by AlexanderDorrington | May 18, 2020 | Blog, Commercial property, General property Law, Leasing, Uncategorised
A right of renewal and a lease extension may have the same practical effect, however, there is a separate and distinct legal difference between the two. A right of renewal is the tenant’s option to enter into a new lease with the landlord. The landlord does not have a...
by AlexanderDorrington | May 13, 2020 | General property Law, Leasing, Sale and Purchase
New rules for residential tenancies have been introduced as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic. These could cause some practical issues, particularly if the owner of a tenanted property is thinking of selling and wants to do so with vacant possession to maximise...
by AlexanderDorrington | May 10, 2020 | Blog, Personal asset planning, Trusts
Enduring powers of attorney (EPAs) have very much become the poor relation when it comes to asset planning documents. They used to be relatively common back when they were a simple one-page document. EPAs were often thrown in to complete the “full set” when setting up...
by AlexanderDorrington | Apr 30, 2020 | Blog, Personal asset planning, Relationship Property, Trusts
Everyone should have a will. It’s really that simple. In fact, I would go further, everyone should have a well written one… At the time of writing this, we have entered Alert level 3, which is great for the country but doesn’t make much difference to me. I’m...
by AlexanderDorrington | Apr 29, 2020 | Blog, Cross-lease, General property Law, Uncategorised
In 2019, the New Zealand Herald ran an article ‘Cross about Cross-lease: battles from the property combat zone’, it featured AlexanderDorrington urging cross-lease property owners to turn their minds to converting their cross-lease titles to fee simple....
