Property and Conveyancing

Every property transaction has the potential to raise complex legal issues whether it be your first home purchase or one of your many investment property purchases.  We recommend you obtain expert advice as early as possible on your journey.  Afterall, it is often your most expensive purchase.

We offer a range of specialist legal advice that is tailored to your needs and circumstances.  Whether that be

  • Reviewing / drafting agreements for sale and purchase of residential property
  • Assisting home buyers (first or otherwise)
  • Navigating Kiwisaver and HomeStart grant applications
  • Due diligence
  • Home ownership structure/property planning advice ie establishment of trusts
  • Unit Title/ cross leases
  • Subdivision and boundary adjustments
  • Refinancing
  • Property sharing agreements
  • Occupation right agreements with lifestyle villages

In property investment we can act for investors and owner- occupiers in

  • Off the plans purchases including negotiating the terms of those agreements
  • Sale and purchase of apartments
  • House and Land packages
  • Advice on body corporate issues
  • Structuring the finance of property transactions

Banking and Finance Law

  • Loans and mortgages for family homes, investment properties and businesses
  • Vendors providing vendor finance
  • Preparing and/or reviewing:
    • Loan agreements
    • Guarantees
    • Mortgages
    • General security agreements
  • Preparing ancillary company / shareholder / trust resolutions

Trusts and Estate Planning

We can assist you in establishing your investment or family trust. From organising all of the necessary structures to meet your personal and/or business goals, and we can provide ongoing oversight and administration for trusts as well.

In particular

  • Forming and administering family, investment and trading trusts
  • Powers of Attorney
  • Trust resettlements and restructuring
  • Winding up of trusts
  • Applications for property and welfare orders un the Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act (PPPRA)

Wills and Estates

Every family’s circumstances are unique, and we can assist you with your estate planning, including:

  • Preparing Wills
  • Enduring Powers of Attorney
  • Trust Management
  • Obtaining Probate
  • Estate Administration

Residential Property Development

  • Property development including subdivisions and boundary adjustments
  • Unit title developments
  • Subdivisions
  • Apartment complexes
  • Structuring the financing of property transactions