by Denise Marsden | May 8, 2012 | Building, General property Law, Subdivisions
Building Amendment Bill (No.4) had its first reading in parliament on 1 May 2012. The bill, if passed, will significantly enhance the consumer protection measures for building work. This article focuses on the consumer protection insofar as residential...
by Debra Dorrington | Mar 21, 2012 | Building, General property Law
The Property Council New Zealand recently released its manifesto Fast Forward to Growth. It is easy to read, focused on commercial property and aimed at encouraging growth, productivity and investment. Key points it advocates include: • A national policy on...
by Denise Marsden | Feb 20, 2011 | Building, General property Law
The Building Act 2004 review continues. The Building Amendment Bill (No 3) had its First Reading on 9 December 2010. It is now with the Select Committee for review and submissions on the bill close on 4 March 2011. There are a number of interesting changes...
by AlexanderDorrington | Nov 15, 2010 | Building, General property Law
The Department of Building and Housing is calling for submissions on how well the Construction Contracts Act 2002 (CCA) is working in practice. In particular comments are sought as to whether: the CCA should apply in its entirety to residential...
by Debra Dorrington | May 17, 2010 | Building, General property Law, Unit Titles
The new Act is not yet in force as the regulations are being finalised. We expect it later this year or early next. Those involved in unit titles will need to be ready as the transitional arrangements are concerned only with the body corporate rules and...
by AlexanderDorrington | Mar 29, 2010 | Building
Two labour only subcontractors have found themselves liable in negligence to the current and future owners of a house they had helped build. Their liability was assessed at as being a 20% share of the loss. Yes, it was a leaking problem. (60% of the responsibility was...
