If you want to get super-sleuthy, then head under the house and see if you can find any relics under the house. The dark depths of garden sheds often hold a few secrets too. The history. If you have an old home, then you can check the New Zealand Heritage list www. It has heritage sites listed, reports on the properties, and also any archaeological reports that might have been conducted. The archives. You can hunt through Archives New Zealand for the deeds and certificate of title for your property.
That is a legal document that give the description of your piece of land and the transactions recorded against it in chronological order. There are local reading rooms in Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch and Dunedin where you can go and physically view local archive records. It is recommended that you take a smartphone or camera with you as many of the documents are too fragile to be photocopied.
If you are not near any of these centres, you can use their online software to search www. The local council. These will show the owners and occupiers of the property and what has been on the land. Whether it has always been a home, or if it had history prior to that as a farm, a place or work, or something else entirely.
Could anyone tell me how to check it out? Thanks you. Tags: None. There, you can most likely find info regarding the initial planes and building consents. Most leaky properties that I come across where Build around the 's. If you find a good candidate property BUT you not sure if it is leaky you can do a special Thermal imaging property check for that matter. Comment Post Cancel. The hot water cylinder date may be ok for low pressure tanks, but be aware that high pressure tanks have a much shorter life as they rely on the sacreficial anode inside the tank to stop the enamelled steel from corroding.
We also maintain the systems that ensure you have ready access to land information when you need it. The Canterbury earthquakes caused some land to spread, contract or slip sideways, leading to uncertainty in the location of some property boundaries in Christchurch.
Parliament passed a new law in August to give surveyors and property owners clarity in these situations. Read more information about what this means for property owners in Canterbury. If you're in any doubt, please contact a licensed cadastral surveyor.
Verify who owns a property? Order a title. These recommendations are based on the information you provided. This report highlights some areas that we recommend you research further, before making an offer. Things to look out for:.
More things to look out for. Some buildings built during this period used materials, construction methods and design elements that led to moisture getting between the cladding and the inside walls. In New Zealand, many different types of cladding are used on houses and apartments. You can also compare the current layout with the floor plan on the property file held by the council. Any differences between the two should have the proper building consents.
If the owner or a previous owner has added a deck, garage or sleepout, check that the consents are on file. Work that should be consented Building work that may require consent includes:. Iron and steel — including corrugated and long-run. An iron or steel roof will need to be repainted or re-chipped every 10 years to ensure the roof remains watertight. Brick and masonry chimneys may crack, shift or collapse in an earthquake, causing injury to people and damage to property.
Chimneys can topple or collapse through the roof or fall outwards, damaging other parts of the property.
If the property is near to hills, think about how that will affect how much sun the property gets at different times of the year. Check the orientation of the property with respect to the winter sun.
For more information:. Is also known as fee simple and is the most simple and common ownership type in New Zealand. If you have a freehold property, you own the land and generally anything built on the land unless there are any registered or unregistered interests. Examples of interests that might restrict the use of the property include:.
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