Luke Havler

Luke Havler

Why Sunset Clauses are important for purchasers

On 26 October 2020, Stuff.co.nz published an article (link below) concerning first home buyer, Bailey Ross. Ross had signed a contract to purchase a house, but according to the article, “was left heartbroken when the developer of the house she’d

Luke Havler

The Bank of Mum & Dad

Do you know someone who is thinking of lending money to their children (or borrowing from their parents) to help with the purchase of their first home? Our partners at ARL Lawyers have helped many families over the years and

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Purchasing “off the plans” – what you should know

On 20 April 2020, we posted our conversation with Luke Havler of ARL Lawyers entitled “COVID-19 & Property Settlements” This week, we asked Luke to comment on purchasing a new property “off-the-plans” as part of a development. Since purchasers may

Luke Havler

Covid-19 & Property Settlements

On 25 March 2020, New Zealand was placed under a Level 4 Alert lockdown for COVID-19 which has left many sellers and buyers of residential property facing uncertainty. So we asked Luke Havler, Property Solicitor from ARL Lawyers, to share