This Conference was recorded on 29 February 2024.

The Annual Property Law Conference is one of the leading property law events in New Zealand. It provides a unique opportunity for legal professionals to engage, connect, and learn from the best minds in their area of practice. Our expertly crafted agenda offers practical insights and authoritative guidance across the entire spectrum of property law.

Topics to be covered:

Due Diligence Tips in Residential Property Acquisitions

Tina Hwang, Senior Associate, Queen City Law

Effective Pricing & Client Engagement

Keeping your bottom line healthy, while limiting your liability and the risk of a costs complaint

Kristine King, Director, DK Law

Rulebook Realities ‒ Unit Titles and Bodies Corporate Hot Topics

The disclosure tangle; and ultra vires body corporate rules?

Clinton Baker, Partner, Price Baker Berridge; Ben Thomson, Director, Pidgeon Judd and Kareen Mackey, Portfolio and Special Ops Manager, Property 101

Moderator: Joanna Pidgeon

Due Diligence: Leasing in a Difficult Market

Kate Hatwell (nee Searancke), Partner, Tompkins Wake and Joanne Ward, Senior Legal Counsel, The Warehouse Group

Moderator: Steve Rendall, National Head of Occupier Strategy & Solutions, Bayleys

BWoFs ‒ change of approach to issue and what this means for your clients

Joanna Pidgeon, Director, Pidgeon Judd and Motu Lauese, Independent Qualified Person (IQP), The BC Group

Regarding Requisitions and Contractual Conditions

Thomas Gibbons, Principal, Thomas Gibbons Law 

Learning Outcomes

• Refreshed and updated my knowledge of due diligence in residential property acquisitions.
• Delved into prevalent practices and challenges concerning pricing, billing, and client engagement. 
• Examined unit titles subjects: disclosure, and body corporate rules.
• Looked into leasing due diligence, from lessor and lessee perspectives.
• Became better apprised of the change of approach to BWoFs and the implications for clients.
• Gained insights into problems, risks, best practices, and problem-solving strategies regarding requisitions and contractual conditions.