David has been instrumental in the revision of the Guidelines adopted by the Property Law Section of NZLS and ADLS Inc for incorporation in the latest edition of its widely used agreement for sale and purchase of real estate. The Guidelines assist the day to day smooth running of transactions Continue Reading
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