Property Law A New Zealand Investor’s Guide
Tony Steindle
"Know the facts -- avoid the traps!"
An easy-to-read book on a vital topic for every NZ investor.
An easy-to-follow guide to real estate law, written by an investor, for investors - Property Law demystifies key legal issues in property transactions - and shows you how to avoid the traps.
You’ll learn about:
- Contracts and agreements ... and disputes
- Your legal rights, obligations and protections when buying, selling, leasing, building, developing or subdividing real estate
- What to watch out for on a title
- Buying off the plans
- Residential landlord/tenant issues
- District Plans and the Resource Management Act
- Working with builders and construction contracts
- Commercial real estate - due diligence checks, understanding commercial leases and tenancies
Like its widely-read companion volume, Property Tax, this book uses practical examples and real cases to show how the law works - and how it affects you.
With useful checklists and plain English definitions of legal terms, this book is essential for anyone investing in property.
Read this book to learn about:
Traps when you’re signing up to buy a property
How to negotiate conditions in contracts
Buying off the plans
Buying property with others
Disputes with neighbours
Misrepresentations by vendors or real estate agents — and your remedies
Different types of title (and dealing with covenants, caveats, easements and ’defects’ in the title)
Building permits and consents
The Resource Management Act, zoning and District Plans
What to watch for when buying or leasing commercial property
Subdividing and developing
Construction contracts — vital clauses and tips for your protection
Ownership structures for investing, developing and trading
...and more!
Author info:
Tony Steindle is an Auckland lawyer who specialises in property investment and development. Tony is a popular speaker at property investors conferences and regularly writes on legal issues for a range of publications. A successful property investor himself, and honorary solicitor for the Auckland Property Investors Association, Tony is a senior partner of Steindle Williams Legal.
