by Debra Dorrington | Oct 9, 2018 | Blog, Building, General property Law, Sale and Purchase, Unit Titles
Are you a property developer mid-way through your apartment build? Have you decided not to apply for an exemption to the new OIO requirements (and save the $25,500 fee)? You might want to consider encouraging your buyers to nominate this month. This is...
by Denise Marsden | Oct 1, 2018 | Blog, Building, Fresh Business Thinking, General property Law, Sale and Purchase, Subdivisions, Unit Titles
We review the imminent law change from a residential property developers’ viewpoint. Sale of residential land in NZ to overseas persons From 22 October 2018, the sale of residential land in New Zealand to an overseas person will require consent from the Overseas...
by Debra Dorrington | May 3, 2018 | Blog, Cross-lease, General property Law, Subdivisions, Uncategorised, Unit Titles
I went to the Environment Court last week; mainly out of curiosity. A case was being heard that will impact significantly on people who own cross lease properties. It was an application to the Environment Court for a decision on whether a cross lease conversion to a...
by Bonnie Prior | Nov 17, 2017 | Blog, Building, Commercial property, General property Law, Sale and Purchase, Unit Titles
[dt_gap height=”10″ /] https://www.alexanderdorrington.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/SugarTree-settlement-day.mp4 Time lapse video of our office on settlement day. Bonnie Warburton’s behind the scenes glimpse at five crazy days. Attempting to...
by Denise Marsden | Oct 20, 2017 | Blog, Fresh Business Thinking, General property Law, Subdivisions, Uncategorised, Unit Titles
There is a lot of discussion around the physical design of subdivisions and how that impacts the community that is created and the ultimate owners’ use and enjoyment of the land. The legal design is just as important. Recent agreements I have reviewed for some...
by Rachael Stevenson | Oct 17, 2017 | Building, Commercial property, Sale and Purchase, Uncategorised, Unit Titles
On Monday 16th October our team handled settlements for close to 250 apartments and 30 carparks. This huge piece of work was undertaken for property development client, SugarTree. It is the second stage of a three phase development which bridges the suburbs of...