Transferring the ownership of property
To change the name on your Record of Title, you will need to submit to Land Information New Zealand (“LINZ”) the following documents
- a Transfer instrument
- a Notification of Change (“NoC”)
- a Land Transfer Tax Statement (“LTTS”)
These process are normally completed by a solicitor through the Landonline system. Once LINZ has received your NoC, LINZ then will notify the relevant councils for the change of ownership of your property. This is important because property owners are required to notify the council of any changes to ownership or name under the section 31 or 36 of the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002.
If you have a mortgage on your property, you need to talk to your lender to see if they will agree to this ownership change. Most lenders will require the new owners to get a new mortgage in their own name.
Everyday, we receive a lot of questions from our clients in relation to transferring the ownership of property. Most of common questions we receive are :
Can I transfer my property to another person? How do I change ownership of a house NZ? Do I need a solicitor to transfer ownership of a property? How do you change ownership of a house? How do I transfer property to a family member? How do I transfer property to my wife? Can I gift my property to a family member? Can you remove your name from a mortgage? Can you gift a house NZ? How long does it take to transfer ownership of a property? How much does it cost to change title records NZ? How long does it take to transfer property ownership? How do you transfer a house in case of death? How do I transfer my property to legal heirs? What is the process to change property name transfer? Can I transfer my property to my husband? Is it better to gift or inherit property? Can I give my house to my son? Can I make my son joint owner of my house? Do you need a solicitor to change name on deeds? Do I need a solicitor to transfer ownership of a property? Do I need probate to transfer a house? How do you buy someone out of a house? How do I remove a joint owner from my property? How do you take over someone’s mortgage?
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Our change of property ownership services cover the followings:
- transferring ownership of property from parent to child NZ
- transferring of home ownership to spouse
- transferring a house from husband to wife
- transferring assets upon separation
- add or remove a name to a property title in New Zealand
- gifting your property to a family member
- transferring a house to your Family Trust
- exchanging a house with the other person
- property sharing
- vesting to the Beneficiaries of your Family Trust
- transferring ownership of property to your company
- transferring ownership of property from your company
- transmission (Joint Tenancy, Estate Administration, Will)
- vesting to the Beneficiaries of the Will (from an Executor or an Administrator)
- changing / correction names on the title
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