by AlexanderDorrington | Feb 17, 2015 | Subdivisions
In August last year the law relating to development contributions changed. They were aimed at making the regime easier to navigate and the costs easier to predict. A New Zealand Law Society seminar outlined the changes. Here are some pointers to take from the...
by AlexanderDorrington | Oct 16, 2014 | Building, General property Law
What are the proposed changes? Changes are being mooted to retention arrangements. The Government has announced that a "deemed trust" arrangement is their proposed solution to protect subcontractors from circmustances like those that followed...
by AlexanderDorrington | Oct 13, 2014 | Building, General property Law, Subdivisions
The legal set-up of a new subdivision or unit title development should be treated with as much care as the physical design. It’s very easy to leave a mess – one that is difficult and expensive to resolve. The rights, rules and restrictions that a developer puts...
by AlexanderDorrington | Nov 15, 2013 | Building, Business Law, Fresh Business Thinking, General property Law
Next month the Government will begin to introduce a new Health and Safety (H&S) regime in its bid to achieve a 25% reduction in workplace fatalities and serious injuries by 2020. As a result, most businesses will need to immediately up skill, perform due...
by AlexanderDorrington | Oct 10, 2013 | Building, General property Law, Subdivisions
We are seeing new structures and different property offerings. Now Government, Council, community organisations, iwi are all active in this space. The focus is mostly affordable housing – ironically being delivered via complex contract structures...
