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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›

It is not uncommon in multi-tenant buildings for a tenant to require the landlord to agree not to lease other premises in the building to other tenants, where the business would compete with the existing tenant. This is more common in the case of multi-tenant retail buildings and developments. However, […] Read More›

The Companies Office now requires New Zealand incorporated companies to disclose their Ultimate Holding Company (UHC) when filing their Annual Returns. The Companies Act 1993 provides the interpretation of a UHC as a body corporate that is a holding company of the company, and itself not a subsidiary of any […] Read More›

The introduction of the Tax Administration Act 2015 and the Land Transfer Amendment Act 2015 have resulted in important changes to property tax compliance requirements for those buying, selling or transferring property in New Zealand. These changes apply to contracts entered into after 1 October 2015, and from 1 April […] Read More›