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Landlord Options if a Tenant Breaches Lease
Has your Tenant breached their Commercial Lease? What to do! Problem – you have a commercial tenant who is in breach of the lease. How to best deal with...
Return to 2 Year Brightline
Return to 2 year 'bright line' tax rules - good news for residential property owners, but sellers beware. The coalition government has officially affirmed...
Compensation for Contributions Made After Separation
Introduction: Section 18B of the Property (Relationships) Act 1976 is a crucial provision that addresses the issue of compensation for contributions made...
Buying or Selling a Business in New Zealand
A Guide to Buying or Selling a Business in New Zealand: Are you considering entering the world of buying or selling a business, but find yourself unsure of...
Building a new fence on a shared boundary – What you need to know?
If you're planning to build a new fence along a shared boundary there are some important things to consider. It's essential to understand your rights and...
Shareholder Agreements
What is a shareholders agreement? A shareholders’ agreement is a confidential agreement between the shareholders in a company that dictates the relationship...
Building Contracts
Building Contracts: Some key considerations As more Kiwis return home a lot of us are looking to build or renovate our houses. Many are also looking at or...
Gift or Loan?
What happens when the in-laws insist their gift should be repaid? Here is a scenario that we are seeing a little more of lately: With the way property prices...
Contracting Out Agreements
Generally speaking at the end of a marriage, civil union or de facto relationship which qualifies under the Property Relationships Act (“the Act”), the Act...
The Trusts Act 2019
The Trusts Act 2019 will come into force on 31 January 2021. The new Act replaces the Trusts Act 1956 and applies to all existing and new trusts in New...
