How can we help you?
Property Law
We are here to help you with all things Property Law.
Whether you are buying or selling a house or sub-dividing land, we are here to help you. If you need a title searched, advice on fencing or boundary matters, we can help you with that too. We have an experienced property team who make the legal process as simple as possible.
If you are buying your first home – we are familiar with all the kiwisaver and home start grant requirements so we make light work of the process. Experience allows us to foresee possible issues before they arise, enabling us to take a proactive approach to enure your transaction goes smoothly.
Leases
We are here to help with your Leases.
Whether you are a commercial property owner who needs a lease drawn up or a tenant entering into a lease – we can help you by either preparing the lease or casting an eye over your proposed lease before you sign it. Give us a call so we can simplify the small print for you, so that you are fully informed and avoid any pitfalls.
Finance
We can help you understand your finance documents.
Whether you are you changing banks or rearranging your finance, we know that bank documents and the finance process can be quite daunting and confusing. We explain everything in plain English and make sure you understand what you are signing up to. If your Bank requests a guarantee, we’ll establish why it’s needed and whether any other options are available. We walk you through the guarantee documents so that you know exactly what you are responsible for. Our excellent professional relationships with all Banks and mortgage brokers mean we can get you across the line faster. We’ll make sure the whole process runs as smoothly as possible.
Commercial Law
We have an experienced Commercial law team who are here to help you.
Whether you are buying or selling a business or you are in ‘start-up’ mode – we can help you to make sure you start off on the right foot. When you connect with the right people at the outset, you can either focus on making the business thrive, or if you’re selling, you can take comfort that the handover process is as simple as possible.
Call now to discuss how we can help you.
Estate Planning
Whether you are looking at setting up a trust (or winding one up), preparing a new will or appointing an attorney to carry out your personal affairs – it’s really important you get proper legal advice. That’s where we can help you. Before you start doing anything you need to understand the answers to the ‘what ifs’. What if you have a trust and die, who can do what? What if you don’t have a will? What if it’s a second time round relationship and one dies – who gets everything? What if you lose mental capacity and can’t make your own decisions – who can help? We do a detailed review of your current position and work with you to figure out the answers to your specific questions. We also explain the estate administration process to you and help you determine who should be involved in this process.
Relationship Property
Are you going through a separation and you don’t know where to start? Getting the right help at the outset can save you a great deal, stress and money. We take a practical approach and can guide you through the process as easily as possible. This is one of our speciality areas. Best practice has an experienced relationship property team who will make sure the division of property is as time and cost efficient as possible.
Family Law
When the relationship between parents ends, we are here to help you sort out the care of the children as amicably as possible. However, we accept that this is not always possible, so our Best Team has a senior Family Court litigator (who is also a Court approved Lawyer for Child) ready to help you. We are able to give specific advice and follow a tried and true pragmatic approach to ensure we offer you the best advice and guidance available in the circumstances. When you are fighting for your family, you want the Best Team behind you!
We Help Solve Your Legal Issues
That’s what we are here to do.
Don’t just take our word for it, our clients are often saying,
“Oh, that wasn’t that stressful after all”