by AlexanderDorrington | Feb 21, 2019 | Blog, General property Law
A raft of reforms to the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 (“RTA”) have been put into place in the past two years. Landlords can be forgiven for being confused as to what exactly is fact and what is fiction. What has come into force and what is still being...
by AlexanderDorrington | Oct 10, 2018 | Blog, Cross-lease, General property Law, Subdivisions
The decision of Re Mckay [2018] NZEnvC 180 has been released. Don McKay sought a declaration from the court that the conversion of a cross lease to fee simple was not a subdivision. That would mean resource consent would not be required. Debra Dorrington discussed the...
by AlexanderDorrington | Oct 3, 2018 | General property Law, Sale and Purchase
If the certificate of title for your property is “limited as to parcels” it means that the area and boundaries of your land are not correctly defined or guaranteed. There are two possible reasons for this. The surveyor’s plan may have had insufficient...
by AlexanderDorrington | Sep 5, 2018 | Blog, Cross-lease, General property Law, Sale and Purchase, Subdivisions, Uncategorised
Don’t assume converting your cross-lease title will be a complicated and expensive task. With the right people engaged to carry out the work, you can save a lot of time, money and unnecessary administration. Here at AlexanderDorrington, we have carried out many...
by AlexanderDorrington | Aug 28, 2018 | Blog, Commercial property, Fresh Business Thinking, General property Law, Sale and Purchase
Are you considering investing in property with friends? In today’s escalating property market it is becoming more common. The subject of friends pooling their resources came up recently in a property investment chat group. There were tales of financial success,...
