Converting Cross-Leases and Unit Titles to Freehold – Practical Insights (2025) (On Demand)

Ben specialises in property and commercial law and has acted for vendors and purchasers in a variety of complex, high-value commercial property transactions, as well as being experienced in all areas of commercial leasing. He has considerable development/subdivision experience and undertakes all aspects of fee simple, unit title, leasehold and cross-lease subdivisions including complex e-dealing registrations. Ben regularly advises bodies corporate, owners and building managers in relation to operational rules, building management agreements, governance repairs and maintenance, boundary changes, redevelopments, ownership and utility interest reassessments, disputes and general compliance with the Unit Titles Act 2010. He is frequently instructed in relation to property disputes and undertakes arbitrations and hearings in the Tenancy Tribunal for his clients as well as supporting counsel in litigation in the higher courts.

Grant is a Licensed Cadastral Surveyor and a member of New Zealand Survey and Spatial. He has been a consultant for 20 years in the cadastral surveying, land development and construction fields. His recent work has involved the investigation and reporting of legally and spatially complex projects, often where disputes between parties, or conflicts in information, need to be resolved. Grant has provided evidence as an expert witness on cross-lease, unit title and other land tenure matters, and he frequently designs stratum subdivisions around new medium and high-density developments. 

Joanna is a property law expert, Past President of ADLS (TLANZ), Convenor of TLANZ’s Documents & Precedents Committee and a member of its Property Law Committee. She is also a member of NZLS’ Land Titles Committee. She often makes determinations under the ASPRE when there are disputes, is a past Chair of the Property Disputes Committee and gives expert evidence in Courts and Tribunals on a wide range of property matters.