Unit Titles Disputes
The Tenancy Tribunal and Courts have jurisdiction to hear and determine “unit title disputes”. Unit title disputes are all disputes arising out of or in connection with a [...]
Introducing Strata Plug!
Anne Gibson was on the Panel on RNZ this afternoon talking about high rise apartments in Auckland & highly recommended the SCA(NZ) Introducing Strata e-book. You can listen [...]
Wellington & South Island SCA(NZ) Launch Event
Due to popular demand, there will be an encore performance of the launch that was held in Auckland in February, to be held in Wellington on Thursday 20th [...]
How to negotiate the minefield of buying a home in New Zealand today.
Property prices going through the stratosphere, leaky buildings, P contamination, bullying body corporates - purchasing a house today can feel akin to entering a minefield. Written by a [...]
Converting your cross lease title to a fee simple title
We have had a number of queries recently from clients looking to convert their current cross lease title into a fee simple title. There are a number of [...]
Call for crackdown on short-term rental sites like Airbnb
New Zealand apartment owners want tougher rules for short-stay rental companies such as Airbnb following reports of theft, damage to property and overcrowding. Strata Community Organisation NZ (SCANZ), which represents Kiwi [...]
Inside Strata: March 2017 – Summer, sport and SCA(NZ) – the Kiwis first anniversary festivities!
As featured in the March issue of Inside Strata SCA Magazine: Click here to read the PDF Article or read on below: Author: Joanne Barreto, SCA(NZ) President I [...]
Rogue body corporates target of new clean-up efforts
Apartment owners could be protected from “rogue” operators, mismanaging millions of dollars, if the country’s first strata property body can help push through further reforms to the government‘s [...]
Getting to grips with body corporates – Landlords.co.nz
Journalist Miriam Bell has done an exposé for Property Investors on SCA(NZ) and the Body Corporate Sector. Confusion about the workings of body corporates reigns and this has [...]