How KiwiSaver can help you into your first home.
With rising house prices and stricter conditions for finance, people are saying the Kiwi dream of owning a home is over.
Does your property have P-contamination?
Before you answer, consider the fact that every day more Kiwis find out they have been living in methamphetamine (P)-contaminated properties.
Commercial property rent reviews could be hurting you in the pocket.
Commercial property owners are often attracted to an annual CPI rent review. Standard agreements and deeds of lease make it very easy to agree to what seems like an annual...
A property lawyer can help ensure you don’t get caught out when making connections.
A property lawyer can help you ensure you are signing an appropriate agreement. If you’re thinking about purchasing a section, be aware of the time and cost involved to get...
Legal Boundaries: Why titles matter
You have just moved into your new home and your neighbour knocks on your door. They say that your garage is two metres into their boundary, and that they need...
Digital Assets – What happens to them?
Previously, when a person died the executors or administrators of their estate have waded through the paperwork that can be located to find details of bank accounts, investments and organisations...
Be Careful with Long-term Contracts
Many contractual relationships last for years and, over time, the parties may forget, or change, their understanding of what was originally agreed.
Company or Trust
The two most common farm-owning entities are either a company or a trust. Often, a farming operation is carried out with a mix of trust ownership (typically owning the land)...
The Bright-line Test
In our Winter edition (page 4) we noted the government’s proposed property taxation changes and ‘bright-line’ test.
Look before you leap into a contract
In a bustling real estate market, significant pressure is often placed on purchasers to make an offer in a short timeframe, often with few conditions (if any).