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The Land Transfer Act changes – Land Covenants & Encumbrances
It is not uncommon to see encumbrances registered against titles. They are a tool used when a...
Unit Titles Act 2010
The Department of Building and Housing has published a Unit Titles Amendment Bill consultation...
Review of Land Transfer Act
No major policy changes are expected here. It's more about modernising the Act to reflect...
Tenancy law changes
Big changes here for boarding house owners (and those looking at acquiring boarding houses in the...
Pre-sales contracts
We recently have been involved with development funding with one of the main banks. The...
The Way We Were
Certificates of Title Remember when you bought a property and the lawyer gave you a handwritten...
When can a purchaser discount the purchase price?
There has been a very important Supreme Court decision relevant to all people using the standard...
Body Corporate Levies
Traditionally body corporate levies have been based on unit entitlements. A unit...
Commercial Property Management
Currently there is plenty of live debate about the role of the property manager in the...
Venture capital start up – “ground up” legal structure
Many new businesses are founded on great ideas. Often, they find an “edge” or niche in the market...
Unit Titles Update
The new Act is not yet in force as the regulations are being finalised. We expect it later...
Subcontractors Take Note
Two labour only subcontractors have found themselves liable in negligence to the current and...
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.