by Denise Marsden | Oct 11, 2013 | General property Law, Subdivisions, Unit Titles
Developers commonly become members of the body corporate committee, especially if units remain unsold or it is a staged development, so as to retain control. There has been a recent case (Guardian Retail Holdings Limited v Buddle Findlay High Court, 27 June 2013)...
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...
by Debra Dorrington | Oct 4, 2013 | General property Law, Sale and Purchase, Subdivisions
It’s tricky – anticipating what the bank will want; especially if your plan is to change lenders once development funding is needed. It definitely involves wearing a banker’s hat. Balance that with matching the flexibility a residential property developer...
by AlexanderDorrington | Sep 6, 2013 | Building, General property Law, Subdivisions
Sugartree have secured their development finance and have started the construction of Stage 1 which comprises 148 apartments and 15 retail units together with basement car parking. Stages 2 and 3 include 425...
by Denise Marsden | Nov 7, 2012 | General property Law, Subdivisions, Unit Titles
The webinar will be of interest to those involved with management rights – primarily developers, current managers or possible purchasers of management rights. We will talk about: the Unit Titles Act 2010 s139 and s140 duties of care on developers recent...
by Denise Marsden | May 10, 2012 | General property Law, Sale and Purchase, Subdivisions
There have been a spate of recent cases about requisitions. That is, purchasers objecting to defective titles. This can be relevant to any agreement for sale and purchase of land, but it is especially relevant where there is a pre-sales contract for land...