Where title is in the owner's name

You’ll need to supply a full record of title with your building consent or project information memorandum (PIM) application. This should be no older than six months from the application date and include

  • the title page,
  • map page, and
  • a copy of any consent notices or other instruments or restrictions referenced on the title.

This information helps us with processing your application by confirming

  • who owns the land,
  • legal description, and
  • any registered rights and restrictions that may have an effect on the proposed building work by preventing or limiting building work within areas of your property title.

If you’ve recently purchased your property your solicitor will have obtained a new title. Alternatively you can get a record of title from Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) for a fee.

We will only accept a record of title from LINZ because alternative sources do not disclose the full information we need for processing your application.

Where title is not yet in the owners name

If the title is not available in the owners name yet you'll need to provide

  • a copy of the Sales and Purchase Agreement as proof of ownership, and
  • the record of title for the property.

Once title has been issued in the owners name you’ll need to provide this to us with your code compliance certificate application.

Where title has not yet been issued

If your property is part of a proposed subdivision where title hasn’t been issued yet you'll need to

  • on application supply a copy of the proposed Land Transfer Plan which shows the location of allotments, their dimensions, and proposed easements under the subdivision, and
  • provide copy of relevant record of title when issued - this must be before granting of your building consent to enable us to check any consent notices.

Where there is a lease agreement

If you have a lease agreement for a tenancy of a property and want to carry out building work you’ll need to provide

  • the title for the underlying property,
  • a copy of the lease agreement, and
  • a letter of authorisation from the owner that building work can be carried out.

Terms that you may find on your record of title

  • covenant – an agreement between two groups that requires one group to either do or not do some things
  • easement – allows one property the right to use (but not own) a certain part of another property for such things as a drain, power or telephone cables, or right of ways (driveways).
  • consent notice – conditions usually due to a resource consent already issued for the property.