David was re-elected to the Council of the NZ Society of Notaries Incorporated at the AGM in Auckland, which also adopted the new constitution he helped draft. The new Council met in Christchurch in February and will meet again in Wellington in August 2014.
Cross lease titles – potential time bombs
What they are and how they came about? Cross lease titles are relatively common for residential properties in New Zealand. They emerged in the late 1960s as a way to avoid the more time consuming and, especially, costlier methods of development, like freehold subdivisions and, more recently, Unit Title developments. Continue Reading
Westpac Springboard Family Home option
On 30 July 2013 David contributed to the debate on Kerre McIvor’s ZB Talk Back about the new Westpac Springboard Family Home option. The option involves the borrower’s family taking out a loan against the equity in their family home to “top up” the borrower’s deposit. Westpac’s website gives an Continue Reading
Constitution Review
Following his appointment, at the initial AGM of the Society held in Auckland in September 2012, to the Council of the NZ Society of Notaries Incorporated, David has recently been reviewing the Society’s constitution.
Election Results
In the second ever elections for the NZLS Auckland Branch, David was the fourth highest polling of the seven candidates for three positions on the Council.
Executive Term Ends
David’s three year term on the Executive Committee of the NZLS Property Law Section ended. He enjoyed meeting other Property Lawyers throughout the country during regional meetings at Tauranga, Hamilton, NewPlymouth, Napier, Palmerston North, Nelson, Invercargill, Dunedin Wellington and Auckland. During his term the relevance of the Section’s work and Continue Reading
ADLS Elections
The ADLS Inc. election results for Council and President were announced on 11 December 2012. David polled eighth of the 10 candidates for the six places on the Initial Council. David extends his congratulations and offers his support to the re-elected President, Frank Godinet, and Nola Dangen,Brian Keene QC and Continue Reading
ADLS Nominations
David accepted nomination as one of the six elected members of the Initial Council of Auckland District Law Society Inc. (for the term from December 2012 until March 2014) and as one of the few candidates standing for President. While some in the profession accept their representatives and regulators being Continue Reading
Legal advice a good idea for agency agreements, says ministry.
The Ministry of Consumer Affairs has released what it calls “a word of advice” on the ins and outs of real estate agent agreements. The ministry says agents will ask would-be vendors to sign a written agreement. “Make sure that they give you a copy of the Residential Property Agency Continue Reading
ADLSI/REINZ Agreement for Sale & Purchase of Real Estate
David has been involved in the drafting of ADLSI/REINZ Agreement for Sale & Purchase of Real Estate (Ninth) Edition 2012 which was released on 9 July 2012.