Anti Money Laundering

Anti Money Laundering

From 1 January 2019 Real Estate Agents will be required to verify the identity of their clients in accordance with AML/CFT Legislation. This is called Customer Due Diligence (CDD). This means that Salespeople are now required to identify who their clients are/who they...
Letting Fee Ban

Letting Fee Ban

Good news for tenants! As of 12 December 2018, letting Agents and Property Management companies are no longer allowed to charge a letting fee to tenants for their service.
Update on Fire Service Levies & Reforms

Update on Fire Service Levies & Reforms

FYI! Fire Service Levies and Reforms Update – Increases in levy rate 1 July 2017 – confirmed! As expected, the government confirmed the fire service levy rate increases at the end of March. This increase will now be for an initial 18 month period until the...
Papakura, the New Central South!

Papakura, the New Central South!

As the squeeze on Auckland’s industrial infrastructure and scarcity of development land increases, suburbs such as Papakura are now very much on the map! 10km South of 10 Vernon Street, Papakura, property giants Goodman and Stevenson are working on the Drury South...
Investment 101 Seminar

Investment 101 Seminar

James Group Director David Annan hosted our first Investment 101 Seminar at the James Group office, sharing the ins and outs of commercial property investment with family and friends of the firm. The aim of the seminar is to educate and promote commercial investment,...