by Debra Dorrington | May 3, 2011 | General property Law, Leasing
What is happening in Christchurch is impacting on the New Zealand property industry in all sorts of ways. One of these is the debate regarding contractual obligations between the parties. Most leases inadequately deal with the situation in Christchurch. Whilst they...
by AlexanderDorrington | May 3, 2011 | General property Law, Sale and Purchase
What is CZR? From 1 April 2011 it became compulsory for certain land transactions to be compulsory zero rated (CZR). This means that GST will be charged at the zero percent. The regime will apply to almost all transactions involving land that are made...
by Debra Dorrington | May 3, 2011 | General property Law, Subdivisions, Unit Titles
Unit Titles Act 2010 Developers and Disclosure The impact of the Unit Titles Act 2010 on developers Disclosure requirements in general are introduced in a previous blog. What follows is an analysis of the specific implications for developers and the additional...
by AlexanderDorrington | Apr 29, 2011 | General property Law, Unit Titles
Here is a recent newspaper article discussing layered developments under the Unit Titles Act. Debra Dorrington (If you would like to hear when our next webinar on The Unit Titles Act 2010 will be, go to www.alexanderdorrington.co.nz/webinars)...
by AlexanderDorrington | Mar 25, 2011 | General property Law, Sale and Purchase
Real estate agents have commonly had their own form of tender conditions. The tender conditions were generally similar and most included terms of sale very close to the ADLS/REINZ form of agreement for sale and purchase. A new standard tender form is...
by AlexanderDorrington | Mar 25, 2011 | General property Law, Unit Titles
The start date for the new Unit Titles Act draws ever closer but remains unknown. We are still waiting on regulations that are needed to make the Act workable. The NZ Law Society was recently involved in discussions with the Department of Building and...
