensic approach
Our advisory process is built around four questions:
1. What can go wrong?
We identify legal, regulatory, operational, financial, technological and reputational exposure.
2. Where will it first become visible?
We examine the documents, systems, people and decision points most likely to reveal—or conceal—the risk.
3. What control will prevent it?
We develop practical procedures, documents, escalation paths and accountability measures suited to the actual business.
4. Can the business prove that the control works?
We focus on implementation, evidence and defensibility—not policies that exist only in a folder.
What you receive
Depending on the mandate, NMA may provide:
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A written compliance or risk-assessment report
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A prioritised remediation plan
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Tailored policies, procedures and checklists
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Revised mandates, agreements, forms or disclosures
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Training for management and staff
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Implementation support
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Independent incident or complaint assessment
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Ongoing professional advisory support
Why NMA?
Natascha Miller is an attorney, conveyancer, forensic consultant and mediator. This multidisciplinary perspective allows NMA to consider not only what the law requires, but how failures arise, how evidence is created and how businesses can respond before an issue escalates.
Our advice is:
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Legally grounded
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Operationally practical
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Property-sector informed
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Risk prioritised
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Forensically minded
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Tailored to the client’s actual business
Start with a compliance risk review
Unsure whether your policies, onboarding processes or internal controls would withstand a regulatory inspection, client complaint or forensic review?
Let NMA identify the exposure before someone else does.
Request a Compliance Risk Review
Email: info@millerconsult.co.za
Telephone/WhatsApp: 084 844 7948
Property Practitioner and PPRA Compliance
We assist estate agencies, principal property practitioners and individual practitioners with:
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FFC and Registration Certificate readiness, renewal and rectification
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Firm, principal and practitioner registration issues
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Candidate property practitioner supervision frameworks
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Mandate, disclosure and record-keeping requirements
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Commission-protection and transaction-risk reviews
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Internal agency policies and compliance checklists
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Responses to regulatory queries, complaints and inspections
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Practical implementation of Property Practitioners Act obligations
POPIA and Information Governance
We help businesses understand what information they hold, why they hold it, who can access it and what happens if it is compromised.
Services include:
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POPIA compliance reviews
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Privacy notices and consent wording
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Operator and confidentiality provisions
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Data-retention and destruction procedures
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Direct-marketing and communication controls
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Access, device and cybersecurity policies
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Information incident and breach-response planning
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Employee, client and third-party information safeguards
Technology, Cyber and AI Governance
Technology can improve efficiency while quietly creating new legal, ethical and evidential risks.
NMA develops practical controls addressing:
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Responsible workplace use of artificial intelligence
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Verification of AI-generated legal or professional content
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Confidentiality and privilege risks
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Cybersecurity and device-use responsibilities
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Automated screening and decision-making
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Vendor and third-party technology exposure
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Document integrity and version control
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Human oversight and accountability
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Technology-related incident response
FICA and Financial Crime Risk
A generic RMCP is not enough if it does not reflect how your business actually operates.
NMA assists accountable institutions with:
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Risk Management and Compliance Programme reviews
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Business and client risk assessments
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Customer due diligence and enhanced due diligence procedures
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Beneficial-ownership identification and verification
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PEP, sanctions and adverse-information screening processes
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Ongoing monitoring and record-keeping controls
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Suspicious and unusual transaction escalation procedures
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Staff training and compliance implementation
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New technology, product and delivery-channel risk assessments
Consumer Protection and Marketing Compliance
Marketing, cold-calling and client communication now require more than persuasive wording.
We advise on:
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Consumer Protection Act obligations
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Direct-marketing and opt-out requirements
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Advertising and promotional claims
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Client onboarding and disclosure wording
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Cancellation, refund and complaint procedures
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Website, social-media and digital communication risks
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Regulatory changes affecting client acquisition and CRM practices
Governance, Ethics and Professional Risk
We assist firms in strengthening the structures that determine how difficult decisions are made.
This includes:
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Governance and delegation frameworks
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Conflict-of-interest controls
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Confidentiality and information-security agreements
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Whistleblowing and internal reporting processes
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Professional conduct and ethics policies
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Independent investigations and factual assessments
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Remedial action plans
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Regulatory-change implementation
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Management and staff compliance training