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Business -- Property -- General.

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Property Transactions

Cross Lease titles

What to watch for (432 Kb)

Unit Titles

A brief explanation (452 Kb)

Building Contracts

Issues to consider (296 Kb)

Commercial Building Consents

No public use without CCC (332 Kb)

Buying a house?

A brief guide to purchasing real estate (329 Kb)

Selling a house?

A brief guide to selling real estate (251 Kb)

Business Transactions

Buying an investment property

What to look out for (363 Kb)

Buying a business

What to look out for (650 Kb)

Forming a Company

How to and why (790 Kb)

Sale of Goods on Credit

Are your terms of trade up to it? (302 Kb)

Lease of Business premises

What to look for (750 Kb)

Personal Property Securities Act

Priority over your customers' liquidators (739 Kb)

Does my company need to pay me a market salary?

The IRD v Penney & Hooper cases (444 Kb)

General Legal Information

Wills

The need for a Will (275 Kb)

Enduring Powers of Attorney

Who takes care of things if you become mentally incapable? (125 Kb)

Family Trusts

Notes on family trusts (121 Kb)

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