Clare Rudolph - Legal Executive

02/06/2022

Apologies for the few and far between posts! I am still here working away in the background!

Now that the property market is slowing down a little, we may start to see more people eligible for the Kainga Ora Frist Home Grant especially now that the house price caps have also increased.

For the Whangarei District the cap is now $600,000.00 for an existing property and $800,000.00 for a new property.

A home that has CCC issued in the past 12 months can be classified as a new property.

A handy guide to the grant here:

If you have been contributing to a superannuation scheme other than KiwiSaver, call us on 0508 935 266 to check that your fund is eligible.

26/01/2022

What does our conveyancing cost?

See our prices here:

Fixed Price Fees Property Law Whangarei

30/12/2021

A big thank you for the support since September!
It is so appreciated!
I hope everyone stays safe and enjoys seeing 2021 out! X

08/11/2021

Residential Property - For Property Investors

We offer fixed fees for our legal advice according to your requirements with maximising your return on the property in mind.
As active member of the Property Investors Federation we keep up to date with the practical issues you face as an investor.

Clare Rudolph - Legal Executive, Tony Savage Law, Tokerau Limited. 027 424 1186

03/11/2021

Building Contracts
1 Nov
Written By Tony Savage
Getting practical useful legal advice on residential building contracts is hard to find. This is because it takes a lot of time to actually read a building contract and give advice. And people don’t want to pay for all that. Plus builders won’t change much on their agreements anyway. Hardly any lawyers have any experience at building a new house so advice can focus on the unimportant and miss the important parts. It might look like you are getting advice, but most of it is at the margins.

When advising on a building contract is best to focus on the biggest risks. It used to be lawyers would check if each payment instalment for work done seemed about right ( so if the builder went bust you got more or less what you have paid for) and PC sums. PC sums (variable costs depending on customer choices) used to be where builders made their money. So checking these was important.

By far the biggest risk is time. If the building takes too long, then prices of labour, materials and borrowings go up, quality goes down, moving arrangements and sales dates for your existing property become unstuck. Identifying the important risks and how they affect you is the start of getting good building advice.

When inflation is low, the time value of money can be ignored. That is rapidly changing.

03/11/2021

I have been so spoilt the last few days by clients!
There is something pretty amazing about being appreciated even though you are paid for a service that you provide.
Thank you!!!

01/11/2021

This page explains some of your options if you're buying or thinking about buying property during COVID-19 alert level 2.

COVID-19 Update: Auckland and parts of the Waikato (Raglan, Te Kauwhata, Huntly, Ngāruawāhia, Hamilton City, Te Kuiti and the Waitomo, Waipa and Ōtorohanga districts) are at alert level 3. The rest of New Zealand is at alert level 2.

27/10/2021

Keeping a will.
Whenever you go through a big life change like the birth of a child or separation, you should review your will.

For example, if you get married or enter a civil union your will is automatically revoked unless it states otherwise or specifically says that it was made with regard to the coming union.

Other life events like the birth of children or grandchildren, or the purchase of a property, are all good reasons to check your will.

Make sure to keep a copy of the will in a safe and accessible place – and let the executor and loved ones know where it is.

If your will can't be found, your last wishes can't be followed!
Source: https://sorted.org.nz/guides/protecting-wealth/wills/