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 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...
by Kylee Carbines | Apr 28, 2020 | General property Law, Sale and Purchase
KiwiSaver – First Home Withdrawal Do you qualify? First home buyers may be entitled to apply for a first home withdrawal to purchase their first house. A first home buyer is an individual who has not owned a house or land before either in New Zealand or...
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...
by Denise Marsden | Apr 2, 2020 | Commercial property, General property Law, Sale and Purchase
2 April 2020 As we enter week 2 of lockdown, issues are starting to emerge around property settlements. In an NZLS webinar, this morning it was noted there are thought to be 5800 settlements impacted. A number of settlements are delayed until we return to COVID-19...
by Denise Marsden | Dec 4, 2019 | Blog, General property Law, Sale and Purchase
A new 10th Edition REINZ/ADLS Form of Agreement for Sale and Purchase of Real Estate issues to real estate agents at the end of the week. Any existing signed agreements are not affected by this change. Just new agreements that are put in place on the new 10th edition...