Territorial authorities and infrastructure supply entities are imposing more and more levies on land owners. Often subdividers find that there are one off or specific levies charged in relation to the subdivision. Questions arise as to whether or not any of these charges are able to be passed on to […] Read More›
Property
In July 2014 the Real Estate Agents Authority (“REAA”) Complaints Assessment Committee found two Real Estate Agents had engaged in unsatisfactory conduct for failing to disclose to their Vendor client the true identity of the Purchaser of a property in circumstances when they had been instructed very expressly by the […] Read More›
We are often involved in situations where conditional contracts between vendor and purchaser require the purchaser to confirm a contract in respect to certain conditions, for example finance, due diligence etc. It is also not uncommon that before going unconditional the purchaser may wish to vary the contractual terms before […] Read More›
A new policy in respect to the assessment of unathorised building work will be introduced by Auckland Council (“the Council”) from 1 July 2015. A Certificate of Acceptance will be required for any unauthorised work. The Council has provided a detailed outline on its website which sets out how unauthorised […] Read More›