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January 2020
Inland Revenue slaps property traders with $12.5m tax bill
Inland Revenue scrutiny of property transactions has resulted in $12.5 million in tax bills for property traders and speculators last year. The department is tasked with identifying [...]
What buyers and sellers need to know about the new 10th Edition Sale and Purchase Agreement
With the latest version of the REINZ/ADSL (Auckland District Law Society) Sale and Purchase Agreement now in circulation, there are a couple of major changes buyers and [...]
Wellington top of the list as NZ’s most generous city
News from Oxfam Oxfam New Zealand has published the results of its annual Generosity Index, revealing the most generous towns, cities and regions in the country. Wellington [...]
Call for apartment law reform petition support
The campaign to reform apartment law is heating up once again with National MPs urging property owners to sign a petition calling for changes to the law. [...]
Highest sales in December for three years
New Zealand’s property market ended the decade on a high with new REINZ data putting sales at their highest volume in years and median prices up around [...]
Can a landlord contract out of their obligations?
Recent changes to the Residential Tenancies Act gives Tenancy Tribunal more power. Back in August 2019, we witnessed the passing of the Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill No [...]