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Can Your Partner Challenge Property You Put into a Family Trust?
What section 44 of the Property (Relationships) Act means for your home and family trust You own your home.
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New Landonline Requirements for Property Sales from 1 October 2026
If you are buying or selling property in New Zealand, there is a small but important change taking effect from 1 October 2026.
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What Is the Residue of Your Estate – and Who Should Receive It?
The residue of your estate is usually where most of your property ends up. A carefully drafted residuary clause can help avoid uncertainty, failed gifts and unintended outcomes for the people you want to provide for.
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NZ Aged Care Reform 2026: What Families Need to Know
A major new report recommends substantial changes to the way aged care is delivered and paid for in New Zealand. While nothing has changed yet, some of the proposals could affect the Residential Care Subsidy, family trusts, the family home and the cost of receiving care at home.
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What Is the Residue of Your Estate and Who Should Receive It?
The residue clause usually determines who receives most of an estate. We explain what the residue includes, how it can be divided and what happens if a beneficiary dies first.
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Who Should You Appoint as the Executor of Your Will?
Who should you appoint as executor of your will? Learn what an executor does and how to choose someone suitable for your estate.
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Is Your Will Really a Simple Will?
Many people contact a lawyer asking for a simple will. Sometimes their instructions are straightforward.
Loan or gift? Why family advances should be recorded properly
Family financial help is common. Parents may help an adult child buy a home. A grandparent may contribute money toward a property.
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Missing trust documents: what can be done?
Incomplete trust documents can create real problems for trustees, especially when AML checks, bank lending, property transactions or trustee changes are involved. This article explains why trust records need to be kept for the life of the trust and why missing documents should be dealt with early.
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Changing Trustees of a Family Trust: What Is Involved?
Changing trustees is usually straightforward when there is no mortgage involved. If the trust has bank lending, the process can take longer because the bank may need to consent, complete AML checks and update its lending documents.
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