by Denise Marsden | Oct 30, 2024 | Blog, Building, Fresh Business Thinking, General property Law, Sale and Purchase, Subdivisions
Te Tūāpapa Kura Kāinga – The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)’s Residential Development Underwrite has been of interest. Here are some key points to keep in mind: 1. The underwrite is time-limited The underwrite is to help maintain capacity and...
by Mike Kitto | Oct 22, 2024 | Blog, Business Law, Commercial property, General property Law, Leasing
In this article, we share some practical tips to help commercial landlords and tenants and useful information relating to subleases. Some points will act as a refresher while others will hopefully provide something new to ponder. 1. The maximum sublease term...
by Denise Marsden | Oct 21, 2024 | Blog, General property Law, Sale and Purchase, Unit Titles
Townhouses comprise 60% of the new houses consented in Auckland but what is the best way for the owners’ shared amenity and obligation to be managed from a legal point of view? Auckland’s Economic Quarterly, 2024 2nd Quarter, recently published by the Chief...
by Monique Mackie | Oct 21, 2024 | Blog, Personal asset planning, Trusts
Retaining your family trust could be important With the recent increase in the trustee tax rate to 39% and changes introduced by the new Trusts Act, some clients have questioned whether they still need a family trust. The answer is not a “one size fits all”...
by Ben Eagleson | Sep 25, 2024 | Blog, General property Law, Sale and Purchase
When something goes wrong with a residential sale and purchase misrepresentation is often alleged. What is misrepresentation in legal terms? The most common form of misrepresentation occurs when one party makes a statement that later turns out to be untrue....
by Estelle Thorpe | Sep 24, 2024 | Blog, General property Law, Sale and Purchase, Unit Titles
The Unit Titles (Strengthening Body Corporate Governance and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2022 became law on 9 May 2022. The Unit Titles Amendment Regulations 2024 came into force on 9 May 2024. These changes to the Act have strengthened governance arrangements...
