Layered Developments
A layered development is the creation of a new unit title development within an existing unit title development – a little like a Russian Doll. Sections 19-22 of [...]
Unit Titles Legislation Review – Working Group Update
As you may be aware Property 101 Group Director & SCA(NZ) President, Joanne Barreto was on the Working Group for the Better Body Corporates initiative that spearheaded the [...]
Top lawyer reveals apartment ‘wars’: what owners fight about
Anne Gibson has shared just a snippet of the pearls of wisdom following our hugely successful SCA(NZ)/ADSL symposium last week. Several SCA(NZ) members and industry leaders shared their [...]
REDEVELOPMENT
The Unit Titles Act 2010 provides for unit owners and the body corporate to amend or replace the unit plan by carrying out a “redevelopment”. A redevelopment [...]
Earthquake-prone buildings – Leglislation Update
The Building (Earthquake-Prone Buildings) Amendment Act 2016 (“EPB Act”) came into force on 1 July 2017. It amends the Building Act 2004 by introducing a new nation-wide [...]
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 [...]