Trust eSpeaking ISSUE 34 | AUTUMN 2022
In this issue
1. Gift or loan?
2. Caring for Kiwis who cannot make decisions for themselves
3. Where there is a will, what is the way?
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FEATURE ARTICLE
Gift or loan?
The importance of properly documenting advances between family members.
Property Speaking ISSUE 38 | SUMMER 2021
In this issue
1. Disputes in contracts
2. Caveats
3. Property Briefs
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Disputes in contracts
Help is at hand if things go wrong with your build.
Trust eSpeaking ISSUE 33 | SPRING 2021
In this issue
1.Buying your first home using KiwiSaver funds
2. Estate laws due for a shake-up
3. Britney Spears’ conservatorship
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Buying your first home using KiwiSaver funds
But you’re already the trustee of a trust
The rules around the use of KiwiSaver have evolved over recent years as banks and other financial institutions have developed their understanding of the KiwiSaver regime.
Rural eSPEAKING ISSUE 36 | WINTER 2021
In this issue
1. Significant Natural Areas
2. Buying or leasing Māori land
3. Over the Fence
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Significant Natural Areas
The identification of ‘Significant Natural Areas’ has been in the news lately. How are these areas defined and what are the implications for rural landowners?
Fineprint ISSUE 85 | WINTER 2021
1. Buying off the plans
2. Post-Covid working world
3. An independent trustee
4. Postscript
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Buying off the plans
Buying off the plans has become popular with increasing numbers of land developments both in central cities and the suburbs.
Property Speaking ISSUE 37 | WINTER 2021
In this issue
1. Recent property tax changes
2. Clarity around fixtures and fittings
3. Property Briefs
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Recent property tax changes
In March 2021, the government announced three changes to property tax rules that are likely to affect anyone with residential property investments.
COMMERCIAL eSPEAKING ISSUE 58 | WINTER 2021
In this issue
1. Wellbeing Budget 2021: Key points
2. To jab or not to jab?
3. Business Briefs
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Wellbeing Budget 2021: Key points
A better than expected economic recovery after the scourges of Covid has enabled the government to propose significant investment in health and welfare...
Fineprint ISSUE 84 | AUTUMN 2021
1. Social media – intellectual property owner’s friend or foe?
2. Cyber security 101 for business
3. A child’s right to a relationship with both their parents
4. LIM reports and property files
5. Postscript
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Social media – intellectual property owner’s friend or foe?
Social media is a very powerful marketing tool. If used and managed properly, platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter can be a brand’s best friend.
COMMERCIAL eSPEAKING ISSUE 57 | SUMMER 2021
In this issue
1. Raising capital for your business
2. OIO temporary emergency notification requirement
3. Business Briefs
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Raising capital for your business
The COVID pandemic has paved the way for innovation, and many New Zealanders spent 2020 investing time and money into their new or existing businesses.
Rural eSPEAKING ISSUE 34 | SUMMER 2020
In this issue
1. Investment in Farming
2. The Finite Supply of Water
3. Over the Fence
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Investment in Farming
With the current low interest rate regime looking set to continue for some time, investors are increasingly looking at ways to generate a reasonable income either for their retirement or for other forms of saving.
Fineprint ISSUE 83 | SUMMER 2020
In this issue
1. Directorships mean significant obligations
2. Holiday houses
3. We’re buying a house together
4. Building a fence in town
5. Postscript
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Directorships mean significant obligations
Hefty consequences for getting it wrong when a company was in financial distress.
Property Speaking ISSUE 35 | SUMMER 2020
In this issue
1. Changes to the Building Act 2004
2. Understanding your property title
3. Property Briefs
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FEATURE ARTICLE
Changes to the Building Act 2004
Changes to the Building Act 2004 came into force on 31 August 2020. The changes vary the circumstances under which you are required to obtain a building consent.
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