by AlexanderDorrington | Jul 8, 2020 | Blog, Business Law, Commercial property, General property Law, Leasing
The Government has finally stepped into the fray of the free market to have a say as to how rent is to be determined between landlords and tenants in the face of Covid-19. On June 4th, a $40 million package was announced. It aims to get landlords and tenants to...
by Elise Cole | May 24, 2020 | Blog, First time buyers, General property Law, Sale and Purchase
For most people, buying your first home is the single biggest decision they will ever make. It’s no wonder first-home buyers have many questions. Questions are good. You need to be completely comfortable throughout the process. We’ve helped many a nervous...
by AlexanderDorrington | May 18, 2020 | Blog, Commercial property, General property Law, Leasing, Uncategorised
A right of renewal and a lease extension may have the same practical effect, however, there is a separate and distinct legal difference between the two. A right of renewal is the tenant’s option to enter into a new lease with the landlord. The landlord does not have a...
by AlexanderDorrington | May 13, 2020 | General property Law, Leasing, Sale and Purchase
New rules for residential tenancies have been introduced as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic. These could cause some practical issues, particularly if the owner of a tenanted property is thinking of selling and wants to do so with vacant possession to maximise...
by Denise Marsden | May 12, 2020 | Blog, First time buyers, General property Law, Sale and Purchase
We’re all excited to move to level 2 on Thursday. Nobody more so than those in the midst of selling or buying property. To help prepare and manage risk in these uncertain times, we’ve put together some extra clauses to consider including in agreements for...
by AlexanderDorrington | Apr 29, 2020 | Blog, Cross-lease, General property Law, Uncategorised
In 2019, the New Zealand Herald ran an article ‘Cross about Cross-lease: battles from the property combat zone’, it featured AlexanderDorrington urging cross-lease property owners to turn their minds to converting their cross-lease titles to fee simple....
