DATE: Monday 8 June 2020
KEYWORDS: Overseas Investment, Covid 19, national interest, strategic assets
What is in New Zealand’s national interest? Here are the urgent measures which became law after Covid 19 in order to protect our national interest.
DATE: Wednesday 18 December 2019
KEYWORDS: Overseas investment, rural land, overseas buyers, farm land
With changes to overseas investment legislation on the horizon again, Bell Gully special counsel Glenn Shewan and partner Andrew Petersen examine what has happened to investment in rural land under the current rules and what may change with the latest proposals.
DATE: Thursday 11 October 2018
KEYWORDS: Overseas Investment Office, OIO, Overseas Amendment Act 2018, NZ residents, citizen
The Overseas Investment Office (OIO) has finally released details of how they will apply the Overseas Amendment Act 2018.
DATE: Friday 24 August 2018
KEYWORDS: Overseas Investment, Overseas Buyers, Residential properties, Investment
The wide window for Overseas Buyers to buy Residential Properties in NZ will narrow significantly after October 2018. However, the latest amendments introduced some new exemptions.
DATE: Monday 21 May 2018
KEYWORDS: employment agreement overseas worker employer employee
The importance of ensuring compliance with employment laws to support employees towards a pathway to residency
DATE: Tuesday 14 November 2017
KEYWORDS: Overseas Investment Act, dwellings, resident, citizen, Overseas Person
What will the new changes to the Overseas Investment Act mean for foreign buyers?
DATE: Monday 19 September 2016
KEYWORDS: property, legal, advice, buyer-beware, lawyer, overseas
Buyer-beware is the fundamental principle for buying a property in NZ .
DATE: Thursday 12 May 2016
KEYWORDS: House Prices, Trends, Overseas Buyers, Residency
Who have been buying properties in NZ?