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In a property market this hot, it could be tempting to decide to ride the wave and speed into listing your home to capitalise on the boom.

I’ve had an active interest in property transactions for many years from different vantage points, both as a lawyer and as a bank lender. So I’ve seen property transactions go both good and bad, and everything in between, from a number of perspectives.

As we begin to look at 2016, the year that was, Clayton v Clayton will go down in the history books as one of the most significant legal happenings of the year - and one of the most defining cases in New Zealand relationship property and trust law history.

Once upon a time, not so many years back, it would have been rather inconceivable that the mere mention of one particular letter could evoke such concern, distaste and, often, even fear.

The third wave of the Government’s property tax overhaul arrived recently, and it’s already presenting some quirks that can catch out the unwary.

The rules around lending in New Zealand are changing about as fast as homes are flying off the market. Here, our Solicitor, Sophie Diedrichs, answers some of the most common questions surrounding developments.

The Government is ramping up efforts to address soaring property prices, and, having focused on the “demand” side of the equation, is now moving to focus on “supply”.

Latest stats show building is booming in our neck of the woods. And you don’t need to take too long a Sunday drive to see new homes of all shapes and sizes popping up everywhere – a trend fuelled no doubt in part by the current bargain basement interest rates.