Tuesday, 10 March 2026
Chair
Joe Biddles, Director, TBB Legal
Navigating Property Transactions in NZ for Foreign Investors and Foreign Owned Entities
Who can buy and under what conditions? Examine the evolving rules for foreign owners & investors for residential, commercial and rural properties - from OIA consent requirements to contract drafting and possible penalties under the legislation (including recent case law).
Presented by Nick Kearney, Director, Shore Legal Limited t/a Jim Thompson Law
Description
Attend and earn 0.5 CPD hour
* This interactive online recording includes questions and quizzes requiring critical thinking about the topics, so you have no annual limits to the number of points/hours you can claim with this format of learning. Please verify with your CPD rules
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the legal and regulatory framework governing property transactions involving foreign owners, investors, and foreign-owned entities in New Zealand
- Identify key Overseas Investment Act requirements, consent processes, contractual considerations, and risks of non-compliance in property transactions
Presenters
Joe Biddles, Director, TBB LegalJoe Biddles is a specialist commercial property and real estate lawyer and a director of boutique law firm Thompson Blackie Biddles. Prior to this Joe worked at Russell McVeagh and formerly was the New Zealand Legal Counsel of Lion. Joe acts for a number of corporate and institutional clients and his practice covers all areas of commercial property including acquisitions and disposals, commercial leasing, developments, joint ventures and overseas investments in New Zealand.
Nick Kearney, Director, Shore Legal Limited t/a Jim Thompson Law
Nick has been in practice for two decades, and graduated with his Master of Laws in 2017, where he wrote a thesis on the role caveat emptor plays in real estate transactions, particularly following the introduction of the Real Estate Agents Act 2008. He takes a particular interest in the law around the role real estate agents play in property transactions and advises a range of parties - vendors, purchasers and agents - on their rights and obligations under the Act, and in related areas. He has acted for a large residential developer of sections for many years and is well versed in the technicalities and nuances of subdivisions.
