Land development and subdivisions

Whether you are a private landowner wishing to subdivide and sell the back of your section, or you’re a large development company dealing with hundreds of sections, we are the subdivision and development experts in Christchurch who are here to help you.

Subdivision and development services

We understand that subdivisions and developments have a lot of moving parts, and it is important to keep things on track and on budget. We’ll work alongside you, your other advisers and the Council to ensure that the subdivision process goes smoothly and you are kept updated on our progress along the way.

End-to-end assistance for subdivision projects

We will assist you with the entire subdivision process from

Purchasing the property
Liaising with your surveyor, engineer, planner, and the Council to obtain the subdivision consent, utilising our in-house resource management experts
Preparing the legal documents and terms so that you meet the Council’s consent requirements
Arranging for the smooth issue of the new titles
Selling down the subsequent sections to purchasers

Sales off the plans

Once we’ve completed the subdivision of your land, our team of experts will then help you complete the on-sale of the new titles to your purchasers, including preparing the sale contracts and dealing with any issues which pop up along the way.

Land developments

As well as subdividing properties we’re able to assist with:

Freeholding cross-lease properties
Creating and administrating unit titles and body corporate properties
Creating and enforcing well-prepared easements over your land or neighbouring properties.
Completing boundary adjustments
Advising you in respect to Public Works Act notices and assisting you with your negotiations with the Council or NZTA
Leasing or constructing buildings on the developed land

"The team at Cavell Leitch have assisted my business and my family for the last 20 years. Throughout this time we have worked together on matters ranging from thousands of general conveyancing transactions all the way through to complex land development projects. I expected a high level of service and they have continually provided guidance, patience and absolute professionalism.”

Justin McDonald - Urban Estates

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