Articles

A Thorny Issue

Overgrown and messy trees can be the source of unwanted neighbourly friction. If your neighbour has overgrown trees interfering with your views or sunlight, or even dropping leaves onto your section, you do have rights, but you need to tread carefully.

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Property Pointers - Selling your property

So you are looking at selling your property. Below are some things to consider.

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Property Pointers - Using Kiwisaver to buy your first home

Are you a first home/section buyer? Your KiwiSaver may be able to help you fund the purchase price with the Kiwisaver First Home Deposit Subsidy.

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Property Pointers - Buying a Property

Signing an unconditional purchase agreement means that once you have signed the contract for the sale of property you are bound to proceed with the deal no matter what.

Having a conditional contract for purchase means that the contract is dependent on something; it may relate to such matters as finance, search and approval of title, unconditional sale of the purchasers own property or receipt of a satisfactory builders report.

Lawyers include conditions into contracts, meaning you can cancel (or renegotiate the price) if an issue arises before the condition is satisfied.

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Sharemilkers' Responsibilities

A decision of the Environment Court discussed the difficult position a sharemilker found himself in when working on a farm with an effluent system failure not of his making.

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