Useful Places

Financiers

Major Banks

These links will take you directly to the major trading banks' websites, or you can phone for home loan information:

  • We enjoy a strong relationship with the BNZ and their website has a wealth of information. They continue to lend up to 95% to owner-occupiers and to 90% on investment properties, subject obviously to their normal lending criteria, and have ready funds available at present. Call their Mobile Mortgage Manager in Wellington, Matthew Mearns, on 801 2670 or 029 3822 458. Matt will be happy to assist in any way he can.
  • View the ANZ Bank website or call a Mobile Mortgage Manager on 0800 269 466
  • Go to ASB Bank or call Stephen King on 499 0864
  • Visit the HSBC or call their Customer Service Centre on 0800 802 380
  • Try Kiwibank, or call their Customer Services team on 0800 11 33 55
  • Search through the National Bank's website or call Duane Cameron on 382 6808
  • Check TSB Bank or call their Service Centre on 914 4900
  • And don't forget Westpac's website. Their Mobile Managers are on 0800 177 277

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Mortgage Brokers

Use these links to access some of Wellington's mortgage brokers, or call them direct:

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Other Professionals

Solicitors

The NZ Law Society will provide contact details for local solicitors, but we've also included direct contact details for a number of solicitors who will be happy to assist with property advice and conveyancing services.

  • Go to The Property Law Section of the NZ Law Society or phone them at 0800 745754 for information and links to property law specialists throughout New Zealand.
  • Rainey Collins Lawyers is a long established and reputable Wellington law firm with a dedicated team of property experts. As one of their services to property buyers they offer a free, 20 minute consultation where they will outine key parts of the process of buying or selling a property. They have now also launched a series of free seminars specifically for first home buyers where you will be guided through the home buying process. To reserve a place at this seminar phone 0800 113733, or for other enquiries call them on 473 6850.
  • Gault Mitchell Law offers a huge amount of proven experience across numerous areas of law, so for advice on property or conveyancing issues call them on 472 5074 or email them.
  • conveyIT is a national network of property and conveyancing lawyers and solicitors, and their website is a good source of property-related information applicable to the local market
  • Email Chris Ritchie of Chris Ritchie Law or call his office on 472 9711
  • Talk to Fraser Finlayson of Oakley Moran. His office number is 472 3055 or you can email Fraser here
  • Email Nigel Hughes of Hughes Robertson or call his office on 472 3462
  • Send a message to Jonathon Pereira At Fanselows Solicitors or call his office on 472 0802
  • Email Graeme Withers or call Withers Law in their new Johnsonville office on 478 4888
  • Contact Bev Roche of Tripe, Matthews Feist by email or call her on 472 5079
  • Contact Peter Gilbert by email here or call his office on 499 2520
  • Gibson Sheat Lawyers have offices in Wellington and Lower Hutt, and offer a free 15 minute initial telephone consultation on property related matters to any potential client who is introduced to them through the conveyIT link. Call them on 0800 554466
  • Contact Ken Sampson at his office on 232 4060
  • Robyn Renouf of Robyn's Conveyancing Centre is a licensed Land Broker. Contact her office on 472 7727

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Valuers

These are some of the Valuers we have dealings with in and around Wellington City and suburbs.

  • Contact Nigel Lockwood of Lockwood & Associates by email or mobile on 021 687 111. Nigel's office is 473 3565
  • Hamish Bills of Lockwood & Associates is mobile on 0274 458 878 or at his office on 473 7755
  • Contact Tim Stokes of Nathan Stokes & Associates on 0274 465 673 or at his office on 384 1316
  • Tim Truebridge of Truebridge & Co can be reached on 499 8442
  • Email Nicola Bilbrough of Bilbrough Tiller or call her office on 471 1666

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Useful Links

Property Stuff

Here's some interesting links if you're buying or selling a property in Wellington.

  • Leaders Property Management provides full management of rental or investment properties for local and absentee owners, including tenant selection, rent collection, and inspection/maintenance services.
  • The Department of Housing is the first stop for information on general building matters and the legal issues
  • For rating and other information on property in Wellington City, visit Wellington City Council or phone 499 4444
  • For tenant or landlord issues, go to Tenancy Services or phone 472 3055
  • Go to QV Online for valuation and other property reports from Quotable Value.

School Zones

These links will take you to the schools' websites for details of the enrollment poolicy and zones.

Wellington stuff & others

These links are to places of interest around Wellington, or just to places of interest.

  • Totally Wellington is Wellington's official tourism site
  • The Wellington City Council has visitor information visitor information on its website, or call the Council on 499 4444
  • The Wellington section of Wotzon.com includes a calendar of, and links to, local events and attractions.
  • Get to Google Earth via this link for hours of distraction!
  • Stumble is another site where you can wile away time on a wet day viewing random websites selected on the basis of your own preferences
  • Artfind includes links to NZ artists and galleries and lets you can subscribe to their newsletter mailing list
  • For details of the weather anywhere in NZ, go to the Met Service
  • Visit Arts & Letters Daily for an eclectic collection of articles, reviews, opinions, news and links.

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Our favourite site at the moment is the official site of Rugby World Cup 2011. What a great opportunity to showcase our country, and show that we are a 'stadium of 4 million people'! You won't escape the hype, so be part of it; enjoy what it has to offer, and make our visitors more than welcome!

And don't forget what should be the first port of call for anyone actively looking to buy or sell property here in Wellington. It's a new RE/MAX Leaders website on which we show details of all of our new listings immediately we list them - and before they appear on other sites. Properties will stay live here for about 3 weeks (or until sold, if earlier) but will continue to be available on our main site leaders.co.nz until they are sold. Don't hesitate to call us if there's something you see that interests you.