Leases

Under the Land Transfer Act 1952, easements which were ancillary to a lease could be granted or reserved in a lease instrument. The Land Transfer Act 2017 specifies the type of instrument which must be used to register an easement so lease instruments can no longer be used.

A Lease Variation Instrument cannot be used to renew an expired lease.

This page provides information about the registration requirements for the notification of the lessor's re-entry of the land under a registered lease.

Section 226A of the Resource Management Act 1991 provides an exemption in respect of the renewal of existing cross or company leases.