The right of a lessee under a commercial lease to quiet enjoyment is implied in the majority of leases. The implied covenant is a limited guarantee...
At this time of year with Christmas trading and summer there may be lessors who are approached by lessees requesting a change to their trading hours....
Have heard about law changes making it easier to chop down trees? Are you waiting for 1 January 2012 so you can fell a pesky tree...
If you become tempted to purchase a bach over the Christmas period (as a certain partner of ours did one year) then an agreement on an...
The changes to the NZ investor migrant policy that we flagged a couple of months ago have just been made operative. This should be of interest...
A lessor must tread very carefully when considering the position of a lessee who has not yet exercised its right to renew the lease. The Property...
Agreements for sales off the plans will include sunset clauses – or "twilight" clauses as a client called them the other day. I like that new...
In the past all body corporate levies have been assessed on unit entitlements. Because unit entitlements are based on value, historically different owners using the same...
The impact of the Unit Titles Act 2010 on developers- Disclosure requirements in general are introduced in a previous blog. What follows is an analysis of...
From 1 April 2011 it became compulsory for certain land transactions to be compulsory zero rated (CZR). This means that GST will be charged at the...
What is happening in Christchurch is impacting on the New Zealand property industry in all sorts of ways. One of these is the debate regarding contractual...
From 1 April 2011 GST will be set at 0% for nearly all land transactions between GST registered parties. This compulsory zero-rating is designed to prevent...