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Section 21 Agreements and Trusts

Are they a good mix in organising relationship property in the rural sector?

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Doing Up Your House?

If you’re looking at renovating your house, you should be aware that a building consent may be needed for more work than you think. Replacing your bathroom with ‘like for like’ is not as simple as that as many people don’t realise a building consent is required for wet rooms and tiled showers.

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Get a Building Report when you’re buying a new house

For many of us, buying a home is the largest purchase we will ever make. That’s why spending a few hundred dollars on a pre-purchase building report is so important as it can save you hundreds, maybe thousands, of dollars in years to come.

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Rent Reviews

Changes to the standard form of the Auckland District Law Society (ADLS) Deed of Lease now make it possible for landlords to review the annual rent payable by either a market rent review or a Consumer Price Index (CPI) rent review.

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Easements on Rural Land

An easement is defined as ‘a right of one person is respect of another person’s land.’

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Residential Building Contracts: Homework is important when building

Building a new home can be exciting, as well as being rather daunting. Stories abound of disappointments and building hassles.

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Making alterations to your dwelling on a cross lease title

If your alteration is structural but non-load bearing, you’ll need consent from the other flat owners. This could include moving internal doors or partitions.

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Common Intention Constructive Trusts

The widely publicised separation and property dispute of Sally Ridge and Adam Parore saw the High Court consider the concept of a common intention constructive trust.

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Importance of an ‘Independent’ Trustee

The law requires all trustees to act independently and impartially. The term ‘independent trustee’ is used to describe a trustee who does not benefit from the assets of the trust.

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Buying Into an Existing Business

Buying an existing business is sometimes preferable to establishing one from scratch.