Skip to main content Skip to search Skip to primary navigation Skip to secondary navigation
Building Performance
Site search

Popular searches

  1. Why contracts are valuable
    Consumer protection measures
  2. Use licensed people for restricted building work
    Choosing the right people for your type of building work
  3. Work that doesn't require a building consent
    Schedule 1 guidance
  4. Post-emergency building assessment
  5. Determinations
    Rulings on building work disputes
  6. E2 External moisture
    Acceptable Solutions and Verification Methods
 
Menu Search

Are there any problems with the property title?

Seek legal advice about the property title. In particular you need to know about easements, including rights of way.

Buyers should make their offers conditional on a title search to identify any problems ahead of actual purchase.

If you are buying a household unit from someone who had the property built or built it themselves for the purpose of selling (called an on-seller) there are special requirements.

The on-seller must get the build signed off by the council (code compliance certificate) before completing the sale, or before allowing a purchaser to take possession of the household unit.

The only exception is if the on-seller and purchaser sign an agreement to waive this requirement.

Get the build signed off explains sign-off responsibilities.

The property law section of the New Zealand Law Society website can help you find a lawyer if you don’t have one.

Top

This information is published by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s Chief Executive. It is a general guide only and, if used, does not relieve any person of the obligation to consider any matter to which the information relates according to the circumstances of the particular case. Expert advice may be required in specific circumstances. Where this information relates to assisting people: