In a country where seismic activity poses a significant threat, understanding the structural stability of commercial buildings is paramount for tenants and property owners alike. Recognising this critical need, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has taken proactive steps to address seismic concerns ...

The general election results are in, with National and Act currently holding a slim majority. The formation of the next government will depend on the outcome of the special votes. With how the votes currently look, we thought it timely to look into some of ...

The Select Committee has recently released its report on its review of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Amendment Bill (Bill). The Bill is set to improve the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (Act) through the introduction of: the requirement for ...

The Charities Amendment Bill, which passed in the Committee of the Whole House on 20 June 2023 will, if enacted, introduce new governance and reporting requirements for registered charities. This article sets out some of the key provisions in the Bill and the potential implications ...

Our Property Team are proud to be the authors of the 2022 Chambers Global Practice Guide – New Zealand Real Estate chapter. The team have been the sole contributors to this chapter since 2019. Chambers and Partners provide definitive global law guides offering comparative analysis ...

Anderson Lloyd is delighted to have assisted NZ Hotel Holdings (owned by Russell Property Group, Lockwood Property Group and the New Zealand Superannuation Fund) on its purchase of the Rydges Wellington Hotel. 2021 was a milestone year for NZ Hotel Holdings who earlier in April ...

Our Property Team is proud to have contributed as the sole author of the New Zealand chapter of the Chambers and Partners 2019, 2020  and 2021 Global Practice Guides on Real Estate. Read our most recent analysis of New Zealand Real Estate law here.  Click here ...

Check out our Property Team's summary of significant property case law developments across 2020 in our second edition of Real. below:  

On 23 March 2021 the Government released a number of housing policy changes targeted to increase the supply of houses and decrease residential property investor demand. The policies include changes to interest deductibility, an extended bright-line test period, a new $3.8 billion "Housing Acceleration Fund" ...

Last year saw some interesting, and somewhat surprising, property law developments. The Anderson Lloyd property team have summarised some of the key cases below with key take out points included for future reference.   Liabilities of earthquake prone building owners Alura Ltd v Hutt City ...