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The new Terrace Housing and Apartment Building (THAB) zone allows for the building of some high-density developments to meet Auckland's starved housing supply. Because of this massive potential density, you can go six-storeys high with no parking, and intensively use the land. This creates an..

Welcome to Just a minute with Janet. This is a three part series where I discuss, dare I say it "Divorce." If you are going through a divorce or think you might be this three part series is a must watch. I hope you gain..

Welcome to Just a minute with Janet. This is part 2 of a three-part series where I discuss, dare I say it "Divorce". If you are going through a divorce or think you might be this three part series is a must watch. I hope..

One of the most popular subjects we talk and write about has to be money.  How to make it is definitely a topic that would come up at most social gatherings. I guess this is appropriate seeing money is the currency we all use to live..

The general consensus of opinion is interest rates are on the way down but the big questions still remain: when will the cuts come and how low will the rates go?  BACKGROUND On 10 September 2015 the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) cut the..

When things turn pear-shaped, it can be tempting to behave like an ostrich, bury your head in the sand, and ignore what’s going on. This is not the best policy.  The media is currently giving high exposure to the issues facing dairy farmers - dairy..

At GRA we have become concerned at the number of people thinking about buying leaky buildings. This was brought to our attention in our capacity as Professional Trustee, which means we (along with any other trustees) need to sign off on any planned property purchases for..

As investors become increasingly aware of how much the lending landscape has changed from that of a few years ago, a question I am receiving a lot is, “When will we see the banks relax mortgage lending criteria again?” Whilst we saw the slight relaxing..

The 2012 tax year began on 1 April 2011 for most taxpayers and with it new tax rules in relation depreciation on buildings and LAQCs finally came into force.  We have written a number of times on the potential impact these rules may have on you..