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The law around residential tenancies has seen some significant changes in recent times, first in July 2019 with the Healthy Homes Standards and then in August 2020 with an overhaul of the residential tenancies legislation. There are now more obligations on Landlords ...
Buying a new house is a positive experience and looked forward to by all purchasers. The Vendors too are looking forward to moving on to a different location. The actual shift is the least enjoyable aspect. It is always difficult to manage ...
Anyone who has had any experience with an Agreement for Sale and Purchase of Real Estate will have noticed the different ways that property can be owned in New Zealand. The most common ways of owning property include freehold, cross lease ...
What to be aware of Land covenants are registered on the Title to a property by way of an instrument. They create rights and impose obligations on the owner of the property, and in many cases on the owners of the surrounding ...
When buying a property, one of the things you need to know is whether there are any easements that may affect the title to the property. So, what is an easement?An easement is a legal right created by an instrument registered ...
Buying Your First Home The purchase of your first home can be an exciting chapter in your life. We understand that it can also be a stressful process given the amount of new information and to-do lists. Engaging our specialist property lawyers ...
A revised edition of the ADLS Agreement for Sale and Purchase of Real Estate is now being used by lawyers and real estate agents. This new edition (the 10th edition) contains some significant changes which both vendors and purchasers need to be ...
The need for disclosure when listing with an Agent By Angus Campbell. Angus is a Solicitor at our Papakura office specialising in Property Law. When looking at a real estate advertisement, it is obvious that you are being shown what the sellers want you ...
Historically, cross-leases were a popular form of dividing land for land owners. This is because owners could avoid certain subdivision restrictions and would gain similar results to a formal subdivision under the existing Act, but at a fraction of the price. ...
What is a Back-up Agreement?When a property is being sold and there is a fully signed Agreement for Sale and Purchase already in place that remains conditional, a back-up Agreement can be entered into with a different purchaser. The back-up Agreement ...
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