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Can a lessor refuse to renew?
A lessor must tread very carefully when considering the position of a lessee who has not yet...
You must read this if you are selling a unit title property
Many agreements being signed now will be subject to the new seller’s disclosure regime. Agreements...
Overseas investors and residential property
We were interested to hear that the investor migrant policy is changing with effect from 25 July...
Invalid cancellation of lease
Lessors are encouraged to take a lot of care and attention when cancelling leases under the...
Bodies Corporate – who pays for what?
Unit entitlements In the past all body corporate levies have been assessed on unit...
Destruction and leases
What is happening in Christchurch is impacting on the New Zealand property industry in all sorts...
Compulsory GST zero rating – new GST rules
What is CZR? From 1 April 2011 it became compulsory for certain land transactions to be compulsory...
Unit Titles Act 2010 Developers and Disclosure
Unit Titles Act 2010 Developers and Disclosure The impact of the Unit Titles Act 2010 on...
Layered Developments under the Unit Titles Act
Here is a recent newspaper article discussing layered developments under the Unit Titles...
New tender form
Real estate agents have commonly had their own form of tender conditions. The tender conditions...
Unit Title regulations
The start date for the new Unit Titles Act draws ever closer but remains unknown. We are...
Are body corporate management contracts ultra vires?
We have written previously about body corporate rules considered ultra vires by the Courts. ...
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.