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New builds exempt from Interest deductibility & Bright-line Rule
In March 2021, the Government announced two law changes: Residential property investors are...
New Purchase Price Allocation Rules
The IRD sees consistency as key The historical issue In the past, the IRD had concerns with...
Updates to the Residential Tenancies Act 1986
New obligations and rights of tenants and landlords The Residential Tenancies Act 1986 has been...
Government seeks to resolve commercial lease disputes
The Government has finally stepped into the fray of the free market to have a say as to how rent...
Buying your first home – FAQs
For most people, buying your first home is the single biggest decision they will ever make. It's...
Renewal or extension in a commercial lease?
A right of renewal and a lease extension may have the same practical effect, however, there is a...
New restrictions | tenancy termination for residential investment property
New rules for residential tenancies have been introduced as a consequence of the COVID-19...
Sale & Purchase agreements – new considerations
We're all excited to move to level 2 on Thursday. Nobody more so than those in the midst of...
Enduring Powers of Attorney: lockdown legal tidy up #3
Enduring powers of attorney (EPAs) have very much become the poor relation when it comes to asset...
Wills: lockdown legal tidy ups #2
Everyone should have a will. It’s really that simple. In fact, I would go further, everyone should...
How to make Cross Lease Conversion easier
In 2019, the New Zealand Herald ran an article 'Cross about Cross-lease: battles from the property...
Kiwisaver – Guide for first home buyers
KiwiSaver - First Home Withdrawal Do you qualify? First home buyers may be entitled to apply for a...
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If you’ve bought or sold property, are building a house, carrying out a property development, leasing a property, are thinking about succession planning, trusts or wills, setting up an EPA, or any other legal issues, these articles may answer some of your questions.