Purchase of Farm Land in New Zealand by Overseas Persons Recently there has been keen interest shown by overseas persons to acquire farm land in New Zealand, especially dairy farm land. In New Zealand large farm lands are considered “sensitive land”. If an overseas person wishes to successfully acquire such land in New Zealand he…
DICK V LEE & ANOR (HC, DUN, CIV 2004-412-310 [31 May 2006]) Sometimes, builders neglect to give you an invoice immediately after contract work was finished or simply charge you much more than expected. What can be done if this happens? This case illustrates the problems that can arise when paperwork associated with building projects…
What is a caveat? A caveat is a statutory notice that is registered against the Certificate of Title for land. It serves as a notice that the person lodging the caveat (‘the caveator’) has an interest in the land. One purpose of lodging a caveat is to prevent the land from being transferred or otherwise dealt…