by AlexanderDorrington | Aug 12, 2020 | Blog, General property Law, Leasing, Uncategorised
New obligations and rights of tenants and landlords The Residential Tenancies Act 1986 has been amended with the result being that New Zealand law is now, even more, tenant-friendly. If you are a landlord, you may want to take note. On 5 August 2020, the Residential...
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 | 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....
by AlexanderDorrington | Apr 21, 2020 | Blog, Personal asset planning, Trusts, Uncategorised
Have you run out of jobs to do around the house yet? How about tidying up the plans for your personal assets? I have been isolating at level 4 with my two teenagers, which is pretty great because they are my favourite two humans in the world. I’ve been lucky though...
by Debra Dorrington | Apr 16, 2020 | Blog, Uncategorised
I am stepping down as a director and owner of AlexanderDorrington. In fact, the resignation is effective from 31 March 2020. I will remain here, supporting the business in the short term and in particular as we manage our way through dealing with the lockdown in its...
by Rachael Stevenson | Nov 26, 2019 | Blog, Building, First time buyers, Sale and Purchase, Uncategorised
Elise Brooks is AlexanderDorrington’s youngest Legal Executive, although she has worked in property law for over five years. After saving and researching the market, the time was right for Elise and her partner to jump on the property ladder. She felt pretty...
