The pain deepens
Council red tape is costing home builders dearly with one person spending $270,000 before getting council sign-off to start building in their backyard. As featured in the NZ [...]
Unit Titles Act Review – Discussion Document Consultation
From the desk of Joanne Barreto Further to our recent correspondence regarding the UTA review, the dates for consultation workshops have now been confirmed (see below). I will [...]
Unit Titles Act Review 2016
This evening I met with the Minister of Building and Housing, Hon Dr Nick Smith and MP Hon Nikki Kaye, along with colleagues from MBIE who have been [...]
Unit Titles Act consultation update
I recently met with representatives from MBIE with regard to the Unit Titles Act review. They have advised that the project has been approved and it is intended [...]
NZ’s biggest building claim settles out of court
(As featured here on www.nzherald.co.nz) A confidential settlement has been reached in New Zealand's biggest defective building court claim where owners were suing for $40 million. Owners of [...]
Wrinkles to owning apartments
After listening to Bernard Hickey present at a recent Chamber of Commerce Business update, as a business owner in the Property Sector I was left inspired! Then his [...]
Apartment sector shakeup imminent
As featured in the NZ Herald - Friday September 9th, 2016 "We are a month away on unit title proposals" - Smith A shakeup of New Zealand's $40 [...]
Airbnb could become ‘nightmare’ in NZ
As featured in the New Zealand Herald: 31st August 2016 Property managers have raised concerns about Airbnb in New Zealand. An apartment property management group has raised security, [...]
Report on improving Unit Titles Act welcomed
Further to our blog 31st May 2016 with regard to the Nikki Kaye Better Body Corporates initiative, we are delighted to report that positive progress has been made [...]