The UTA2010 requires 3 disclosure statements to be given by the seller of a unit to a buyer of a unit. These are: • The pre-contract disclosure statement – to be given before an agreement for sale and purchase is entered into • The pre-settlement disclosure statement – to be given no later than 5 working days before settlement…
The long awaited LAQC reforms have finally been released. The gist is that LAQC owners will be given the option to become a new “look-through company” where profits & losses will flow to owners or transition to a sole trader, partnership or limited partnership. If no election to take up these options is made, the…
The warranty was that “all obligations under the Building Act 1991 were fully complied with” as at the date possession was granted. Although the warranty only applied if the vendor had done works, a recent case has shown that the reach of the warranty may be further than people had expected. The Court of Appeal…
You will recall that a lessor cannot unreasonably withhold or delay consent to an assignment, sublease or change of use if there is a covenant in the lease requiring the lessee to first obtain the lessor’s consent. A lessor who unreasonably withholds consent or delays can be held responsible for damages. We have lived with these…