Property

Welcome to the April 2007 edition of Bell Gully’s Commercial Property publication.

The increased talk of climate change and sustainability in New Zealand over recent times is stretching further into the property sphere.  Environmental and “green” building issues are increasingly at the forefront of development. As advisors in the field, we are finding ourselves engaged in advising more tenants and developers on green building requirements. In this edition, Davida Dunphy looks at these issues in her article: The greening of the building industry.

The effect of waste on our environment is also a subject of growing debate, particularly around the proposed Waste Minimisation Bill before Parliament. Resource management legal specialist Marija Batistich discusses the impact of the proposed Bill on business operations and policies.

Green building and environmental sustainability also affects council operations and controls as well as infrastructure. Tom Bennett and Joanna van den Bergen examine local government initiatives in this area.

Finally, we are implementing the new online registration of land title documents through e-dealing and Landonline. Catherine Trengrove provides the detail in Landonline – how does it affect me when I buy, sell, or mortgage property?

We trust you will find these articles of value and we look forward to receiving your feedback and suggestions for future editions. Please feel free to contact members of the team listed in this update.

Best regards

Tom Bennett and Jane Holland
Partner

Enquiries and information

For more information on any of the cases, articles and features in Commercial Property, please email Tom Bennett or call on 64 9 916 8789.