Commercial Property & Development

We understand the complexities and demands of working in the commercial property environment and so we deliver:

  • Fast results – we won’t hold up the process
  • Swift responses and accessibility
  • An experienced team who keep abreast of developments in the law and can alert you to those developments that will impact on your project
  • Rapid identification of key issues and ways to cut through the red tape
  • Good communication with all interested parties including valuers, surveyors, Land Information New Zealand, lenders, councils and planners together with a thorough understanding of their processes and timeframes
  • Expert negotiation skills
  • Accurate, thorough legal documentation that properly reflects what you require
  • Cost certainty

We can assist you with:

  • Contract preparation, negotiation, advice
  • Due diligence investigations
  • Finance – negotiation, documentation
  • Leasing – negotiation, documentation
  • Subdivision
  • Unit Titles – both development and ongoing advice on administration
  • Easements, Land Covenants, Encumbrances – creation, documentation, registration
  • Compliance issues – Building Code compliance/Building Act/Resource Management Act/Retirement Villages Act/Securities Act
  • Retirement Villages/Rest Homes – creation, documentation, registration
  • Ownership structures – Companies, Trusts, Partnerships and Joint Ventures
  • Constitutions
  • Partnership Agreements
  • Property Sharing Agreements
  • Tax issues