Property

As a tenant or landlord under a commercial lease, your business will be affected by rent reviews during the life of your lease.  Therefore, it is essential that you understand the most common types o...

Only a few days before the Wellington Girls College community learnt two levels of a building which had been extended in 1994 were just 15% of the new build standard (NBS), a bill to extend the deadli...

Where land is subject to covenants and easements, owners might find themselves in a position where they are unintentionally or unknowingly in breach of a covenant or easement or have purchased land th...

If the term Build-to-Rent is new to you, you are probably not alone.  Unlike countries such as the USA, UK and Australia where BTR is well established, the BTR sector is still emerging in New Zealand...

Earlier this year, the coalition Government announced that it would be introducing a new streamlined consent pathway for build-to-rent developments by way of amendments to the Overseas Investment Act ...

The challenging economic environment for New Zealand’s forestry industry continues, with China’s demand for our logs remaining subdued. Moreover, in addition to the change in Government, t...

As New Zealand renewable energy developments continue to attract interest from global investors, we take a look at some recent approaches of the Overseas Investment Office in assessing consent require...

Last year we published an article titled The curious case of Sutton v Bell – How your de facto relationship status can impact your ability to restructure your property on the Court of Appeal decisio...

Developers of large apartment developments holding transitional exemption certificates (which are set to expire in August 2023) may be able to get a discretionary exemption from the OIO, which would a...

Forestry is a strategically important industry for New Zealand and one which has traditionally received substantial amounts of foreign investment.  In recent years, changes have been made to the over...

Fraudulent building consent documentation puts renewed attention on producer statements Building consent authorities have been checking their records urgently to identify whether they have issued any ...

Is the current Retirement Village legislation fit for purpose and is it unfair to residents?

Extended timeframes for taking enforcement action on mortgage defaults and unpaid commercial lease rental will come to an end on 20 March 2023. The extended timeframes were brought in by amendments to...

It’s the quintessential Kiwi dream – owning a property only a stone’s throw from the sea.

While buying a new build property “off the plans” might not suit every purchaser, in a rising property market these types of agreements give purchasers the ability to lock in the key commercial te...

After obtaining a formal survey, many New Zealanders may be surprised to find out that the fence between their property and that of their neighbours’ is not located exactly on the legal boundary.  ...

In Jade Residential Ltd v Paul, the Court of Appeal reviewed two issues which may arise in contractual disputes: The right to cancel a contract for “partial” repudiation; and Whether an aggrieved...

Fail to Plan, Plan to Fail:  Leasing and Health and Safety When the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSWA) came into force over 3 years ago as part of the Government’s strategy to reduce serious...

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