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Buying your first home – FAQs

by Elise Cole | May 24, 2020 | Blog, First time buyers, General property Law, Sale and Purchase

For most people, buying your first home is the single biggest decision they will ever make. It’s no wonder first-home buyers have many questions. Questions are good. You need to be completely comfortable throughout the process. We’ve helped many a nervous...

Sale & Purchase agreements – new considerations

by Denise Marsden | May 12, 2020 | Blog, First time buyers, General property Law, Sale and Purchase

We’re all excited to move to level 2 on Thursday. Nobody more so than those in the midst of selling or buying property. To help prepare and manage risk in these uncertain times, we’ve put together some extra clauses to consider including in agreements for...

COVID-19 Level 3 – Update on property settlements

by Denise Marsden | Apr 23, 2020 | Commercial property, First time buyers, General property Law, Sale and Purchase

New Zealand will be at Alert Level 3 from Tuesday 28 April. We will hold at Alert Level 3 for 2 weeks, before Cabinet reviews how we are tracking and makes further decisions on 11 May. What will this mean for property settlements? Residential It appears that the...

Buying a first home – what I wish I knew…

by Rachael Stevenson | Nov 26, 2019 | Blog, Building, First time buyers, Sale and Purchase, Uncategorised

Elise Brooks is AlexanderDorrington’s youngest Legal Executive, although she has worked in property law for over five years. After saving and researching the market, the time was right for Elise and her partner to jump on the property ladder. She felt pretty...

Tax policy consultation – Habitual buying and selling of land

by Debra Dorrington | Oct 7, 2019 | Blog, Business Law, First time buyers, General property Law

New Zealanders wishing to enter the property market or to save for their home have often occupied a property while doing it up, then sold it at a profit. Exclusions have meant that the profit made hasn’t been taxed. Now the opportunity to use this process is...

Checks for first time buyers of unit title properties

by Elise Cole | Sep 12, 2019 | Blog, First time buyers, General property Law, Unit Titles

There has been a significant increase in the number of unit titles throughout New Zealand. They are a form of ownership that is widely accepted by owners and by bankers alike.  But they have their own idiosyncrasies so it’s worth taking time to understand how they...
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