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What is material?
Historically anyone making changes to a unit title development needed either to complete a...
Defective Titles 3 – 0
There have been a spate of recent cases about requisitions. That is, purchasers objecting to...
Improvements rent percentage – Can landlords recover some of their costs?
The aftermath of the Christchurch earthquakes has given rise to a number of commercial and...
Residential Developers and Building Amendment Bill (No.4)
Building Amendment Bill (No.4) had its first reading in parliament on 1 May 2012. The bill,...
Warranty vs due diligence
On 28 March 2007 Mr and Mrs Singh, experienced orchardists, signed up to purchase a lemon and...
Is the balance right? Could caveat emptor be dying?
A recent decision by the real estate agents disputes tribunal has left real estate agents and...
Property Council Manifesto: Fast Forward to Growth
The Property Council New Zealand recently released its manifesto Fast Forward to Growth. It is...
What if Council information is wrong?
I once heard a story about a property developer who purchased a property for residential...
What is quiet enjoyment?
The right of a lessee under a commercial lease to quiet enjoyment is implied in the majority of...
Unit Titles – 8 months on
The Unit Titles Act 2010 has been in force for over 8 months now. Most bodies corporate have...
Merry Christmas Mrs Forster
Right at the end of last year, a High Court judgement was released for the first prosecution under...
Summer trading hours and leases
At this time of year with Christmas trading and summer there may be lessors who are approached by...
Legal matters
If you’ve bought or sold property, are building a house, carrying out a property development, leasing a property, are thinking about succession planning, trusts or wills, setting up an EPA, or any other legal issues, these articles may answer some of your questions.