Maintenance agreements Land Information New Zealand (“LINZ”) controls the holding of certificates of title in respect of…
Recent changes to First Home products On 19 May 2022 the Minister of Finance, Hon. Grant Robertson delivered New Zealand’s 2022…
Epidemic Preparedness Notice still in place for commercial leases and mortgages In May 2020 temporary law changes were made to the Property Law Act 2007 (“the…
Mistakes in property marketing material One of the clearly defined and longstanding requirements regarding the sale and purchase of land…
An overview of Occupation Right Agreements An overview of Occupation Right Agreements Purchasing an Occupation Right Agreement (ORA) at a retirement…
Residential Land Withholding Tax – When and who pays it? Residential Land Withholding Tax – When and who pays it? What is Residential Land Withholding…
Changes to Kāinga Ora First Home Grant Changes to Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities’ (“Kāinga Ora”) first home products were recently…
Rollover relief to the Brightline rule The Brightline property rule applies to properties purchased after 1 October 2015. It looks into…
How does Alert Level 3 affect property transactions? All of us here at Pier Law are working remotely from our homes and will…
Partner with Kainga Ora to buy your first home Are you a First Time Home Buyer who doesn’t quite have enough to buy a…
Tenants in common – when only one wants to sell Property sharing agreements are becoming more prevalent as individuals seek certainty of outcomes, where unforeseen…
Getting a Mortgage in 2022 – what you need to know You may have heard that banks have been tightening their belts but why has this…
