Commercial tenants often face a decision when their lease becomes due for renewal. Do they renew or do they not renew and if they want to renew, can they negotiate better terms? Often one of the key fundamentals of renewal is what rental will be payable by the tenant […] Read More›
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You may have seen a recent decision from the Tenancy Tribunal in the news, awarding a former tenant a full refund of her rent because the property she had been living in did not have a Building Consent for some renovation work. The Tenancy Tribunal made that order even though […] Read More›
An important reminder to all heading into the Christmas New Year holiday period. In the event you receive a notice of lapse of a notice of claim (under the Property (Relationships) Act or notice of lapse of a caveat, the time frames associated with dealing with these matters before such […] Read More›
The use of Council loans to assist with insulation through the Retrofit Your Home Programme has lead to increasing issues arising upon sale of the property around who is responsible for the outstanding balance of the loan at the time of the sale. Under the arrangements with Council, increased rates […] Read More›