by lawshop | May 28, 2025 | Uncategorized
If you’re buying your first home (or even your second!), it’s easy to get confused by the word deposit — especially when it’s used in two different contexts during the process. Bank Deposit (Home Loan Deposit)This is the amount of money you need to contribute...
by lawshop | Aug 28, 2024 | Uncategorized
The tax you might have to pay on the profit from the sale of a residential property has recently changed! Whether you pay tax on the profit from the sale of a house depends on what you’ve been using the house for (is it your main home), when you acquired it and...
by lawshop | Jul 8, 2024 | Uncategorized
by admin | Jun 19, 2024 | Uncategorized
In very recent news, the government has proposed a law change to allow people to build granny flats of up to 60m2 without having to get a resource consent or building consent from the local council. A 60m2 granny flat is not tiny! There are many pre-built options...
by admin | Nov 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
We are thrilled to announce that from 1 November 2023, Machaela Forbes has appointed as a director of The Law Shop! Machaela has been a solicitor with us since 2017 and quickly became an integral part of The Law Shop family. She has consistently demonstrated...
by admin | Sep 8, 2023 | Uncategorized
We are so pleased to announce that we have moved into our new premises! There is still work to be done outside and some tweaks inside but we have settled in, are seeing clients and loving our new space!
