Leaky Building Articles
09 Dec 11
Grimshaw & Co Offers Legal Assistance in Leaky Homes DisputesAuckland, New Zealand, 7th December 2011 – Grimshaw & Co. is a litigation and dispute resolution practice that offers legal assistance to clients affected by leaky homes and leaky buildings. |
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| 26 Nov 11
QLDC legal cost blowout $2.9m Leaky home claims were yesterday revealed to be largely behind a $2.9 million legal cost overspend by the Queenstown Lakes District Council for the past financial year. |
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| 19 Nov 11
Financial Assistance deadline coming for leaky home owners Leaky home owners who already have eligible claims under the Weathertight Homes Resolution Service (WHRS) Act have until the 28th October 2011 to advise the Department of Building and Housing that they wish to be assessed for eligibility for the governments Financial Assistance Package (FAP). |
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| 01 Nov 11
Supreme Court hearing leaky building case Supreme Court hearing has begun in Wellington relating to a leaky building development on Auckland's North Shore. |
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| 05 Oct 11
Possibly court action for leaky home owners It's thought a large number of leaky home owners will take court action in order to get 100 percent of their repairs paid for. |
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| 04 Oct 11
Over 200 eligible for financial assistance with leaky homes More than 200 owners of leaky homes have qualified for $23 million in assistance under the Leaky Homes Financial Assistance Package, of which $18 million is from the Government and $5 million from local councils, Building and Construction Minister Maurice Williamson said today. |
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| 04 Oct 11
Auckland tops leaky home claims list Aucklanders make up the majority of leaky home claimants to qualify for Government assistance. |
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| 22 Sep 11
Wakatipu’s biggest leaky homes claim could top $5m Queenstown is facing its biggest leaky homes fiasco to date with a multi-million dollar lawsuit brought by the owners of troubled Greenstone Terrace. |
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| 19 Aug 11
Foundering on the rocks of reality It’s been heavy going at city hall this week with full council meetings overlapping three year/Ten Year Plan discussions and debate. |
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| 03 Aug 11
Experts pick holes in leaky building deal Specialists in leaky-building litigation have raised difficulties with the Government's $1 billion financial assistance package announced last week. |
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| 30 Jul 11
Leaky homes: addressing the rot The one thing to be said with confidence about the "leaky homes" saga is the bucket of financial recompense beneath it is not bottomless. Arguments about the extent and apportioning of blame will continue, but there had at some point to be reckoning. |
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| 29 Jul 11
Leaky Homes Package to drive up building costs Higher building costs will be an inevitable consequence of the government’s new leaky home financial assistance package says leading lawyer Adina Thorn. |
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| 29 Jul 11
Leaky home package sparks flurry of interest A leaky homes rescue package that became available for owners today has sparked a flurry of interest, with the Department of Building and Housing (DBH) reporting a dramatic increase in website hits. |
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| 29 Jul 11
Leaky homes owners urged to get second opinion Homeowners' representatives are warning leaky home owners to get a second opinion before taking up the Government's financial assistance package. |
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| 29 Jul 11
Leaky homes still being built - adjudicator A building disputes adjudicator says the Government's financial assistance package for owners of leaky homes fails to address the cause of the problem, and more urgent action is required. |
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| 29 Jul 11
Positive outcome for homeowners and ratepayers The Auckland mayor has welcomed the announcement of details of the Weathertight Homes Financial Assistance package saying it is a positive outcome for owners of leaky homes and ratepayers. |
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| 28 Jul 11
New leaky homes option available Building and Construction Minister Maurice Williamson says the government’s leaky homes financial assistance package is available from today. |
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| 28 Jul 11
Assistance on way for owners of Capital's leaky homes Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown has welcomed today's announcement that the leaky homes Financial Assistance Package will be available for the City's home-owners from tomorrow, Friday 29 July. |
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| 26 Jul 11
Rise in the number of leaky homes More leaky homes are emerging in Nelson and Tasman, with the property boom having made it a potential hotbed for problems, say building and legal professionals. |
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| 13 Jul 11
Speed the essence for leaky home owners Owners of leaky homes which are almost 10 years old should move quickly to register for the Government's $1 billion rescue package which passed into law yesterday. |
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