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Property Law

Property Law is an area where we have regular contact with many of our clients.

You will always get the best protection if you contact us before you sign a sale or purchase agreement, thus ensuring that you get things right from the start. Often clients incur additional costs because an agreement has not been structured correctly initially.

Our Property Law Team includes Partners Gary Craig, Tom Parker, John Sieprath and Scott Hunter. Also specialising in this area are consultant Stephen Temm, Solicitors Philip Norton and Patrick O'Halloran and experienced Senior Legal Executives Lee Cochrane and Peter Clayton.

Legal Executives, Robyn Hooper, Allison Crann, Paulette Hazell, Catherine Stokes and Robyn Dickie and Senior Legal Assistants Pam Laird, Jennie Falconer and Lisa Te Puni are also available to assist you.

The areas we can help you with include:

Sales and Purchases of Property
Loan Agreements and Mortgages
Property Securities
Refinancing
Residential Tenancies
Subdivisions
Cross Leases
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For more information, please contact one of our Property Law Specialists:

Gary Craig

Gary is a senior partner at Rice Craig. He has had an active involvement in community and Law Society matters... More»»

Tom Nelson-Parker

Tom holds a degree in law from Canterbury University and was admitted to the bar in Christchurch in 1975... More»»

John Sieprath

John gained his law degree from Auckland University and was admitted to the bar in 1979. He later completed... More»»

Scott Hunter

Scott graduated from Auckland University with an honours degree in law and has been in practice for over 14 years... More»»

Stephen Temm

Stephen joined Rice Craig in August 2008. Outside of his family and his work, he has been actively involved in sports... More»»

Philip Norton

Philip started with Rice Craig in 2005 and holds a degree in law together with a Bachelor of Management Studies from the University of Waikato.... More»»

Patrick O'Halloran

Patrick commenced with Rice Craig in November 2009. He holds a degree in Law together with a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Auckland.... More»»

Lee Cochrane

Lee started with Rice Craig in 1990. He has now rejoined the firm in May 2009 after gaining further experience working for a city law firm... More»»

Peter Clayton

Peter originally started with Rice Craig in 1983. Before that he was a law clerk and a Deputy Registrar.... More»»

Allison Crann

Allison began at Rice Craig in 1993. She is a Registered Legal Executive and assists Partner, Gary Craig... More»»

Robyn Dickie

Robyn commenced at Rice Craig in 2011. She assists Lee Cochrane, Philip Norton and Peter Clayton in conveyancing... More»»

Paulette Hazell

Paulette Hazell is a Registered Legal Executive who started with Rice Craig in 1993.... More»»

Robyn Hooper

Robyn started with Rice Craig initially in 1984 and left in 1987 to start a family. She rejoined the firm again in 1998... More»»

Catherine Stokes

Catherine previously worked for Stephen Temm at his sole practice in Papakura from 2003, joining Rice Craig in 2008.... More»»

Pam Laird

Pam’s association with Rice Craig goes back to 1967 when she came to us straight from Papakura High School... More»»

Jennie Falconer

Jennie Falconer has had several years’ legal experience working for legal firms... More»»

Lisa Te Puni

Lisa began at Rice Craig during 1998 as receptionist but for the last 9 years has been assisting John Sieprath... More»»

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