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Read ArticleThere have been many changes to legislation affecting property investors over the past 4½ years. We have had:• Healthy Homes Standards• Loan-to-value ratio (LVR) changes• Requirement for heat pumps• Loss of claiming interest as an expense How have property investors reacted and what has happened? Before I..
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Gilligan Rowe and Associates is a chartered accounting firm specialising in property, asset planning, legal structures, taxation and compliance.
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Webinar with Matthew Gilligan and Kirsty Merriman. Nov 2024
How to use residential property to help provide for retirement
With Matthew Gilligan and Steve Goodey August 2024
Market insights with Matthew Gilligan, Kris Pedersen, Anthony Lipscombe, and Tony Alexander - June 2024
Blandon Leung of MortgageHQ interviews Matthew Gilligan, May 2024
Webinar with Matthew Gilligan and Steve Goodey, February 2024
Ryan Melton of NZ Business Owners Podcast interviews Matthew Gilligan
Blandon Leung of MortgageHQ interviews Matthew Gilligan, November 2023
Matthew Gilligan interviews National’s Paul Goldsmith and Chris Bishop about National’s proposed policies, September 2023
Matthew Gilligan interviews David Seymour about Act’s proposed policies, September 2023
Matthew Gilligan and Kris Pedersen discuss finance for property investors, August 2023
Matthew Gilligan and Anthony Lipscombe discuss tax changes and policies, August 2023
Simon O’Connor interview. Planning rules and Labour’s proposal to scrap RMA, August 2023
Economic update from Tony Alexander; Matthew Gilligan discusses the market, July 2023
Matthew Gilligan and Anthony Lipscombe discuss implications of new 39% trust tax rate
How to protect your assets and minimise your tax
Matthew Gilligan, Lyn McMorran & Kris Pedersen, March 2022
Matthew Gilligan & Simon O’Connor discuss RMA changes, Nov 2021
Preparing for the end of the financial year, March 2023
Tax Changes & Property Market Update 27 Oct 2021 Webinar
Matthew interviews David Seymour, April 7 2021
Impact of Bright-line & Interest Deductibility Changes, March 2021
Webinar with John Rowe August 2020
The importance of good property education
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